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  • PY 220: Wellness & Resilience for College/Beyond

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    The purpose of this course is to teach undergraduate students skills for having resilience in the face of commonly experienced stressors and difficulties. Resilience is the ability to both survive and thrive. Resilience is not only about your ability to positively adapt in the face of challenging circumstances (survive), it is also about learning the positive skills, strategies and routines that enable you to live a happy, fulfilling, and successful life (thrive). This course will provide you with a personalized set of strategies and skills for self-care and optimize your academic and social experiences while at Carlow University and beyond
    SharePY 220 - Wellness & Resilience for College/Beyond

  • PY 230: Biological Bases of Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    Biological Bases presents an in-depth focus on neuroanatomy, the nervous system, and other biological processes relevant to human thought and behavior. Students will learn the structure and function of the nervous and endocrine systems, with a specific focus on how biological systems influence psychological functions and vice versa. Students will become familiar with the terminology and research methods of both biology and psychology, and will be introduced to exciting interdisciplinary neuroscience fields. 3 credits
    SharePY 230 - Biological Bases of Behavior

  • PY 235: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An analysis of selected topics in Psychology. The course is organized in any given semester to study particular subject matter or to take advantage of special competence by an individual faculty member. May be repeated for credit as content changes
    SharePY 235 - Special Topics

  • PY 255: Designing Your Life II: Career Formation

    1.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    This course focuses on the practical details of "designing one's life" in terms of career formation. Topics will include: personal qualities tied to life success, mentors and networking, resume preparation, and career readiness
    SharePY 255 - Designing Your Life II: Career Formation

  • PY 265: Psychology of Women

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An overview of theories and current research on the psychological nature of women, specifically related to the adult life cycle of women from adolescence through maturity. Adult female life will be examined with particular emphasis on critical periods of development as these developments affect the emotional life of the modern woman
    SharePY 265 - Psychology of Women

  • PY 280: Cognitive Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An exploration of the basic concepts and contemporary topics in cognitive psychology. Topics to be covered include perception, attention, pattern recognition, consciousness, and memory; and the representation of knowledge, language, cognitive development, thinking, and artificial intelligence. Traditionally, cognitive psychologists have studied these topics without full consideration of the biological mechanisms underlying each of these areas. In this course students will also examine the current research from within the area of cognitive neuroscience for a better understanding of the role these biological mechanisms play in cognition
    SharePY 280 - Cognitive Psychology

  • PY 285: Introduction to Counseling

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An introduction to the basic principles of and various approaches toward counseling. Emphasis on supervised role-playing and on how to begin to become therapeutically effective
    SharePY 285 - Introduction to Counseling

  • PY 290: Elementary Statistics & Lab

    4.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An introduction to the calculation and interpretation of statistics for the behavioral sciences including measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, and such inferential techniques as the t-test, analysis of variance, and regression. The lab component of this course entails using statistical software to conduct statistical analyses
    SharePY 290 - Elementary Statistics & Lab

  • PY 320: Qualitative Research Methods

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An introduction to the theory and application of qualitative research methods commonly used in psychology and related social science fields. Students will explore the nature of qualitative research, the existing theoretical grounding for qualitative research, learn a foundational phenomenological method and approach for collecting qualitative data, and analysis of qualitative results. Students are expected to apply these skills in class as they engage in the qualitative analysis process
    SharePY 320 - Qualitative Research Methods

  • PY 325: Experimental Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    Experimental Psychology is a hands-on upper-level research course. Students will develop skills in applying each step of the scientific method, with particular attention to the experimental method. A primary focus of the course will be for the student to plan and complete a research project that contributes new knowledge to the field. For the "lab" component of the course, each student will be assigned to an Integrated Research Team, working with other undergraduate and graduate students and a faculty member on a research project. The Integrated Research Team is a fall-spring experience to ensure sufficient time to meaningfully complete the research project. Students will receive an "in progress" (IP) grade at the end of the fall semester and a final letter grade at the end of the spring semester following completion of the research experience
    SharePY 325 - Experimental Psychology
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