Page 270 of Delgado Community College 2006-2007 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

271 POLI 201 Public Administration 3-0-3 Theory and practice of public administration. Examines structures of public organizations at national, state, and local levels and role of administrator at each level. POLI 261 Constitutional Law 3-0-3 Police powers of the state and their limitations. Particular attention given due-process privileges and immunities of criminal defendants and prisoners afforded by the United States Constitution. Same course as CRJU 261. PSYCHOLOGY City Park Campus: Dr. Gamble, Associate Professor Ms. Madison, Assistant Professor Mr. Heintz, Instructor Ms. Berry, Instructor Mr. Majors, Instructor West Bank Campus: Mr. Lawyer, Professor Northshore: Ms. Kieffer, Associate Professor PSYC 112 Human Sexuality 3-0-3 Scientific explanation of human sexuality that reviews historical perspectives. Includes crosscultural and contemporary issues. PSYC 127 General Psychology 3-0-3 History and methodology of psychology, biological basis of behavior, perception, memory, learning, motivation, human development, personality, abnormal behavior, and social psychology. PSYC 217 Psychology of Adjustment 3-0-3 Basic psychological principles as explanations for challenges encountered in adult life. Includes abnormal psychology, psychological evaluation, and therapies. Not intended to provide evaluation or therapy to individual students. Prerequisite: PSYC 127. PSYC 225 Child Psychology 3-0-3 Physical, intellectual, social, and emotional factors in child growth and development. Prerequisite: PSYC 127. Same course as EDUC 225. PSYC 226 Human Growth and Development 3-0-3 Surveys normal lifespan changes, including physiological, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes. Prerequisite: PSYC 127 or permission of instructor. PSYC 235 Educational Psychology 3-0-3 Principles of psychology applied to problems of education and learning. Same course as EDUC 235. PSYC 240 Abnormal Psychology 3-0-3 Introduces major mental disorders (as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) from several perspectives such as cognitive, humanistic, and historical and in terms of symptoms, etiology, diagnosis, demographic factors, and treatment options. Prerequisite: PSYC 127. PSYC 245 Social Psychology 3-0-3 Social influences on individual behavior and the dynamics of group interaction. Includes research methods, attribution, attitudes and behavior, interpersonal attraction, altruism, aggression, conflict, prejudice, social influence, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: PSYC 127. PUBLIC SERVICES PSSE 100 Basic Corrections 5-1-6 Performance-based training course approved for Basic Correctional Office by the Louisiana Peace Office Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.) and the American Correctional Association. PSSE 102 Juvenile Corrections 5-3-6 Youth care worker training course designed for juvenile correctional officers. Course meets requirements established by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Youth Development. PSSE 112 Introduction to Public Services 3-0-3 Introduction and orientation to public services. An overview to the duties, academic and nonacademic requirements, organizational structures, career opportunities and benefits, and basic principles associated with the fields

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