EDUCATION -
PSYCHOLOGY
The department offers two majors: one of a professional nature for those planning to do further work in the field, and the other of a non-professional nature primarily designed for students preparing for -elementary school teach ing. Students majoring ip the professional psychology major will find them selves with an adequate background for work in the field of counseling. It is assumed that there will be subsequent work for those who expect to enter counseling as a profession. _.,. Pre-major requirement for both majors Psych. 206. j)~ 11 Professional Department Major: 44 upper division units. Required collat era l courses are: Science 301. 402. 404, aRd. I? ,ltd b gaage. ~ ~~ Non-professional Department Major: 24 upper division units, including 301, 302. 303, 305-6, 308, 309 or 408, 405 or 415. For Elementary Education students. Ed. 303 is required in lieu of Psych. 302 and 308; and Psych. 301 does not apply towards the major. 205. OUTLINE OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) A brief survey of the field and principles of psychology with an attempt to establish meaningful relations with other sciences. A prerequisite for all subsequent courses in psychology. 206. OUTLINE OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) A continuation of Psychology 2_05 with somewhat greater emphas is on personality, mental abnormality, individual differences; some brief acquaintance with th e field of para-psychology. (J,.t. - Iv- f J.--_ 0 S- 301. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) The application of social and psychological principles to the educative process; role of the teacher and learner; motivation, intelligence, transfer of learning, measurement; influence of cultural values and American socia l structure on schools, school systems; recent and out standinq contributions in research and experimentation applying in th e fi eld . 302. ADOLESCENCE. (3) A study of the nature, needs, and problems of adolescence with special reference to factors of spiritual significance . 303. STATISTICS I. (3) Introduction to the use of statistical methods and the interpretation of quantitative research. 304. STATISTICS II. (3) Continuation of Statistics I. 305. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING I. (3) Introduction to th e basic concepts of intelligence, aptitude, interest, and personality testing. Study in administration , scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual tests . 48
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