Other hours by appointment. This course, PSY 101, is meant to be a general but comprehensive survey course in Psychology. It may serve your needs as either a liberal studies course in the Social and Behavioral Sciences block or as the required first course for the Psychology major or minor. This course will cover probably a greater range of material than any other introductory level course you will take. You will have to put in more dedicated study time than might be expected to demonstrate satisfactory comprehension of the rich core of information.
Psychology is a fun subject.
Learning should also be a fun and rewarding experience. Every effort will be made to make class presentations interesting, stimulating, and varied to facilitate learning. Psychology may be defined as the study of all behavior and mental processes and therefore has something to say about virtually every aspect of our lives. All our behavior, from the moment of conception to the moment of death, raises pressing issues for psychological investigation. It is the purpose of this course to introduce you to the broad scope of psychology and to understand it as a science, and to a lesser extent, as a profession.