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Applied Human Behavior
Description: This course is meant to assist students in understanding the wide variety of degrees, careers and roles found in the Behavioral health field. Students will be exposed to the history, roles and goals of Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and Criminology. The course will encourage student self-exploration and career research to support students to develop an appreciation of how the behavioral health field can be either a primary or secondary impact on their future careers. Students will research a variety of profession based topics including understanding the academic requirements, licenses, experience and marketability of positions in today's economy. Additionally, this course seeks to introduce students to a foundation in reading and understanding research in the social sciences including principles, methods and practices. This class does not replace social statistics but seeks to assist students in developing an appreciation for the value of research, skills in comparing and differentiating types of study, and deriving main ideas from existing research. Additionally, this course provides students with an introduction to the most common social science and scientific writing formats. Letter grade only.
Units: 2
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: ENG 105 or ENGY 102
Applied Human Behavior
Term : Fall 2017
Catalog Year : 2017-2018
AHBY 220 - Introduction To Human Behavior And Social Science Research
Description: This course is meant to assist students in understanding the wide variety of degrees, careers and roles found in the Behavioral health field. Students will be exposed to the history, roles and goals of Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and Criminology. The course will encourage student self-exploration and career research to support students to develop an appreciation of how the behavioral health field can be either a primary or secondary impact on their future careers. Students will research a variety of profession based topics including understanding the academic requirements, licenses, experience and marketability of positions in today's economy. Additionally, this course seeks to introduce students to a foundation in reading and understanding research in the social sciences including principles, methods and practices. This class does not replace social statistics but seeks to assist students in developing an appreciation for the value of research, skills in comparing and differentiating types of study, and deriving main ideas from existing research. Additionally, this course provides students with an introduction to the most common social science and scientific writing formats. Letter grade only.
Units: 2
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: ENG 105 or ENGY 102