Behavioral Sciences INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM INFORMATION Macomb1 ( )

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1 Behavioral Sciences INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM INFORMATION Macomb1 ( )

2 Behavioral Sciences CREDENTIAL TITLE PROGRAM OPTIONS CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED Certificate Behavioral Sciences 30 CONTACT INFORMATION NOTES Minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0 Minimum of 15 semester hours of credit earned at Macomb. Attendance at Macomb during semester in which requirements for certificate are completed. CONTACT TITLE NAME Phone E MAIL LOCATION Associate Dean AandS.center@macomb.edu Center Campus Associate Dean AandS.south@macomb.edu South Campus Program Description: This interdisciplinary certificate includes a range of courses designed to introduce students to the Social Science disciplines. These courses will help to prepare students interested in pursuing a career or advanced degree in the Behavioral Sciences. Requirements & Specific Information: Students electing a Certificate in Behavioral Sciences should maintain close contact with an academic advisor or counselor to assure construction of a plan of studies harmonious with individual interests and needs. Students are advised that completion of a Certificate in Behavioral Sciences may not necessarily satisfy another college s requirements toward a bachelor s degree in Behavioral Sciences. Career Opportunities: Behavioral Sciences Certificate: Job titles such as Residential Advisors, Social Science Research Assistants, and Social & Human Services Assistants are attainable upon completion of this course of study. To learn more from a career specialist, visit the Office of Career Services at either campus or explore online at Transfer Pathways: Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers. 8 Transfer Resource Guide 1

3 CERTIFICATE IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Career preparation and related courses (require successful completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES COURSE COURSE TITLE PREREQUISITE SEMESTER 1 PSYC 1010 Introductory Psychology 4.0 ANTH 1000 Introduction to Anthropology 4.0 SOCY 1010 Principles of Sociology 4.0 SEMESTER 2 And credit hours from the following courses: ANTH 2220 Introduction to Archaeology 4.0 SOCY 1100 Modern Social Problems 3.0 SOCY 1210 Introduction to Social Work 4.0 SOCY 2000 Sociology of Health & Human Behavior 4.0 SOCY 2121 Sociology of Aging 3.0 SOCY 2450 Marriage & the Family 3.0 SOCY 2550 Race & Ethnic Relations 3.0 PSYC 2170 Psychological Statistics PSYC PSYC 2210 Child Growth & Development PSYC PSYC 2220 Psychology of Adolescence PSYC PSYC 2300 Psychology of Adjustment PSYC PSYC 2400 Industrial Organizational Psychology PSYC PSYC 2450 Lifespan Development PSYC PSYC 2500 Human Sexuality PSYC PSYC 2550 Psychology of Gender PSYC PSYC 2600 Social Psychology PSYC PSYC 2700 Psychology of Health: Mind & Body Interaction PSYC PSYC 2750 Brain & Behavior PSYC PSYC 2760 Neuropsychology PSYC PSYC 2800 Abnormal Psychology PSYC CREDIT HOURS Gainful Employment Disclosure: See page 21 for Gainful Employment Information 2

4 Course Descriptions ANTH 1000 Introduction to Anthropology 4.00 credit hours (formerly ANT 100) An introduction to man s biological evolution and cultural origins. Prehistoric man, racial differences, and the growth of language and culture will be considered. A cross cultural study of social institutions, art, beliefs, and values will be included as well as a discussion of contemporary anthropological problems. (4 contact hrs) ANTH 2220 Introduction to Archaeology 4.00 credit hours This course is an introduction to the techniques, methods, and theories that archaeologists use to interpret the human past. The class will also explore archaeological evidence from both the Old and the New Worlds. (4 contact hrs) PSYC 1010 Introductory Psychology 4.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 101) Nature, scope, and methods of psychology as behavioral science, emphasizing development, biological foundation of behavior, sensation, and perception, learning, emotion, motivation, and personality. (4 contact hrs) PSYC 2170 Psychological Statistics 4.00 credit hours (formerly PSYC 2160) No credit after MATH PSYC 2170 prepares students to apply descriptive and inferential statistics to psychological research. Topics include frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation and regression, hypothesis testing, z scores, t tests, analysis of variance, and chi square. The course covers computational procedures, applications and interpretations, and the use of statistical computer software for data analysis. Recommended for prepsychology majors. (4 contact hrs) PSYC 2210 Child Growth & Development 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 221) Sequential development from conception to adolescence covering physical, intellectual, emotional, and social patterns of growth. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2220 Psychology of Adolescence 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 222) Physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development of the adolescent, including processes in personality stabilization. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2300 Psychology of Adjustment 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 230) The process of personal adjustment including ways of coping with stress and learning constructive patterns of behavior. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2310 Educational Psychology 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 231) A course designed to integrate psychological principles with teaching and learning. This course is intended for psychology majors and teachers in training. NOTE: Education transfer students should contact their transfer destination to ensure transfer credit will be awarded for this course. Most transfer schools will accept this course for psychology elective credit. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2400 Industrial Organizational Psychology 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 240) The purpose of this course is to apply psychological research and theory to issues in the workplace to provide a basis for understanding individual and group behavior at work. Topics include the psychological underpinnings of employee selection and training, performance appraisal, motivation and job satisfaction, group processes, and power and leadership in organizations. (3 contact hrs) 3

5 PSYC 2450 Lifespan Development 3.00 credit hours (Effective Fall 2009: course description changed) This course traces biological, cognitive, socioemotional, and social development across the life span, culminating in a synthesis of a multifaceted view of the individual as infant, child, adolescent, and adult. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2500 Human Sexuality 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 250, PSY 150) Sexuality of the total personality concerned with the biological, psychological, and social factors that affect personality and interpersonal relationships. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2550 Psychology of Gender 3.00 credit hours PSYC 2550 explores psychological theories and research related to gender issues. Topics include the nature and meaning of gender, gender roles, sex similarities and differences, stereotypes, and gender issues in various aspects of the human experience including interpersonal relationships, mental and physical health, sexuality, and work. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2600 Social Psychology 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 260) Individual behavior within groups, including the role of conformity, mass communications, propaganda, persuasion, aggression, prejudice, and attraction. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2700 Psychology of Health: Mind & Body Interaction 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 270) A detailed overview of the psychological factors influencing health, illness, and the healing process including current scientific research, the impact of stress and coping, personality and health, the psychology of complementary medicine, living with chronic conditions, and closure, death and dying. (3 contact hrs) PSYC 2750 Brain & Behavior 4.00 credit hours This course explores the neural mechanisms that underlie people s thoughts, feelings, and actions. Topics include the biological bases of sensation and perception, movement, brain plasticity, memory and amnesia, eating, sex, sleep, addiction, emotion, stress, language, and psychological disorders. (4 contact hrs) PSYC 2760 Neuropsychology 4.00 credit hours PSYC 2760 explores the relationship between the human brain and behavior and mental processes, using primarily experimental evidence from normal participants and clinical evidence from brain damaged patients. Following an overview of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropsychological techniques, the course will examine disorders of movement, perception, memory, language, emotion, spatial ability, attention, and consciousness, with reference to deviations from normal functioning. (4 contact hrs) PSYC 2800 Abnormal Psychology 3.00 credit hours (formerly PSY 280) Abnormal Psychology is designed to give the student an in depth understanding of mental illness and the forces that contribute to the development of psychopathology. PSYC 2800 will include the study of various psychological disorders found in our society; and it will address and examine probable causes. Current treatment strategies will also be discussed. (3 contact hrs) SOCY 1010 Principles of Sociology 4.00 credit hours (formerly SOC 101) The student will study the origin, development, organization and function of human societies. Emphasis will be on culture, socialization, group behavior, social stratification, and social change. (4 contact hrs) 4

6 SOCY 1100 Modern Social Problems 3.00 credit hours (formerly SOC 110) A sociological analysis of some of the major social problems confronting American society. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between social problems and value conflicts, social deviation, and social change. (3 contact hrs) SOCY 1210 Introduction to Social Work 4.00 credit hours SOCY 1210 is an introductory behavioral science course that covers the historical, theoretical, and methodological systems that produced social welfare services and the social work profession. Students will participate in Service Learning during class time. (4 contact hrs) SOCY 2000 Sociology of Health & Human Behavior 4.00 credit hours (formerly SOC 200) A survey of the field of health and human behavior from a sociological perspective. The course will explore the relationship between health and human development, the structure and function of health institutions, public health, and health education, the variety of roles of health practitioners, and the patterns of health care in American society. (4 contact hrs) SOCY 2121 Sociology of Aging 3.00 credit hours (formerly SOCY 2911) SOCY 2121 provides an introduction to various areas included in the study of aging. Topics covered include the impact of changing demographics; stereotypes; theories of aging; and physical, mental, and social processes of growing old. (3 contact hrs) SOCY 2450 Marriage & the Family 3.00 credit hours (formerly SOC 245) A sociological analysis of the institutional aspects of marriage and family living, including: a comparative and historical treatment of the family; an investigation of the changes in the contemporary American family structure, functions, and roles, a discussion of contemporary family problems. (3 contact hrs) SOCY 2550 Race & Ethnic Relations 3.00 credit hours SOCY 2550 introduces students to the status of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States with particular reference to the social dynamics involved with regard to majority minority relations. Emphasis is on the culture, social organization and status, and the problems and opportunities of various ethnic groups. Topics covered include inequality, segregation, pluralism, the nature and causes of prejudice and discrimination, and the impact that such patterns have on American life. (3 contact hrs) 5