online psychology master's degree

This course prepares students for academic and professional success in graduate-level psychology. Students will explore historical and foundational concepts of psychology while enhancing their oral and written communication skills. Topics also include critical thinking, stress and time management, and collaborative processes.

This course examines biological and environmental influences on human development across the life span. The biological foundations of human growth and development are presented along with major theories of cognitive, social, and emotional development. Current research in developmental psychology is presented as students explore both opportunities and challenges that people face as they age. Social, cultural, systemic, and ethical issues related to research and practice are also addressed.

This course enables students to differentiate among the primary theoretical approaches to the study of personality. 学生将研究人格的生物学和社会决定因素, appraisal of personality, and the role of personality in behavioral reactions. Students examine the underlying assumptions inherent in various personality models and learn how the tenets of these models are investigated through empirical research.

本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜探讨情境和环境如何影响我们的思想, feelings, and behaviors. 学生将学习社会心理学概念，如态度, conformity, social conditioning, cognition, and influence.

This course provides students with an in-depth investigation of cross-cultural issues and perspectives in the field of psychology. Students learn to identify and consider cultural and systemic variables in psychological theory, research and practice. Multicultural issues, social dynamics, social justice and valued diversity are emphasized.

本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜强调行为的生物学和生物化学关联. The course focuses on the structure and function of the human nervous and endocrine systems as they relate to human behavior, emotion, and cognition.

This course presents the fundamentals of research methods and statistics applicable to the field of psychology. Topics include research design, quantitative and qualitative forms of analysis, ethical issues in research, 对研究过程和结果进行适当的记录. Students will learn to critically evaluate, analyze, 并解释经验心理学研究的数据.

This course surveys various professional activities in psychology with emphasis on the legal and ethical responsibilities of psychological researchers and practitioners. Students will study the APA Code of Ethics and analyze case studies involving assessment, research and practice in psychology. Topics include ethics in research, 内部覆核委员会的目的及职能, participant and client rights, informed consent, confidentiality, duty to warn and protect, dual relationships, supervision, consultation, 与不同人群一起工作时的道德考虑, 以及伦理决策模型的应用.

这门推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜涵盖了学习和认知心理学的要素. 本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜包括与学习理论相关的研究, problem solving and reasoning, attention, memory, knowledge representation, and language. Strategies and methods for applying principles of learning and cognition to various life and career settings are also addressed.

This course will introduce students to the science and practice of psychological testing and assessment. Students will learn to evaluate the validity and reliability of various psychological assessments. Students examine the psychometric properties and appropriate applications of commonly used educational, intelligence, career, and personality assessment instruments. 学生将学习如何弥合诊断性解释和社会解释之间的差距, cultural, 以及在不同人群中进行评估时的道德考虑.

This course will introduce students to the major categories of psychopathology as presented in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). 精神障碍及其病因将从不同的角度概念化, including cultural, biological, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, existential and systemic. 与该领域的研究和实践相关的伦理问题将得到解决. 学生将面临挑战，考虑正常/异常的各种定义, the process of rendering a diagnosis, and the symptoms, 常见精神障碍的原因和干预措施.

本推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜将向学生介绍应用心理学的不同领域, such as clinical, counseling, industrial/organizational, forensic, and educational psychology. Students will apply psychological research and principles from their program to a selected specialty area and explore human behaviors related to health, personal relationships, education, and the workplace. This application will guide students in their exploration of career opportunities within the broad field of psychology.