Students are not merely passive recipients of knowledge. Students take an active role in discovering ideas and practicing the application of those ideas. We welcome you to explore how the Psychology Program accomplished its goal through our Internship Program, Psi Chi and Psychology Club, Research Opportunities, Mid-South Psychology Conference, and courses. Sociology 4543 may be used as Psychology elective hours. An introduction to the scientific study of the behavior of organisms, focusing on areas such as research methods, biological foundations, cognition, abnormal behavior, social processes and development.
Classes utilize interactive examples and illustrations as well as applied problem solving.
For example, students try out simple taste and smell experiments while they study sensation. While they study social psychology, students brainstorm for ways that persuasion is used in business, cults, and other social groups. Child and Adolescent Psychology. Study of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children, from conception through adolescence. Classes revolve around the application of current research.