Psychology Minor

The psychology minor from CBU introduces students to the study of human relationships, behavior and the mind. Expert Christian professors will offer connections between psychology and biblical truth.

The psychology minor requires the completion of the following 21 units.

General Prerequisite

 

PSY213 General Psychology

This introductory course is a survey of the processes of adjustment, growth, learning, remembering, perception, sensation, socialization, and emotions. It is meant to better equip students to understand and articulate their own life experiences, as well as improve their understanding of the behavior of others. This course is a prerequisite to all other courses in Psychology. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

PSY213-D
King, Autumn Pamela		 01/09/2023 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Yeager Center B218
PSY213-A
Crosby, Robert G.		 01/09/2023 MW 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Building 36 ONLN
PSY213-B
Larsen, Anne-Marie		 01/09/2023 MW 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Health Science Campus ONLN
PSY213-C
Crosby, Robert G.		 01/09/2023 MW 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Mission Hall ONLN
PSY213-E
Handojo, Virgo		 01/09/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 AM Yeager Center B252
PSY213-A
Frederick, Thomas Vincent		 05/08/2023 M 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM TBA
PSY213-E
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM TBA
PSY213-A
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM TBA
PSY213-D
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MWF 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM BUS 204
PSY213-C
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS 204
PSY213-B
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Mission Hall 109
PSY213-F
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Mission Hall 109

Upper Division Requirements

 

PSY320 Life Span Development

The course addresses principles of psychological development across time and culture. Students will understand universal stages of human development, influences on individual differences and the impact of nature and nurture. The course views human development as a unit of interrelated parts, concentrating on the relationships between the mind, body, and the socio-cultural context. Specific consideration is given to issues of integration, culture, and Biblical worldview. Prerequisite: PSY 213. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

PSY320-B
Handojo, Virgo		 01/09/2023 TTh 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Yeager Center B218
PSY320-A
Handojo, Virgo		 01/09/2023 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Health Science Campus M261
PSY320-B
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MWF 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM TBA
PSY320-A
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM TBA

PSY322 Theories of Personality

This course is a survey of theories of personality emphasizing various viewpoints, unique theoretical perspectives, functions, and development of basic attitudes and belief systems that influence behavior throughout the life span. The course equips students to actively integrate faith (i.e., biblical principles) with the theories discussed. Prerequisite: PSY 213. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

PSY322-B
Purrington, Susan N		 01/09/2023 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS 252
PSY322-A
Purrington, Susan N		 01/09/2023 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Yeager Center B221
PSY322-A
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MWF 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM TBA
PSY322-B
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Yeager Center B111

PSY473 Psychophysiology

This course is an introduction to the capacity, limitations, and complexities of the human brain and its relationship to the neural and endocrine processes underlying brain function and behavior. Prerequisite: PSY 213. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

PSY473-B
Minton-Ryan, Carol A.		 01/09/2023 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Yeager Center B220
PSY473-A
Minton-Ryan, Carol A.		 01/09/2023 MW 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM BUS ONLN
PSY473-A
STAFF, STAFF		 09/05/2023 MW 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM TBA ONLN

*Plus, 12 additional units of upper division psychology

**Minor students may use elective units toward a departmental concentration.