Hunter college psychology minor requirements

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Prerequisites: PSYCH 10000 and ENGL 12000 an additional PSYCH course or WGS 170 or 235 and (MATH 12400, MATH 12500 or MATH 12550 with a C or better or STAT 11300 with a C or better. Only open to PSYCH BA and MHC PSYCH BA majors.

Open to declared majors only. Analysis and interpretation of quantified data. Descriptive and inferential statistics applied to psychological research.

Prerequsites: ENGL 12000 and (PSYCH 20600 with a C or better or PSYCH 24800 with a C or better.) Only Open to PSYCH BA and MHC PSYCH BA majors.

Research and general experimental techniques in study of behavior. Introduction to the principles of research methodology and experimental techniques. Required research reports involve a variety of laboratory exercises related to the study of basic behavioral processes.

Prerequisites: PSYCH 10000 and one additional 3 cr PSYCH course OR WGS 170/235, and completion of ENGL 12000 with a minimum grade of C.

The aim of this course is to introduce you to the biological and physiological aspect of the science of Psychology. Biopsychology is the subarea of Psychology that takes a biological approach to understanding behavior. Biopsychologists study the biological events - genetic, neural, endocrine- that underlie each and every one of our thoughts, feelings, and actions. This course will explore what is currently known about the biological basis of emotional responses, mental illness, sexual behavior, memory, states of consciousness, sensory perception, thought and language, and several neurological disorders.

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Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170/235. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Adaptation, survival, reproduction, and evolution of behavior, emphasizing development and species-comparison.

Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170/235. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Emotional, social, motor, and cognitive development as influenced by genetic, cultural and individual factors during the first twelve years of life.

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A survey of theoretical issues and empirical research on human cognition including attention, perception, memory, representation of knowledge, language, and problem solving.

Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170/235. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Review of the contributions to the understanding of normal personality in the theories of the Freudian and other analytical schools; of Allport, of representative behaviorist groups, and of constitutional typologists; also, methods of assessing and understanding individual personality.

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Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170/235. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Consideration of psychological abnormalities; symptoms, etiology, diagnostic procedures, and therapy.

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Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170/235. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Problems of human experience and behavior in the social context; theories and current methodology in research on the influence of the group on cognitive processes, motivation, personality structure and the self; attitudes and prejudice; leadership; group processes.

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Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170. Prerequiste or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Psychological functioning of women; sexuality, pregnancy, social roles and status, aging, achievement, life styles, power.

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Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170/235. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Psychological and behavioral factors related to physical illness and health promotion, including such areas as aging, stress and coping, pain, addiction, and eating disorders.

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Prerequisite: PSYCH 10000 and one additional PSYCH course OR WGS 170. Prerequiste or Corequisite: ENGL 12000.

Course presents essential facts, laws and theories of organic chemistry. Core credit awarded only if CHEM 12000 and CHEM 12100 are completed. Primarily for nursing, nutrition and food science and community health education students.

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Experiments designed to illustrate fundamental laws and techniques of organic chemistry. Core credit awarded only if CHEM 12000 and CHEM 12100 are completed. Primarily for nursing, nutrition and food science and community health students.prereq: CHEM 10100prereq or coreq: CHEM 12000

This is an introductory, one-semester astronomy course designed for non-science majors. The approach in this course is to emphasize the ideas of Astronomy and a qualitative understanding of the physical processes that shape the Universe.

This is an introductory, one-semester astronomy course designed for non-science majors. The approach in this course is to emphasize the ideas of Astronomy and a qualitative understanding of the physical processes that shape the Universe vialaboratory exercises. Each laboratory exercise is self-contained and accompanied with an introduction discussing the fundamental physical principle and methods used.

Essential facts, laws, and theories of general chemistry. Primarily for nursing, nutrition and food science and community health education students. Core credit only if both lecture and the corresponding lab are completed.