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  • PSYC 336: Diversity in Organizations

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Organizations have been continuing to diversify their workforces by employing people of various genders, ethnicities, national cultures, ages, and abilities. This course will examine a wide range of workplace issues as they related to diversity, starting with understanding the advantages of a diverse workforce, individual and organizational challenges experienced with regard to diversity, and best practices in how to maintain a diverse workforce.
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  • PSYC 340: Cognitive Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental representations and processes. Cognitive psychology, for example, focuses on how people take in, mentally represent, and store information; how they perceive and process that information; and how these processes affect everyday behavior. Its diverse topics include attention, pattern recognition, learning, memory, language processing, problem solving, and reasoning. The discoveries of cognitive psychologists are used in a variety of disciplines, including applied psychology, psychiatry, engineering, computer science, and linguistics. The goal of this course is to provide a foundation in many of the major areas within cognitive psychology.
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  • PSYC 350: Personnel Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    The focus of this course is an examination of individual work behavior in the context of organizations. Personnel psychology (also referred to as industrial psychology) is a sub-field within the broader applied discipline of industrial and organizational psychology (Cascio, 1998). Personnel psychology overlaps with human resources management (HRM). Like industrial and organizational psychology, personnel psychology is based on the "Scientist-Practitioner" model with emphasis on principles of individual, group and organizational behavior through basic research and the application of scientific knowledge to the solution of human problems at work. Personnel psychology has its origins in the first half of the twentieth century where basic psychological theory and principles were applied to assist in the selection and staffing of personnel during World War I (Cooper and Locke, 2000). Following the War, psychologists continued to apply psychological theory and principles to solve real world problems in industry, commerce, and the public sector. Since its early roots in personnel selection, personnel psychology has extended beyond recruiting and hiring processes. As such, in addition to the traditional area of personnel selection, this course will examine such topics as applied psychometrics, job analysis and criteria development, testing, performance management systems, training and development and HRM.
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  • PSYC 351: Organizational Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course examines the science and practice of organizational psychology. Organizational psychology is a sub-area of the broader filed of industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology. While industrial or personal psychology (PSYC 350) concentrates on topics associated with the management of human resources in organizations (i.e. employment law, criterion development, recruitment, test validation, selection, performance management, training, human resource planning), organizational psychology examines individual and group behavior in formal organizations (i.e., socialization, motivation, job attitudes, occupational stress, leadership, group performance, organizational culture).
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  • PSYC 355: Organization Development and Change

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course will introduce the student to the basic theory and practice of Organization Development (OD). OD, a subfield of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, can be defined as a system-wide application of behavioral knowledge and practice to the planned development and reinforcement of organizational strategies, structures, and processes for improving an organization's effectiveness (Cummings and Worley, 2001). The course will focus on six major OD processes and interventions: (1) the process of how OD is applied to organizations; (2) human process interventions aimed at the social processes occurring within organizations; (3) technostructural interventions aimed at organization structure and at better integrating people and technology; (4) human resource management interventions that are directed at integrating people into the organization; (5) strategic interventions that focus on organizing the firm's resources to gain a competitive advantage in the environment; and (6) evaluating OD interventions and stabilizing them as a permanent part of the organizational functioning.
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  • PSYC 360: Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is a survey of the field of Clinical Psychology, its problems, methods, and areas of application. The student will be presented with rudimentary background knowledge in testing techniques, interviewing, and psychotherapy.
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  • PSYC 362: Internship in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

    3.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This is an academically based, supervised work experience designed to apply theory to practice. Students will have the opportunity to interact with professionals in their area of interest, develop the communication skills needed in their field, and begin to build a strong resume and references for employment and/or graduate study. This experience will provide not only career focus but also increased self-confidence and maturity.
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  • PSYC 363: Clinical Internship

    3.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    One semester supervised internship at agencies and organizations offering clinical/counseling services. Students spend either one or two days a week at the internship site and have the opportunity to observe and/or provide psychometric services, interviews, counseling, and other clinical services under supervision. In addition, students participate in a weekly meeting at the university during which they present their fieldwork experiences and discuss the relationship between clinical practice and theory.
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  • PSYC 370: Selected Research Topics in Psychology

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is designed to allow students to do independent research under the direction of a faculty member. The topic must be accepted by the department member with whom the student will work.
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  • PSYC 375: Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course will examine the major approaches to psychotherapy through a critical review of (a) the epistemological and theoretical bases of psychotherapeutic practice, (b) evidence from outcome and process studies conducted in analogue as well as field settings, and (c) specific techniques employed in the treatment of various psychological problems.
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