Last Updated: Mon, 03/23/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Spring
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
1101
Section:
TBA
CRN
TBA
Instructor first name:
Rickey
Instructor last name:
Thomas
Catalog Description

This course's primary objective is to provide you with an overview of the major areas of study in psychology. This course will introduce you to concepts and critical thinking skills used in psychology, which will help you learn to think like a psychologist. You will learn about significant approaches and perspectives in psychology, research methods, and concepts from different content areas such as physiological, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology. Understanding some of the central concepts in psychology is beneficial for understanding people's mental processes and behavior and provides a framework for future studies in this field. This course should help you develop insights into understanding psychological processes such as learning, memory, personality, stages of human development, stress and its effects, behavior in groups, and psychological disorders. Thus, the course will expose you to information that is not only interesting but also useful in "the real world."