COURSE DESCRIPTIONS IIIIE:J
Psychology
303 HUMAN SEXUALITY (3) An examination of the areas of human sexu al functioning and behavior. Issues of sexuality ore discussed within opsychologicol and medicol/heolth related frome\\llrk. Prerequisite: Psy 200 or Biology 111. 305 EXPERIMENTALPSYCHOLOGY (4) Philosophy, methodology and onalysis of the experimental method. Discussions of problems in conducting ond evoluoting psychologicol research. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 210. l ob fee: $5. Spring semester. 306 INTRODUCTION TO MEASUREMENT (3) Theory ond principles of meosurement including the construc tion, rel iabi li ty, volidity and applicotionof measurement devices in vorious professional settings. Prerequisite: 210. Spring semester. 309 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Noture, muses and treatment of abnormol behavior, including the full range of mental disorders identified within current cote goricol systems. full semester. 310 LEARNING (4) Empiricol findings ond theoreticol developments in the oreo of learning ond their opplicotion to human behavior. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 305. lob fee: $5. full semester. 313 PSYCHOLOGY Of RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE (3) An examination of the nature and scope of religious experience including such issues os the development of religious concepts and volues, conversion, the experience of prayer and spiritual maturity. Attention is also given to introductory issues of the integration of psychology and theology. 320 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY LIFE-SPAN (3) A study of the theory ond research concerning life-spon development. Consideration will be given to the physical, emo tional, cognitive, social and moral aspects of human development across the entire spon from conception to death. Discussion will include timely issues of personal relevonce to the student's own developmental pathway. Both semesters. 32 l DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY CHILDHOOD (3) An in-depth study of theory ond research concerning the childhood period from conception through preadolescence. Particu lar attention will be given to the issues of parent-child bonding and the impact of family dynamics ond interaction upon the development of children. Genetic-maturational foctors along with their interaction with experiential factors will be examined as to their effect upon behavior. Both pathogenic and adoptive patterns will beaddressed with oview to focilitoting optimal development and socialization of children. full semester. 322 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: ADOLESCENCE (3) An in-depth study of theory and research concerning the adolescent period including the transition from childhood to adolescence and from adolescence to adulthood. Issues to be considered will include physiologicol , psychologicol ond social changes, identify formation, behavior and moral development. Discussion will include timely issues of personal relevonce to the college student'sown development ason emerging young adult. Spring semester. 405 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Attitude formation and change, attitude measurement, preju dice, conformity, leadership, affiliation drives and group processes. Social experiments and research. Prerequisite: 210. Spring semes ter. 4ll THEORIESOf PERSONALITY I (3) An overview of personality theories including the primary representatives of the major schools: analytic or dynamic, human istic-existential and behavioral. ful l ·semester.
310 STUDENT GOVERNMENTPRACTICUM (1) The orgonizotion ond function of student government at the university level; parliamentary procedure, committee \\llrk ond similarity to stote ond national legislative government. May be repeated for omoximum.af four units. (limited ta Biala Associated Students Council members. Students \\llrking for A.S. for an hourly wage may not enroll. ) 320 THE AMERICANPRESIDENCY (3) Historicol development of the office of the presidency; formal and informol powers of the president in executive, legislative, judicial, military, diplomatic ond politico! areas. 391 PUBLIC FINANCE (3) Traditional principles of public finance, government spending and fiscal impocts, development of the public sector, budgets, taxation, procurement, pollution and energy incentives, state and local expenditure patterns, property taxes and revenue shoring. Prerequisites: 301; Business 201, 202, 212. 400 POLITICAL PARTIES (3) Ana lysis of the history, philosophy, orgonizotion ond function ing of America's political porfies. 405 PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN DIPLOMACY (3) Growth ond development of Americon foreign relations from the Revolution to the present. Analysis of the conduct of foreign relations, its objectives ond limitations. 406 LEGISLATION (3) The mechonicol rules, procedures ond ,customs in the making of laws in Americon government. Offered alternote yeors. 407 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (3) The history, objectives, structure, functions and politics in volved in the Uni ted Notions. Offered olternote years. 470 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH ANO WRITING (3) Research ond writing for public administrotion majors. Special studies in public administration for majors utilizing the techniques of problem-solving, research and effective communication ond writing. Prerequisite: 301. 480 STUDIES IN POLITICALSCIENCE (1-8) Specialized study in politico! science in such areas os Americon government, legislation, state and locol government, foreign affairs, international relations, politico! theory, comparative gov ernments, the Americon presidency, the citizen ond the law, politico! parties, low and public administration. Moy be repeated with different section title for o maximum of eight units. 485 PUBLIC LAW (3) function of low in protecting the public's interest in preserving the environment. Environmentol laws, odministrotive oction, free dom of information, air and water qual ity, noise pollution, solid waste, pesticides, land use, zoning, energy and ogency decision making. Prerequisite: B~siness 361. Junior or senior standing. 486 PERSONNEL ANO HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (3) Government personnel systems, merit concepts, clossificotion, compensation, training, examinations, organizations, labor rela tions and collective bargaining. Prerequisites: 200, 301, 485. 488 INTERNSHIP ANO RESEARCH PROJECT (8) Provides on opportunity to complete on internship ond o research project in o public ogency. Project consists of identifica tion and onolysis, with guidance, of o chosen area in public organization. 490 INTERNSHIP IN POLITICALSCIENCE (1-8) In-service training and internship experience in vorious gov ernment and non-government ogencies and organizations. Moy be repeated with different section title for omaximum of eight units.
ADivision of Rosemead School of Psychology
Dean: S. Bruce Narramore, Ph.D. Gary H. Strauss, Ed .D., Undergraduate Coordinator Faculty Professors: Carter, Edwards, V. Lewis, Narramore, Poelstra, Worden Associate Profe ssors: Duvall, Kelley, Larzelere, McQueen, Mohline, Strauss Assistant Professors: Gabrielson, Guy, Howkins, Hunter, Mar tinez, Pike, Polite, Thomas, Wong Ob ject ives: Biola Un iversity's psychology courses andundergraduatemaj or are offered through the Rosemead School of Psychology. The Rosemead faculty offers courses from the bachelor's level in psychology throughthe doctorate in cl inical psychol ogy. The psychologymajorprovides opportunities for undergraduate students to interact with theoretical, research and applied issues concerning human dynamics, including bibl ical considerations. It is in tended that many students completing the major in psychologywill pursue graduate workinpsychology or relateddisci pl ines. To this end, the undergraduate major consists of acoreof requiredcourses providing a comprehensive foundation to which is added elec tive courses which provide specialization suited to the individual student's interests and professional goals. Deportment Major: The mojor requires 32 units beyond the general education requirement (Psy 200), 24 of which must be upper division. Psychology 200 is o prerequisite to all other psychology courses. Biology 311 is required as o supporting course. Co re Courses: Statistics (210), Experimental Psychology (305), Introduction to Measurement (306), Leorning (3 10), Social Psychology (405) ond Theories of Personality (411 ). Deportment Minor: 18 units, 12 of which must be upper division. Psychology 200 is o prerequisite for the minor. 200 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) Asu rvey of psychology os on empiricol/behoviorol science with a consideration of underlying philosophicol boses in light of o Christian \\llrld view. Topics to be surveyed include development, cognition, learning, motivotion, physiology, sociolizotion, person olity and psychopathology. 205 PSYCHOLOGY Of PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT (3) An empiricol/behoviorol study of the dynomics of personol odjustment. Includes o focus on such issues os self-esteem, the impact of parent-child relotionships on adult personality, coping with anger, guilt and depression and interpersonal relationships and relotionship skills. Prerequisite: 200. 210 STATISTICS WITH COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (4) Elementary stotistics for psychologicol research; literature and computer analysis in sampling, probability, descriptive stotistics, bosic nonparametric statistics, I-tests, correlation, regression equations and doto processing. Not for general educotion moth/science requirement. Threehourslecture, two hours labora tory. Either ·semester. lob fee: $ l 0.
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