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Discipline description

Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes. This short description encompasses an enormous range of different fields including learning, development, group behavior, brain processes and functions, and psychological disorders.

Psychology 101, which is the prerequisite for most of our other psychology courses, will touch on each of these topics in brief. Advanced psychology courses will focus on these topics in greater depth.

Current Faculty

 

Courses

  • PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (*)
  • PSY 107 Applied Psychology: The Psychology of Personal Growth
  • PSY 108 Psychology of Personal Growth
  • PSY 115 The Psychology of Human Relations
  • PSY 120 Human Development (*)
  • PSY 122 Human Sexuality
  • PSY 130 Introduction to Human Services
  • PSY 201 Educational Psychology
  • PSY 202 Social Psychology (*)
  • PSY 203 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (+)
  • PSY 204 Adolescent Psychology (+)
  • PSY 205 Adult Psychology (*)
  • PSY 206 Theories of Personality (+)
  • PSY 211 Child Psychology (*)
  • PSY 221 Psychology in Business and Industry (+)
  • PSY 230 Behavioral Sciences Practicum I
  • PSY 231 Behavioral Sciences Practicum II
  • PSY 234 Family Systems and the Addictive Process
  • PSY 235 Psychology of Group Behavior
  • PSY 236 Psychology of Group Behavior II
  • PSY 237 Drugs and Behavior: The Psychology and Physiology of Addiction
  • PSY 238 Substance Abuse
  • PSY 240 Introduction to Social Research
  • PSY 241 Biological Bases of Behavior
  • PSY 290 Topics in Psychology

* An asterisk indicates that this course is approved for general education AND psychology major transfer at a four-year institution through the Illinois Articulation Initiative.
A + indicates the course is only approved for psychology majors, and not for general education. A student may transfer only 1 development course (PSY 120, PSY 204, PSY 205 or PSY 211). Always check with an advisor to confirm IAI status. Not all schools participate in the IAI program.

IAI transfer recommendations

For information on transferring, go to the Illinois Articulation Initiative homepage at http://www.itransfer.org, Or see Top Ten Things You Should Know About General Education Transfer Courses http://www.itransfer.org/IAI/Other/topten.taf

If you seek faculty advice for any Psychology Discipline related questions, please contact Joan Warbold-Boggs , Bob Frank , Mary Johannesen-Schmidt .

Questions about the BSSD pages, please address to Bob Frank, bfrank@oakton.edu.
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