[Psycdept-l] Special Topics Courses for Fall 2022

[Elsner, Robert]

Beloved Department,

I wanted to share with you three Special Topics courses that are being offered, and encourage you to consider signing up for them, especially Industrial/Organizational psychology, with which many of you might not be familiar.

First is a new course not taught here in a long time, Industrial/Organizational Psychology (I/O). This is the fastest growing field in all employment according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I/O asks the questions of how people work together, get along in organizations, and grow and organization through human resources and training. This course is open to all majors and class-levels, even as a 400-level course, with only PSYC101 as a pre-requisite. Here is the description:

PSYC 411.03 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Professor J.T. Frazier MWF 10:30-11:35 | CRN: 75836 Prerequisite: PSYC 101
An introduction to the field of Industrial/Organizational (I-O) Psychology, including major theories, practical applications, and research in the field for organizations. Special attention will be paid to the history and methods of the fields of both industrial psychology (e.g., personnel selection, training and development, and performance appraisal) and organizational psychology (e.g., work motivation, justice, leadership, and stress).

These skills would benefit anyone in any job, but also might help you find a new passion in a fast-growing area of psychology. The instructor has been working in I/O for many years and is a warm, knowledgeable instructor who brings plenty of pragmatic skills to bear in the classroom.

Second, we are offing a course on age and aging that can be considered a continuation of PSYC205-Lifespan Developmental Psychology. This course also allows any major and class level to enroll, as long as they have already taken PSYC101.

PSYC 411.01 - Gerontology
Dr. Robert J.F. Elsner MWF 10:30-11:35 | CRN: 73951 Prerequisite: PSYC 101 An in-depth study of the problems which affect the elderly in our society. The social, psychological, physical, economic, and spiritual problems which affect the quality of life for the elderly will be examined. In addition, an exploration of the social role of the aged individual in social institutions such as the family and the church is taken.

Finally, a restricted course for Junior level students with at least eight hours of psychology credit beyond PSYC101 due to its intensity and popularity is Child Clinical Psychology. This course is already full to capacity, but we will be offering it again due to its popularity.

Please consider I/O or Gerontology if you are looking for other fun, interesting, and skills-developing classes beyond our typical offerings. If you have questions, please let me know. Have a wonderful rest of the semester!

In Christ,

Dr. E.


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Robert J.F. Elsner, Ph.D., D.Min.
Professor and Chair of Psychology
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