NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate Course Certificate in Psychology in General Psychology

  • Eligibility Criteria

    High school diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    6

  • Courses Offered

    6

  • Course Duration

    1 Month (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $780

Courses Offered

An undergraduate certificate by NYMU will help secure your plans of garnering progression and stability regarding career opportunities and lock an elevated career, one that you always imagined.

Introduction To Cognitive Psychology (GPS-022)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cognitive Psychologist'S Approach To Research
     Methods Of Cognitive Psychology
     Visual Perception
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Attention
     Sensory Memory And Primary Memory
     Memory Encoding
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Prospective Memory
     Memory Storage
     Visual Imagery
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Motor Control
     Decision Making And Deductive Reasoning
     Problem Solving
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Language Structure
     Language Processing

Psychology Of Personality (GPS-119)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction To Personality Theory
     Classical Psychoanalysis: Freud
     Analytical Psychology: Jung.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Individual Psychology: Adler.
     Psychosocial Development: Erikson.
     Interpersonal Psychoanalysis: Horney.
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Personological Trait Theory: Allport
     Factor Analytic Trait Theory: Cattell And The Big Five
     Biological Trait Theories
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Challenge Of Behaviorism: Skinner And Staats
     Psychoanalytic Learning Theory: Dollard And Miller.
     Cognitive Social Learning Theory: Mischel And Bandura
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Psychology Of Personal Constructs: Kelly
     Person-Centered Theory: Rogers
     The Hierarchy Of Needs: Maslow

Introduction To Psychology (GPS-129)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Science Of Psychology
     The Biological Basis Of Behavior
     Sensation And Perception
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     States Of Consciousness
     Learning
     Memory
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cognition And Mental Abilities
     Motivation And Emotion
     Life-Span Development
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Personality
     Stress And Health Psychology
     Psychological Disorders
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Therapies
     Social Psychology

Health Psychology (GPS-150)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction To Health Psychology
     The Process Of Medical Care
     Communication In The Medical Encounter
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Medical Professionals In Training And Practice
     Staying Healthy
     Health Recommendations And Behavior Change
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Process Of Illness
     Pain
     Psychological Processes, Stress, And Physical Illness
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Coping With Stress
     Serious Illness: The Patient'S Perspective.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     A Life-Span Perspective On Chronic Illness And Aging
     Terminal Illness And Bereavement

Evolutionary Psychology (GPS-767)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Scientific Movements Leading To Evolutionary Psychology
     The New Science Of Evolutionary Psychology
     Survival Problems And Solutions
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Women’S Long-Term Mating Strategies
     Men'S Long-Term Mating Strategies
     Short-Term Sexual Strategies
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Principles Of Parenting
     Problems Of Kinship
     Cooperative Alliances
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Aggression And Warfare
     Conflict Between The Sexes
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Status, Prestige, And Social Dominance
     Toward A Unified Evolutionary Psychology

Community Psychology (GPS-854)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction To Community Psychology
     Scientific Research Methods
     The Importance Of Social Change
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Creating And Sustaining Social Change
     Stress, Coping, And Social Support: Toward Community Mental Health
     The Mentally Disordered: A Place In The Community
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Social And Human Services In The Community
     Schools, Children, And Community
     Law, Crime, And The Community
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Health Care
     Community Health And Preventive Medicine
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Community Organizational Psychology
     The Future Of Community Psychology

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