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Course Outlines
Course Outlines

General Psychology — PSYC 1105

  1. Course Description
    • Credits: 4.00
    • Lecture Hours/Week: 4.00
    • Lab Hours/Week: 0.00
    • OJT Hours/Week: 0
    • Prerequisites: None
    • Corequisites: None
    • MnTC Goals:
      • 02 – Critical Thinking
      • 05 – Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
    This general psychology course is an introduction and overview of the scientific study of behavior and experience. It includes topics like the history of psychology, research methods, perception, learning, human development, intelligence, motivation, social perception and group behavior, and psychological disorders.
  2. Course Effective Dates: 5/21/14 – Present
  3. Outline of Major Content Areas
      As noted on course syllabus
  4. Learning Outcomes
    1. Identify and use terminology relevant to the field of Psychology.
    2. Identify, understand and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of psychological research methods, including research design, sampling, methods, interpretation of results and ethics.
    3. Identify and understand a variety of psychological theories related to the understanding of human behavior and make practical applications of such theories.
    4. Identify objective sources of information and a variety of perspectives in making determinations or inferences about human behavior.
    5. Demonstrate an understanding of the history and evolution of the diagnosis and treatment of persons with mental health conditions, including the impact of social and cultural norms.
  5. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area(s) and Competencies
      Goal 02 — Critical Thinking
      • Gather factual information and apply it to a given problem in a manner that is relevant, clear, comprehensive, and conscious of possible bias in the information selected.
      • Imagine and seek out a variety of possible goals, assumptions, interpretations, or perspectives which can give alternative meanings or solutions to given situations or problems.
      • Analyze the logical connections among the facts, goals, and implicit assumptions relevant to a problem or claim; generate and evaluate implications that follow from them.
      • Recognize and articulate the value assumptions which underlie and affect decisions, interpretations, analyses, and evaluations made by ourselves and others.
      Goal 05 — Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
      • Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
      • Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
      • Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
      • Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
  6. Learner Outcomes Assessment
      As noted on course syllabus
  7. Special Information
      None noted