Note:  All courses listed here may not be available every semester.  See schedule of courses for courses available in the upcoming semester.

PSYC 101 General Psychology
Dr. Lynda Federoff   lmfed@iup.edu   Office Phone 724-357-4525

An introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.  Course objectives are threefold:  (a) to introduce the student to contemporary theories, research methods, and the terminology used in the broad field of psychology with appropriate attention to issues relating to minorities and women, (b) to motivate students to adapt a critical attitude with respect to the informal psychological theories they have developed over the years and to evaluate those informal theories in the light of the empirical research that characterizes modern psychology, and (c) to show students how their new knowledge of psychology can be applied to their daily lives.  Course material will be presented via WebCT.  A variety of pedagogical strategies will be utilized including a PowerPoint presentation for text material, resource links for additional information, and online chat sessions to address the liberal studies text.  Quizzes will be taken online and papers will be submitted electronically. 

PSYC 280 Psychological Inquiry
Dr. Cora Lou Sherburne  sherburl@iup.edu   Office Phone 724-357-2426
Prerequisites:  PSYC 101, Psychology minors

Introduces students minoring in Psychology to issues central to carrying out and interpreting empirical research in the field.  Become more sophisticated consumers of empirical research findings.  May not take this course for credit after successful completion of PSYC 290.

PSYC 310 Developmental Psychology
Dr. Catherine Raeff   craeff@iup.edu   Office Phone 724-357-2422
Prerequisite:  PSYC 101and Department permission; please contact the Psychology Department (724-357-2426) or the department chairperson (mlzanich@iup.edu).

A comprehensive study of all factors that contribute to human development from conception to death, particularly as they relate to psychological development of individual. 

PSYC 320  Personality
Dr. Beverly Goodwin  goodwin@iup.edu  Office Phone 724-357-6259
Prerequisite:  PSYC 101 and Department permission; please contact the Psychology Department (724-357-2426) or the department chairperson (mlzanich@iup.edu).

Provides comparative anlaysis of major representative traditional and contemporary theories of personality.

PSYC 321  Abnormal Psychology
Dr. Kimberly Husenits  husenits@iup.edu  Office Phone 724-357-7978
Prerequisites:  PSYC 101 or PC 101 and Department permission; please contact the Psychology Department (724-357-2426) or the department chairperson (mlzanich@iup.edu).

The description, causes, and treatment of behaviors labeled abnormal in our society are studied from experimental and clinical points of view.

PSYC 371  Human Motivation
Dr. Lynda Federoff   lmfed@iup.edu   Office Phone 724-357-4525
Prerequisite:  PSYC 101 and Department permission; please contact the Psychology Department (724-357-2426) or the department chairperson (mlzanich@iup.edu).

A systematic study of how behavior is initiated, sustained, directed, and terminated.  Current theories in this area are critically reviewed.  Course objectives are (a) to introduce the student to contemporary theories, research methods, and the terminology used in the study of motivation and emotion, (b) to motivate students to adapt a critical attitude with respect to the various psychological theories of motivation that have developed over the yeas and to evaluate those theories in the light of the empirical research that characterizes modern psychology, and (c) to show students how the knowledge of the psychology of motivation can be applied to their daily lives. 

PSYC 374 Stress and Coping
Dr. Krystof Kaniasty   kaniasty@iup.edu   Office Phone 724-357-5559
Prerequisite:  PSYC 101 and Department permission; please contact the Psychology Department (724-357-2426) or the department chairperson (mlzanich@iup.edu).

Fundamental concepts and findings in stress and stress-related disorders.  Relationships of stress to disease and methods for coping with stress are presented.

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