YSU Psychology Department
Graduate Courses

Note: Although the Psychology Department does not offer a graduate program at the present time, we offer a wide variety of courses for other departments in the university, mostly within the College of Education.
 
    5807. Introduction to Counseling. 3 s.h.
    6903. Psychology of Learning. Examination of experimentally determined facts concerning the learning process and their implication for use in school. 2 s.h.

    6905. Human Growth and Development.  A life-span perspective to theoretical and empirical issues of development from conception to death. 2 s.h.

    6906. Advanced Child Development. Expanded aspects of child and adolescent psychology.  2 s.h.

    6907. Psychology of Adjustment. Basic problems dealing with mental health, individual differences, motivation, and minor deviant behavior. 2 s.h.

    6930. Child and Adolescent Health Psychology. Comprehensive theoretical and empirical coverage of topics in pediatric and health psychology. Prereq.: PSYCH 6905.  2 s.h.

    6936. Cognitive and Social Development.  This course will survey major theories and empirical findings of cognitive development and the development of interpersonal relations across childhood.  Prereq.: PSYCH 6905.   2 s.h.

    6940. Personality Theory. The study of major personality theories and their implications for psychotherapy and mental health work. Prereq.: PSYCH 3740.  2 s.h.

    6955. Psychopathology. The study of abnormal behavior with an emphasis placed on psychopathological conditions. Prereq.: PSYCH 6940.  2 s.h.

    6981. Seminar in Special Education. (see SPED 6981)  1-2 s.h.

    6990. Seminar in Psychology. Study of topics in psychology. To be announced by topic. Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 s.h. with change in topic.  1-2 s.h.

    7000. Psychopharmacology. An introduction to the basic principles of pharmacology; a review of the structures and mechanisms of the central nervous system with emphasis on neurotransmission; and a survey of the drugs that especially affect the central nervous system including possible mechanisms of action.  2 s.h.

    7010. Counseling Internship. (see COUNS 7010)  1-10 s.h.

    7060. Thesis. 4 s.h.