THE ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY (4 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain the influence of philosophy and physiology in the development of psychology; explain the emergence of the traditional schools of psychology and the contemporary approach of psychological science; Give examples of the current focus and current researches of contemporary psychological science.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Psychology;
2. The Philosophical and Physiological Influence of Psychology;
3. The Birth of Modern Psychology and The First Schools of Thought;
4. Behaviorism and Gestalt Psychology;
5. Psychoanalisis and Humanistic Psychology;
6. Contemporary Developments in Psychology;
7. Cognitive, Learning, and Educational Psychology;
8. Social Psychology;
9. Industrial and Organizational Psychology;
10. Developmental Psychology;
11. Clinical Psychology.