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Studies, Introduction to Human Behavior
COORDINATED STUDIES:
Psychology and Composition:
Introduction to Human Behavior
Short Description:
This Hybrid Online program fulfills some of the following AA /degree
requirements: Integrated Studies/"I.S.", Composition, and
Individuals and Society. Through reading, writing and online
collaboration, this 10 credit course will introduce important topics in
psychology and will provide instruction and practice in the writing
process. You will develop the skills to read and think critically, to
incorporate material from sources into your writing, and to communicate
your thoughts clearly and succinctly to others. Readings in social
psychology, abnormal behavior, personality theory and the development of
the brain and the growing individual will provide the basis for our
writing and discussion. Themes that will be discussed will include:
How do you change behavior? What are critical elements of raising
healthy children? How does medical treatment affect behavior?
What is the relationship between what we think and how we feel? What are
the elements that lead to a fulfilling life?
Books may include Kindlon and
Thompson's Raising Cain, Martin Seligman's Learned Optimism,
Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority, Oliver Sack's Anthropologist
on Mars, and M. Csiksezentmihalyi's Finding Flow.
10 - 12 credits
Delivery Mode:
Hybrid Online (Modes explained)
Campus Attendance Requirements: T, Th
Prerequisites: None Required
Fees: UD (Fees explained)
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