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List of Courses
* All credit hours are based on the current term, this may vary for previous terms.
| HSC300 - Intro. to Human Serv. & Couns. |
(3 credit hours) |
This course introduces students to counseling in families, business, mental health and community agency settings. Emphasis is on professional roles, current trends and legal/ethical issues.
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| HSC301 - Interpersonal Relations |
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A course that promotes the development of self-awareness, developing close relationships, resolving interpersonal conflict, promoting psychological health, and a personal examination of goals in one?s life.
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| HSC305 - Children & Families |
(3 credit hours) |
This course serves as an extension of previous counseling and theories courses with specific applications to children and families.
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| HSC306 - Marriage& Family Relationships |
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This course serves as an extension of previous counseling and theories courses with specific applications to marriage and family relationships.
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| HSC307 - H R/Personnel/Group Couns. |
(3 credit hours) |
This course serves as an extension of previous counseling and theories courses with specific applications to human resources/personnel. It is also an overview of stages of development in groups, ethical issues, cultural diversity perspectives, and techniques in group counseling. Students learn the tasks of group leaders and members at the various stages, group process concepts, skills and techniques in the facilitation of groups, and ways to design and implement different types of groups including groups for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
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| HSC320 - Diversity Issues in HSC |
(3 credit hours) |
This course serves as an introduction to multicultural helping. The influence of socio-identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, religion, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation) on individuals? functioning, concerns, and the counseling process will be explored.
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| HSC330 - Coun. Skills in Human Services |
(3 credit hours) |
Focus on developing counseling skills with emphasis on self-understanding. Verbal and non-verbal counseling skills are developed through lecture, demonstration, and extensive laboratory practice.
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| HSC400 - Field Experience in HSC (1) |
(3 credit hours) |
The field experience is designed to provide students with supervised work experience in human services agencies. Students will participate in a weekly class that combines the principle of small group dynamics with the acquired skills, knowledge and experience that has been obtained from their field experience. Students will be supervised on site and common issues discussed in class. Prerequisites: All HSC Courses.
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| HSC401 - Theories of Individual Couns. |
(3 credit hours) |
Survey of the major theories in individual counseling.
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| HSC402 - The.of Couple & Family Coun. |
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Survey of the major theories of couple and family counseling. Also includes process consultation that is used to help businesses resolve interpersonal problems.
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| HSC403 - Program Development & Evalu. |
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Students are introduced to the fundamentals of setting up a program or agency. Course also focuses on management topics including organizational theory and design, human resources management, financial management, supervision, and leadership.
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| HSC404 - Ethics &Prof. Issues in HSC |
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A survey of ethical, legal and professional issues facing the human services worker. Designed to teach a process of ethical decision-making and to increase awareness of the complexities in practice.
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| HSC408 - Addictions |
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This course serves as an extension of previous counseling and theories courses with specific applications to addiction.
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| HSC410 - Field Exper. HSC*2* |
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This field experience is to be taken in the final semester of the program and should serve as a capstone experience following the theory and intervention courses. Students will be engaged in supervised work experiences in community service agencies, schools or businesses in addition to participating in bi-weekly 1 hr seminar. Prerequisites: All HSC Courses.
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| PSY100 - Intro. to Psychology |
(3 credit hours) |
Old code/ on: PSY 200
PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology
An overview of psychology: definitions, methods and fields. This course will cover history and development of psychology, research methods, the biological bases of behavior, sensation, perception, learning, memory, mental abilities, emotions, motivation, personality, adjustment, psychological disorders and treatment, and the individual in the group.
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| PSY105 - Creative & Innov.Think.Skills |
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This course is intended to develop the students’ creative and innovative thinking skills. Specifically, it will introduce students to the theoretical conceptualizations of creative and innovative thinking as well as to the practical applications involved in fostering creative and innovative thinking. Idea-generating techniques like SCAMPER, brain storming and mind mapping will be used to improve the flexibility and originality of the students’ thinking. To successfully implement creative ideas in real life situations (innovation), the students will study how change and risk taking behavior can influence innovative thinking. Case studies will be used to understand the creative process as it fuels innovation.
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| PSY201 - Research Methods in Psych. |
(3 credit hours) |
Old code/ on: PSY 310
PSY 201: Research Methods in Psychology
This course is designed to provide an introduction to research methods in psychology. The course introduces students to the basic principles of the scientific method, the research designs as well as the skills necessary for successfully conducting a psychological research.
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| PSY202 - Biopsychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 301
PSY 202: Biopsychology
This course will provide students with a general introduction to the underlying biological
principles and mechanisms which give rise to complex human cognitive, perceptual and
emotional behavior. The course focuses on the anatomy of the nervous system, how it works to control behavior and sense the world, and what happens when it malfunctions. The laboratory hours will cover: some experimental techniques in biopsychology such as handling and care of laboratory animals, Running behavioral tasks such as spontaneous alteration, delayed matching and non-matching to sample. Prerequisite: PSY 100
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| PSY205 - Social Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 331
PSY 205: Social Psychology
The study of social influence, social cognition, and social relations. This course will cover person perception, the self in the social world, attitudes; social influence processes; interpersonal attraction, personal relationships; positive social behavior (altruism and helping) and aggression; group behavior and processes.
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| PSY303 - Psych.Tests & Measurements |
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Old code/ on: PSY 332
PSY 303: Psychological Tests & Measurements
Study and training in test selection, administration, interpretation, and construction applications in local populations. This course will give an overview on preparation and adaptation of foreign tests to suit local population, study of test validity and reliability individual and group administration and interpretation of tests in various fields, construction of simple tests. Prerequisite: PSY 100 & STAT 180.
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| PSY304 - Developmental Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 311
PSY 304: Developmental Psychology
The study of changes in human behavior through the lifespan. This course covers factors affecting human development, principles of development, aspects of development, bodily, mental, cognitive, social and emotional development during childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
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| PSY305 - Cognitive Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 302
PSY 305 Cognitive Psychology
The study of the basic cognitive processes and their functioning. Basic theory and research in sensation and perception. How we get information from the environment, and how do we make sense out of the information we receive. This course covers pattern recognition, attention, consciousness, perception, memory, imagery, knowledge, language, thinking, problem-solving; reasoning; and Artificial intelligence. Perceptual deficits and losses, perceptual development and aging. Students are expected to run computerized selected experiments in specific cognitive processes. Prerequisite: PSY 100
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| PSY306 - Abnormal Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 342
PSY 306: Abnormal Psychology
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to theories and research including current paradigms in abnormal psychology (psychopathology). The course will address such topics as the incidence (frequency) of abnormal behavior of various types; how abnormal behaviors are classified into various diagnostic categories; the etiologies (causes) of psychological disorders; and the variety of methods employed in the treatment of abnormal behavior. Emphasis will be given to culture specific syndromes and how such behaviors are treated in various cultural contexts. Prerequisite: PSY 202
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| PSY312 - Psychology fo Learning |
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PSY 312 Psychology of Learning
The study of theories and principles of learning with special emphasis on human learning.
This course will cover definition of learning; principles of learning; important factors in learning; theories of learning; classical conditioning; instrumental conditioning; social learning; cognitive processes in learning (e.g., insight); and learning by observation. Prerequisite: PSY 100
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| PSY313 - Educational Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 341
PSY313- Educational Psychology
The study of the principles and concepts of educational psychology. Topics: psychological principles of teaching and learning, planning and evaluation, student development, settings of class learning, intelligence and individual differences, and motivation in education and applications.
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| PSY314 - Sensation and Perception |
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Old code/ on: PSY 321
PSY314 - Sensation & Perceotion
To familiarize students with basic theory and research in sensation and perception. How we get information from the environment, and how do we make sense out of the information we receive. Topics: five senses (touch, smell, taste, hearing, and vision). Color perception, depth perception, size perception, tactile perception, temperature perception, pain perception, olfactory perception, taste perception. Perceptual deficits and losses, perceptual development and aging.
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| PSY315 - Industrial /Org. Psychology |
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PSY 315 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
The main focus of this course is on understanding psychological concepts and principles in the world of work and its emphasis on the scientist-practitioner model. From the use of research methods in I/O psychology to predictions of human behaviors via psychological assessments, personnel decisions, staff training and development, performance appraisal, teamwork, employee attitudes, occupational health and work motivation are covered.
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| PSY316 - School Psychology |
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PSY 316 School Psychology
The course aims at introducing students to the basic concepts related to the field of school psychology. It covers current perspectives in school psychology and its contributions to theory and practice, psychological and educational assessment of children (e.g., Roles of Diagnosis and Classification in School Psychology), and school psychological interventions (focus on children, staff, programs, and organizations).
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| PSY317 - Psychology of Personality |
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Old code/ on: PSY 322
PSY317 - Psychology of Personality
An introduction to the scientific study of normal personality development. Topics: nature of personality theory, methods of assessment and research, and major theories.
Prerequisite: PSY100
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| PSY401 - Clinical Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 451
PSY 401 Clinical Psychology
This is an undergraduate level course designed to familiarize students with the wide area of clinical psychology. Definition and history of the field are covered together with the various approaches used in clinical psychology. A brief overview of assessment methods, interviews, and testing skills are also covered. Various clinical interventions are discussed and current issues in the field are evaluated. Professional issues including student training, practice regulations, ethics, etc. are also highlighted. This course will also examine and evaluate various clinical concepts and practices from local cultural perspective. Prerequisite: PSY 304
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| PSY403 - Experimental Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 471
PSY 403 Experimental Psychology
In this course emphasis is placed on understanding different experimental designs including independent groups and repeated measures design, matched subjects design, complex designs, split-plot designs, and single case design. Selection designs and statistical tests appropriate for different research questions will be emphasized. Students will design and run experiments, analyze data and report results in APA format demonstrating understanding and skill in different experimental designs. Prerequisite: PSY 100 & STAT 180
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| PSY413 - Counseling Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 441
PSY 413 Counseling Psychology
Study of counseling psychology: theories and methods. This course covers definition, scope, and development of counseling psychology:; human development through the lifespan. Theories: trait-and-factor, behaviorism, client-centered, cognitive; assessment, counseling; fields of counseling especially for special groups, ethical standards. Prerequisite: PSY 304
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| PSY414 - Intro. to Health Psychology |
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PSY 414 Introduction to Health Psychology
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with an introduction to the field of health psychology which explores how psychological, social, and biological factors affect health and illness. This course covers health beliefs and behavior, illness cognitions, obesity and eating behavior, stress, illness and coping, cardiovascular disease, cancer, living with (or management of) chronic and terminal disease and living with pain, AIDS, and health outcome measures.
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| PSY416 - Differential Psychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 421
PSY 416 Differential Psychology
The study of basic concepts and methods of individual differences, with emphasis on gender differences.
This course covers the nature, characteristics, distribution and determinants of individual normality and abnormality. Theories in clinical psychology; psychoanalysis, behaviorism and differences; group and individual differences in intelligence, achievement, aptitudes, attitudes, motives, and traits; and the role of the psychology of individual differences in educational and vocational fields. Overview and research on gender similarities and differences.
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| PSY417 - Neuropsychology |
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Old code/ on: PSY 461
PSY417 Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology is a branch of neuroscience that traditionally has relied more on clinical case studies (brain damaged patients) as a source of information for identifying the functional significance of various regions of the brain. The course provides the basis for understanding/diagnosis/and treatment of most common neuropathological and neurobehavioral syndromes (e.g., traumatic brain injury, aphasia, dyslexia, cerebrovascular accidents [strokes], dementia, etc.). Prerequisite: PSY 202
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| PSY419 - Seminar in Psychology |
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PSY 419 Seminar in Psychology
This course offers in-depth study of selected topics in human behavior. Topics vary each semester according to the wide specialization variety of faculty members.
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| PSY452 - Practicum |
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Developing the basic skills necessary for providing psychological services in psychological clinics or schools. In this course students will be introduced to training in interviewing, diagnosing, case study, writing case reports, rehabilitation programs, and working with a team of specialists. Prerequisite: Per advisor approval.
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| PSY472 - Practicum (1): Psy. Counseling |
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Training in acquisition of skills needed in psychological service delivery Topics: training in counseling and clinical interviewing, testing, case study, devising counseling programs. Skills of problem solving, decision making and planning.
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| PSY482 - Practicum (2): Psy.Clinical |
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Psychological Service in the Clinical Field Developing the basic skills necessary for providing psychological services in psychological clinics. Topics; training in interviewing, diagnosing, case study, writing case reports, rehabilitation programs, and working with a team of specialists.
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| PSY501 - Advanced Clinical Psychology |
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This course will focus on diagnosis and treatment of the major psychopathologies. Focus will be given to the DSM IV. Emphasis will be on the diagnosis, classification and etiology of major mental disorders most likely to be encountered in the mental health profession. The student will develop skills in identifying relevant information from interview and/or other sources in order to think like an effective clinician when considering diagnosis and treatment of mental/emotional disorders on the basis of DSM-IV criteria. Consideration will be given to how worldview issues impact the study of psychopathology
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| PSY502 - Intellectual Assessment |
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This course covers knowledge and skills relevant to the intellectual assessment. It explores the theoretical frameworks utilized in the development of cognitive assessment instruments and procedures, explains the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the most widely used intellectual assessment instruments..Specific emphasis is placed on interpretation and report writing using the normalized and standardized test to UAE population (e.g. WISC and Raven.)
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| PSY503 - Advanced Psychopathology |
(3 credit hours) |
This course covers knowledge and skills relevant to the intellectual assessment. It explores the theoretical frameworks utilized in the development of cognitive assessment instruments and procedures, explains the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the most widely used intellectual assessment instruments..Specific emphasis is placed on interpretation and report writing using the normalized and standardized test to UAE population (e.g. WISC and Raven.)
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| PSY504 - Personality Tests |
(3 credit hours) |
This course presents the principles and practices of major objective (structure) personality instruments. Students administer, score, interpret and write reports communicating results of selected instruments. Issues related to diagnosis and treatment planning is addressed. Cultural and ethical issues relevant to assessment are topics to be explored. The course focuses on the MMPI , 16PF, and NEO-PI-R.
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| PSY505 - Advance Behavioral Statistics |
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This course provides instruction in advanced methods in multivariate statistics at both conceptual and applied levels .This course will require students to designate the output designs utilized in published research. Topics: multiple regression, factor analysis, discriminate analysis, Manova, Mancova. The computers are used for data management and analysis. Prerequisites: STAT 180 Psychological Statistics (1) and STAT
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| PSY506 - Psychotherapy:Theories&techniq |
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This course surveys the theories and techniques of psychotherapy, including the psycho-analytic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic-existential approaches. Case studies, role plays, and in-class exercises will illustrate the principles of therapeutic change. The exercises often are experiential in that they encourage students to apply to their own lives the various concepts discussed in class. Students will also undertake an experiential project outside of class that will help them personally explore the psychotherapeutic process.
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| PSY507 - Cross Cultural Issues |
(3 credit hours) |
This course introduces the student to the field of culture and therapeutic process. The emphasis here is mainly on developing cultural competence in dealing with people of different backgrounds and learning how to incorporate clinical strategies or guidelines in working with a variety of clients. There is also substantial theoretical knowledge discussed in the class. The course begins by enhancing student?s self-awareness as a cultural being, exploring a multitude of ways to conduct an intake interview, alternative ways of assessing culturally diverse clients, incorporating cultural issues into case readings and their implications for therapy, developing treatment plans embracing different cultural contexts, and evaluating best cultural practices in the areas of help seeking, assessment, treatment and student training and supervision.
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| PSY508 - Child & Family Therapy |
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This course will teach an integrative and ecological approach to family therapy that includes the whole family system in family meetings in assessment and planning. The course will include specific approaches for engaging and working with families with common problems due to developmental issues, and mental and physical health issues. There will be a special focus on working with children’s emotional and behavioral problems. Students will be introduced to recent developments in family therapy practice, including narrative and solution-focused approaches.
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| PSY511 - Individual Tests |
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The course includes a review of basic psychometrics and classification systems for child psychopathology. Focuses on different types of assessment procedures used with children as well as the assessment/diagnostic process. Attention given to specific psychological disorders of children and adolescents. The course includes supervised administration, scoring and interpretation of individual tests. Student administer, score and interpret several tests and are expected to achieve proficiency in writing comprehensive psychological reports.
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| PSY513 - Gender Issues |
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This course offers a review of research methods in clinical psychology; critical thinking uses as a main approach for the systematic process to answer questions or to test hypothesis. Write an integrative review of the selected topic in clinical psychology literature .Evaluate methods, designs, and results of published clinical research. To understand how issues of ethnicity, culture, and diversity are important when designing clinical researches. Topics to be covered include experimental and quasi-experimental designs, observational methods, single case, research ethics, diversity issues in clinical research, Both qualitative and quantitative research strategies are covered.
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| PSY514 - Health Psychology |
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An introduction to health psychology that provides a general overview of the discipline of health psychology, including its origins, concepts and methods. A number of types of intervention efforts will be explored, including risk factor modification, secondary preventive/rehabilitative efforts for chronic illness and community/ public health interventions. Some of the major areas and topics in health psychology are explored. Students will acquire skills and knowledge that should enhance their critical thinking and their understanding of the relationship of cognition, emotion, motivation, and behavior on health.
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| PSY601 - Practicum 1 |
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A minimum of 300-clockhours of supervised experiences in a setting in which psychological services are provided. The essential purpose of the first practicum is to ensure that interns have appropriate opportunities to apply, under supervision, the knowledge and skills acquired in the program. During this practicum interns will gain experience in providing clinical psychology services for clients and will develop skills in the range of professional and administrative activities involved in professional clinical practice.
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| PSY602 - Practicum 2 |
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A minimum of 300-clockhours of supervised experiences in a setting in which psychological services are provided.
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| PSY603 - Scientific and Prof. Ethics |
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The course covers the ethical guidelines and standards related to the research and practice of psychology. Ethical, professional and legal conflicts are discussed. The goal of the course is to ensure familiarity with various laws, standards and guidelines that regulate the practice of psychology and to develop ethical problem solving skills. Special emphasis is given on developing laws and ethical practices to the needs of the local society.
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| PSY604 - Scientific and Prof. Ethics |
(3 credit hours) |
The course covers the ethical guidelines and standards related to the research and practice of psychology. Ethical, professional and legal conflicts are discussed. The goal of the course is to ensure familiarity with various laws, standards and guidelines that regulate the practice of psychology and to develop ethical problem solving skills. Special emphasis is given on developing laws and ethical practices to the needs of the local society.
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| PSY611 - Personality Test 2 |
(3 credit hours) |
A study of the administration, scoring, and interpretation of personality and projective assessment instruments, and the rationale underlying the construction of each.
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| PSY613 - Psychopharmacology |
(3 credit hours) |
A survey of physiological and behavioral effects of the major classes of psychoactive drugs including therapeutic agents and drugs of abuse, side effects, teratogenicity and mechanisms of action.
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| PSY616 - Master’s Thesis |
(3 credit hours) |
The master thesis will enable the student to obtain experience with all the phases of empirical research in clinical psychology and applying the knowledge and skills acquired in different course modules. The student selects a topic of interest and a personal supervisor from the range of ongoing research projects within the domain of the selected specialization. Master’s thesis must be empirical in nature. Literature review based thesis may however, be allowed in exceptional cases, e.g. when a student wishes not to pursue doctoral studies and is also involved in purely clinical practice. If a student is allowed to write a non-empirical thesis, the Thesis Committee Chair must seek written approval from the Head of Department.
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| PSY617 - Research Design Methods |
(3 credit hours) |
This course offers a review of research methods in clinical psychology; critical thinking uses as a main approach for the systematic process to answer questions or to test hypothesis. Write an integrative review of the selected topic in clinical psychology literature .Evaluate methods, designs, and results of published clinical research. To understand how issues of ethnicity, culture, and diversity are important when designing clinical researches. Topics to be covered include experimental and quasi-experimental designs, observational methods, single case, research ethics, diversity issues in clinical research, Both qualitative and quantitative research strategies are covered.
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| PSYC372 - Development Of Preschool Child |
(3 credit hours) |
Objectives: The study of preschool children. Topics: Charcheristics and problems of preschool children: (0-6), in terms of their physical, social, psychological, and cognitive development. training in promoting the children's abilities and treatment of their problems.
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| PSYC4294 - School Mental Health |
(3 credit hours) |
This course covers topics such as the concept of mental health; normal and abnormal behavior; adjustment; the role of teacher, curriculum and school system in providing and maintaining mental health; teacher selection; psychological services for students; and behavior problems in schools and how to deal with them effectively.
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| PSYC511 - Measur. & Eval. In Ed. (T.D) |
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This course introduces students to the concepts of measurement and evaluation in education and the relationship between them. Topics: Steps to develop tests are presented with focus on achievement tests. Desired characteristics of measuring instruments and analyses of test results are also introduced.
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| PSYC512 - Psychology Of Arts |
(3 credit hours) |
This course introduces the main concepts in visual arts within the main theories of perception, such as information, psychoanalytic and Gestalt theories. Samples of painting, drawing, and sculpture have to be analyzed with emphasis upon fundamentals of art and design and their influence upon the viewer.
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| PSYC585 - Deve. Of Eleme. Sch. Children |
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This course introduces students to the characteristics and childhood problems at elementary level in somatic, social, moral, psychological, and cognitive domains. The course also aims at helping students acquire the necessary and basic skills to be utilized in designing educational and learning processes, and problem-solving skills and strategies.
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