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• PSYC 1420: Medical Cannabis

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course introduces students to uses of medical cannabis, and how cannabis and related drugs work in the human body. Students will compare the benefits and risks of cannabis and related drugs in a wide range of medical conditions. Students will also learn to critique and contrast different kinds of health research, in order to make unbiased judgments about cannabis in medicine.
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• PSYC 2100: Social Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The course examines the scientific approach toward understanding human social behavior. The course focuses on the perspective of the individual-how people think about, influence, and relate to one another within their situational and cultural contexts. Topics include social cognition, aggression, prejudice, altruism, persuasion, and relationships.
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• PSYC 2200: Lifespan Developmental Psy

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides an overview of the biological, cognitive, and social factors that impact physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development throughout the lifespan. Presents the research methodology common to this field of psychology as well as the major theories and their application to stages of life from conception to death.
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• PSYC 2330: Stress Management

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Sources of stress, effects of stress, manifestations of stress and methods of coping with stress will be examined, with the focus being on practical application.
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• PSYC 3000: Psychology Statistics

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course covers the application of descriptive and inferential statistical procedures in psychology, with an emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of experimental data. Topics include testing assumptions, computation and interpretation of various hypothesis tests, and the application of computer statistical packages.
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• PSYC 3010: Research Methods Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course examines research strategies for understanding psychological phenomena. Students formulate and evaluate research hypotheses, systematically collect data, organize and statistically analyze data, identify confounds and alternate explanations of findings, and prepare research reports using APA style.
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• PSYC 3120: Cross Cultural Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course examines the intersectionality of culture, race, ethnicity, and diversity in the field of psychology. Focuses on how issues of culture and diversity relate to the interpretation and perception of people's experience/beliefs/values as well as how to apply this information in the field of psychology overall.
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• PSYC 3200: Child and Adolescent Dev Psyc

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course describes and synthesizes the current knowledge about the psychological development of children, which includes cognitive, emotional, and social developmental factors from conception through adolescence. Using psychological research, multiple theoretical frameworks for understanding development will be examined.
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• PSYC 3240: Psyc of Adulthood & Aging

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course examines the psychological impact of the continuing life processes that occur during early, middle, and late adulthood. Theoretical frameworks of adulthood and aging, and the strengths and weaknesses of developmental research, will be reviewed. The aging process is viewed as a continuation of the life cycle as opposed to an end-stage.
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• PSYC 3300: Health Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course examines the psychological factors that help individuals develop and maintain healthy behaviors and that affect the course and treatment of illnesses. Contemporary research strategies used to understand health promotion, disease prevention, and management of illness are reviewed.
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