Psychology Dept Course Descriptions - Faculty of Social Sciences

FOUR-YEAR STANDARD PROGRAMME

FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
GSS 101	Use of English I	2
GSS 104	Philosophy of Science	2
GSS 107	Nigeria peoples and culture	2
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology I	2
PSY 111	Quantitative Methods in psychology I	2
PSY 141	Learning Processes I	2
PSY 103	History of Systems of Psychology I	2
PSY 104	Psychology and Nigerian Traditional Societies I	2
PSY 131	Psychobiology	2
	Faculty Courses (Any one)
SOC 111	Introduction to Sociology I	2
PSC 111	Introduction to Political Science I	2
ECO 101	Principles of Economics I	2
MAC 101	Introduction to Mass Communication. I	2
	Inter-Faculty Courses (Any one)	2
BIO 101	General Biology I
ICH 101	General Chemistry I
BUS 101	Introduction to Business Administration I
LAW 101	Introduction to Nigerian Legal Systems I
MAT 101	Mathematics I	2
	TOTAL	22

FIRST YEAR SECOND SEMESTER

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
GSS 102	Use of English II	2
GSS 103	Philosophy and Logic	2
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 102	Introduction to Psychology II	2
PSY 112	Quantitative Methods in Psychology II	2
PSY 121	Basic Concepts in Experimental Psychology	2
PSY 142	Learning Processes II	2
PSY 105	Psychology and Nigerian Traditional Societies II	2
	Faculty Course (Any one)
SOC 112	Introduction to Sociology II	2
PSC 102	Introduction to Political Science II	2
ECO 102	Principles of Economics II	2
MAC 102	Introduction to Mass communication.	2
	Inter-Faculty Course (Any one)	2
BIO 102	General Biology II	2
ICH 102	General Chemistry II	2
PHY 102	General Physics II	2
BUS 102	Introduction to Business Administration II	2
LAW 112	Introduction to Nigerian Legal Systems II	2
MAT 200	Mathematics I	2
	TOTAL	18

YEAR TWO FIRST SEMESTER

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 221	General Experimental Psychology I	2
PSY 231	Physiological Psychology I	2
PSY 241	Developmental Psychology I	2
PSY 261	Industrial Psychology	2
PSY 251	Principles of Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency	2
PSY 252	Psychology of ethnicity and ethnic group relations	2
PSY 201	Determinants of Behaviour	2
	Departmental Electives (Any one)
PSY 262	Sport Psychology	2
PSY 243	Adolescents Psychology	2
PSY 265	Psychology of Industrial Relations	2
	Faculty Courses (one core course)
PSY 211	Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences I	2

	Inter-Faculty Courses (one core course)
CSC 101	Computer Programming and Language I	2

TOTAL 20

YEAR TWO SECOND SEMESTER

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
	General Experimental Psychology I	2
PSY 222	Physiological Psychology II	2
PSY 232	Introduction to Social Psychology	2
PSY 253	Development Psychology II	2
PSY 242	Experimental Design	2
PSY 223	Psychology of Individual Differences and Behaviour	2
PSY 281
	Departmental Electives (Any one)	2
	Personality and Adjustment
PSY 239	Belief Systems and Behaviour	2
PSY 254
	Faculty Course (one core course)	2
	Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences II
PSY 212
	Inter-Faculty Course (one core course)
	Computer Programming and Language II	2
CSC 202

TOTAL 18

YEAR THREE FIRST SEMESTER

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 311	Statistical Methods in Psychology I	2
PSY 371	Clinical Psychology I
PSY 391	Research Methods in Psychology I	2
PSY 341	Personality Assessment	2
PSY 331	Sensory Processes	2
PSY 361	Organizational Psychology	2
PSY 351	Advanced Social Psychology	2
PSY 373	Counseling	2
PSY 335	Political Psychology	2

	Electives (one)
PSY 388	Principles of Educational Psychology	2
PSY 382	Demography	2
PSY 387	Psychology of Religion	2
PSY 393	Research on Social Interactions	2
	TOTAL	20

YEAR THREE SECOND SEMESTER

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hours

	Departmental Courses(compulsory)
PSY 312	Statistical Methods in Psychology II	2
PSY 372	Clinical Psychology II	2
PSY 392	Research Methods in Psychology II	2
PSY 375	Psychology of Substance Abuse	2
PSY 324	Advanced Experimental Psychology	2
PSY 383	Cognitive Psychology	2
PSY 363	Personnel Management	2
PSY 356	Environmental Psychology	2
PSY 381	Forensic Psychology	2

	Elective (One)	2
PSY 384	Cross- Cultural Psychology	2
PSY 377	Managerial Psychology	2
PSY 378	Career Development Total	2 20

YEAR FOUR FIRST SEMESTER

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours

	Departmental Courses(compulsory)
PSY 491	Psychological Testing and Test Construction I	2
PSY 431	Psychobiological Study of Behaviour I	2
PSY 451	Social Perception	2
PSY 471	Practicum in Psychotherapy I	2
PSY 441	Personality Theories	2
PSY 481	Current Issues in Psychology	2
PSY 475	Advanced Clinical Psychology	2
PSY 443	Theories of Learning	2

	Electives (one)
PSY 482	Consumer Psychology	2
PSY 484	Military Psychology	2
PSY 488	Health Psychology	2
	TOTAL	18

YEAR FOUR SECOND SEMESTER

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours

	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 492	Psychological Testing and Test Construction II	2
PSY 432	Psychobiological study of Behaviour II	2
PSY 472	Practicum in Psychotherapy II	2
PSY 461	Psychology of Union Management Relations	2
PSY 453	Psychology of Social Change	2
PSY 473	Behaviour Modification	2
PSY 499	Research Project	6

	Electives (one)
PSY 485	Psychology of Vocational Behaviour	2
PSY 486	Community Psychology	2
PSY 487	Communication Psychology	2
	TOTAL	20

DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES (THREE-YEAR PROGRAMME)

FIRST SEMESTER 1/3

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology I	2
PSY 141	Learning Processes I	2
PSY 262	Sports Psychology	2
PSY 221	Experimental Psychology	2
PSY 261	Industrial Psychology	2
PSY 231	Physiological Psychology I	2
PSY 251	Principles of Criminology	2
PSY 241	Developmental Psychology I	2
PSY 211	Introduction to Statistics for Social Science I	2
PSY 252	Psychology of Ethnicity and Ethnic Groups Relations	2
	Intra-Faculty Courses (Select One)
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology I	2
PSC 101	Introduction to Political Science I	2
ECO 101	Principles of Economics I	2
MAC 101	Introduction to Mass Communication. I	2
	Inter-Faculty Courses (Select One)
LAW 101	Nigeria Legal System I	2
BUS 101	Introduction to Business Methods I	2
CSC 101	Introduction to Computer Programming and Language I	2

SECOND SEMESTER 1/3

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 102	Introduction to Psychology II	2
PSY 142	Learning Processes II	2
PSY 121	Basic Concepts in Experimental Psychology	2
PSY 222	Psychology of Individual Differences	2
PSY 232	Industrial Psychology	2
PSY 252	Physiological Psychology II	2
PSY 242	Principles of Criminology	2
PSY 212	Developmental Psychology II	2
PSY 223	Introduction to Statistics for Social Science	2
PSY 232	Psychology of Ethnicity and Ethnic Groups Relations	2
	Intra-faculty courses (Select One)
SOC 102	Introduction to Sociology II	2
PSC 102	Introduction to Political Science II	2
ECO 102	Principles of Economics II	2
MAC 102	Introduction to Mass Communication. II	2
	Inter-Faculty Courses (Select One)
LAW 102	Nigerian Legal System II	2
BUS 102	Introduction to Business Method II	2
CSC 102	Introduction to Computer Programming and Language II	2
	TOTAL	24

FIRST SEMESTER (2/3)

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 311	Statistical Methods in Psychology I	2
PSY 371	Clinical Psychology	2
PSY 381	Research Methods in Psychology I	2
PSY 341	Personality Assessment	2
PSY 331	Sensory Processes	2
PSY 361	Organizational Psychology	2
PSY 351	Advanced Social Psychology	2
PSY 373	Counselling Psychology	2
PSY 335	Political Psychology	2

	Electives ( Select One)
PSY 388	Principles of Educational Psychology	2
PSY 382	Demography	2
PSY 387	Psychology of Religion	2
PSY 393	Research on Social Interactions.	2
	Total	20

SECOND SEMESTER (2/3)

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 312	Statistical Methods in Psychology II	2
PSY 372	Clinical Psychology II	2
PSY 392	Research Methods in Psychology II	2
PSY 375	Psychology of Substance Abuse	2
PSY 324	Advanced Experimental Psychology	2
PSY 383	Cognitive Psychology	2
PSY 363	Personnel Management	2
PSY 356	Environmental Psychology	2
PSY 381	Forensic Psychology	2
	Electives (Select One)
PSY 384	Cross-cultural Psychology	2
PSY 377	Managerial Psychology	2
PSY 378	Career Development	2
	TOTAL	20

FIRST SEMESTER (3/3)

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours
	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 491	Psychological Testing and Test Construction I	2
PSY 431	Psychobiological Study of Behavioour I	2
PSY 451	Social Perception	2
PSY 471	Practicum in Psychotherapy I	2
PSY 441	Personality theories	2
PSY 481	Current Issues in Psychology	2
PSY 475	Advanced Clinical Psychology	2
PSY 443	Theories of Learning	2
	Electives (Select One)
PSY 482	Consumer Psychology	2
PSY 484	Military Psychology	2
PSY 488	Health Psychology	2
	TOTAL	18

SECOND SEMESTER (3/3)

Course No	Course title	Credit Hours

	Departmental Courses (compulsory)
PSY 492	Psychological Testing and Test Construction II	2
PSY 432	Psycho-biological study of behaviour II	2
PSY 472	Practicum in Psychotherapy II	2
PSY 461	Psychology of Union Management	2
PSY 453	Psychology of Social Change	2
PSY 473	Behaviour Modification	2
PSY 499	Research Project	6
	Electives (Select One)
PSY 485	Psychology of Vocational Behaviour	2
PSY 486	Community Psychology	2
PSY 487	Communication Psychology	2
	TOTAL	20

SUMMARY

FOUR YEARS PROGRAMME

Credit Hours

General Courses 10
Departmental Courses 130
Faculty Courses 8
Inter-Faculty Courses 8

Total minimum 156

Total Credit hours for 4 years programme

1^st Semester 2^nd Semester Total

1^st year 22 18 40

2^nd year 20 18 38

3^rd year 20 20 40

4^th year 18 20 38

Total minimum 156

THREE YEARS PROGRAMME

Credit Hours

Departmental Courses 118
Faculty Courses 4
Inter-Faculty Courses 4

Total minimum 126

Total Credit hours for 3 years programme

1^st Semester 2^nd Semester Total

1^st year 24 24 48

2^nd year 20 20 40

3^rd year 18 20 38

________________ Total minimum 126___

Course Descriptions

100LEVEL

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I 2 Credits

The Science of psychology and its origin. The subject matter of psychology-behaviour motivation, emotion, frustration, conflict, defense mechanisms, etc schools of Psychology, different areas of psychology. Relationship between psychology and other disciplines.

PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology II 2 Credits

Preliminary survey of topics in sensory processes and perception. Personality differences, psychological bases for behaviour. Types of behavioural abnormality and some areas of applied psychology; industrial, clinical, educational etc.

PSY 103 History and Systems of Psychology 2 Credits

Philosophical antecedent of psychology, Wilhelm Wundt, Weber, Fechner, Muller etc. Structuralism, Functionalism. Gestalt, etc. Survey of the origin of modern psychology with emphasis on the African influence on modern experimental psychology.

PSY 111 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I 2 Credits

Application of quantitative methods in psychological research, frequency distribution, plots – histograms, frequency Polygon, charts etc. measures of central tendencies– (mean, mode, and median.) Measure of dispersion -Standard deviation etc. standard scores as measures of comparison.

PSY 112 Quantitative Methods in Psychology II 2 Credits

Normal and abnormal curves, areas under the normal curve. Probability theories, permutation and combinations. Introduction to parametric and non-parametric methods of data analysis in psychological investigations.

PSY 121 Basic Concepts in Experimental Psychology 2 Credits

Historical antecedents of experimental psychology, samples and sampling techniques; variables and control of variables in experimental design, discrete and continuous variables dependent and independent variables, quantitative and qualitative variables, experimental and control groups.

Observation, hypothesis testing, design of experiments (one way design, correlation design, etc) statistical analysis – descriptive and inferential statistics, research report.

PSY 131 Psycho-biology 2 Credits

Relationship between the psychological senses and behaviour. Animals experiments in the human body and their relationships to behaviour. Human position on the phylogenetic scale.

PSY 141 Learning Process I 2 Credits

An introduction to the experimental analysis of learning process in both man and animals. Definition and explanation of types of learning, learning theories – SR and Cognitive theories, factors affecting learning, transfer of learning, motivation in learning.

PSY 142 Learning Processes II 2 Credits

The memory system remembering and forgetting, learning concepts, recall recognition. The learning theories.

200 LEVEL

PSY 201 Determinants of Behaviour 2 Credits

Cause-effect approach to behaviour, S-R relationships, etc nature- Nature controversies as determinants of behaviour, motivational and social learning theories of behaviour, etc.

PSY 211 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Science I 2 Credits

Definitions of basic statistical concepts: samples, population, parameters, estimates, variable, etc. descriptive statistics: frequency distributions and graphic representations, central tendencies, dispersions, probability and binomial, distribution, Normal curve.

PSY 212 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Science II 2 Credits

Correlations and regressions analysis, chi square analysis. The t- test, One-way and two way ANOVA statistics and their non-parametric equivalents.

PSY 221 General Experimental psychology I 2 Credits

Designed to train students to do experimental psychological research, psychophysical concept and measurements. Issues of design, running an experiment, empirical approach involving psychological mechanisms in learning, thinking and perception. Experimental research reports.

PSY 222 General Experimental Psychology II 2 Credits

Analysis of some experimental studies in emotion, motivation and language. Time and perceptual illusions. Threshold and scaling methods.

PSY 223 Experimental Design 2 Credits

Types of research design and when to use them. Factors, randomization, number of groups and type of control as determinants of experimental designs, independent, dependent and extraneous variables. Statistical correlates of experimental designs. One factor and higher order factorial designs.

PSY 231 Physiological psychology I 2 Credits

The internal environment of the cell as the unit of life, the endocrine system, basic neuro-anatomy – the nervous system, structure and functions of the neurons, the receptors and effectors the response mechanisms of human beings; specific sensory experience.

PSY 232 Physiological Psychology II 2 Credits

The role of the genes and the evolutionary process in behaviour. The metabolic process, endocrinology (endocrine glands and hormones, physiological homeostasis). Relationship between the above process and behaviour (both normal and abnormal behaviours).

PSY 241 Developmental Psychology I 2 Credits

Survey of theory and research on the developing child through life span. Prenatal development and hazards of pregnancy and delivery. Pre-maturity, components of human development (growth, maturation and learning). Principles of human development from infancy to early adolescence emphasizing specific aspects of development e.g. language, cognitive and physical aspects; early socialization in the home and school.

PSY 242 Developmental psychology II 2 Credits

Adolescent stages of development. Survey of Freud, Piaget Erickson. Biological and behavioural theories from infancy to adolescence through adulthood, middle age and old age. Intellectual and personality characteristics of aging. Bereavement and death.

PSY 249 Personality and Adjustment 2 Credits

Psychoanalytic approach to personality. Trait theories of personality. Social learning theories. Humanistic theories, critical implication.

PSY 251 Psychology of Criminology 2 Credits

Psychological examination of crime and delinquency as social phenomena; review of the various theories of crime causation, impact of social forces on the creation of criminal law; the relationship between crime and social change; penology in Nigeria.

PSY 252 Psychology of ethnicity ad Ethnic Groups relations 2 Credits

Methods, problems and empirical data on psychology in the area of ethnicity, race and culture and their relation to personality. Survey of ethnicity including the positive and negative aspects of ethnicity; inter-ethnic prejudices and attribution pattern with special emphasis on ethnic groups in Nigeria. Ethnic stereotypes and conflicts. Reducing ethnic prejudice and group conflicts.

PSY 253 Introduction to Social Psychology 2 Credits

Survey of social psychological concepts. Analysis of the social and psychological antecedents of modern social psychology. Social psychology and other social sciences. Methods of research in social psychology; attitudes (formation, characteristics and change). Leadership, social attribution of responsibility, introduction of group processes. Balance theories.

PSY 254 Belief System and Behaviour 2 Credits

Types, structure and functions of culture in social dynamics and how they affect behaviour. The influence of racism, ethicist, religion, political groups, etc. on behaviour.

PSY 261 Industrial psychology 2 Credits

Psychology applied to business and industry. History and scope of industrial/occupational psychology; individual differences within the context of industrial activities vocational guidance and theories, personnel activities-selection, training and placement; personnel interviewing etc.

PSY 262 Sports Psychology 2 Credits

Relationships between types of sporting activities and behaviour, recreation, stress management, aggression, co-operations as forms of sporting activities. The roles of self-image and motivation in sports performance. Review of current studies on psychology of sports.

PSY 265 Psychology of Industrial Relations

Definition of key concepts in Industrial Relations; history of industrial relations in Nigeria; the psychological contract and its implications for employer – labour relations. Causes of industrial conflict and the various methods of resolution; collective bargaining and methods used by labour organizations in achieving their objectives..

PSY 281 Psychology of individual Differences 2 Credits

Survey of types of individual differences in various aspects of behaviour and the effects of society and culture on individual behaviour, in-depth examination of intellectual and cognitive differences; study of personality and various theories of personality. The use of tests in the measurement of individual differences.

300 LEVEL

PSY 311 Statistical Methods in Psychology I 2 Credits

Inferential statistical techniques; hypothesis testing with parametric statistics- pearson moment correlation, t-test ( Independent and matched), one way ANOVA and post hoc pairwise comparism of means. Introduction to ANOVA and higher order factorid statistics.

PSY 312 Statistical Methods in Psychology I 2 Credits

Advanced statistical methods as applied to psychology including parametric linea regression and non parametric tests of significance -chi square (Goodness-of-fit and contingency table), Mann Whitney u test, Wilcoxon sign test, Spearman rank order correlation, and Kruskal Wallis test.

PSY 331 Sensory Processes 2 Credits

Types of sensory. Signal detection. Physical basis of sensation. Relationship between sensation and perception. Emphasis on human, visual, somatic senses and psychophysics practical.

PSY 335 Political psychology 2 Credits

Personality, attitudes, beliefs, social perception and attribution patterns as basic psychological constructs which influence political behaviour. Major approaches in the formation and maintenance of political beliefs and activities: socialization, authoritarianism and alienation. Leadership conflict, aggression, violence, revolution, war, African regional politics and international relations. Ethnic politics in Nigeria.

PSY 354 Advanced Experimental Psychology 2 Credits

Elementary displays and reaction speed- perceptual motor learning and performance. Animal learning transfer, forgetting and problem solving.

PSY 351 Advanced Social Psychology 2 Credits

Values, attitudes and Nigerian development interpersonal/social perception. Interpersonal attraction. Attribution theories and attribution processes. Social structure: goals, power, communication, etc. attitude measurement and attitude change. Aggression and its management, group decisions, performance and leadership effectiveness. Sex roles and sex differences: cross-cultural analysis. Achievement motivation. The social psychology of institutions: religion, family, school, etc.

PSY 356 Environmental psychology 2 Credits

Mans interaction with his physical environment and its impact on human behaviour perception of man-made habit. Methods of environmental assessment, man as a part of ecological-behavioural, critical assessment of Roger Barber’s contribution to environmental psychology.

PSY 361 Organizational psychology 2 Credits

Man within a wide organizational setting. Topics include: concept of power and authority, formal and informal groups; group conflicts in organization and their resolutions; industrial leadership theories of industrial motivation; human problems to technological change communication systems.

PSY 363 Personnel management 2 Credits

Introducing students to personnel management regarding the history and development of the personnel function of management; job analysis; quality of personnel, human resource planning work forces analysis. Recruitment and selection; performance appraisal, training policies and administration: personnel development; job evaluation; salary and wage policies and working condition. Cases drawn from the Nigerian environment will be used to reinforce learning and understanding of the subject matters.

PSY 372 Clinical Psychology II 2 Credits

Integrative study of the nature and methods of clinical psychology. Psychological dysfunction and their management. Mental deficiency and retardation. Training of mental retardates; educational. Vocational and social.

PSY 373 Counseling Psychology 2 Credits

Meaning and explanation of counseling psychology. Types of counseling; misconceptions about counseling in Nigeria. Counselor qualities; individual and group counseling; the need for preventive counseling in Nigeria. Counselor theories, e.g. client-centered approach, rational-emotive therapy (RET), Decision making Approach, Behavioural approach, etc. career choice and information.

PSY 375 Psychology of Substance Abuse 2 Credits

Diagnosis of drug and alcohol abuse. Treatment and rehabilitation. Psychological problems associated with substance abuse. Basic aspects of the pharmacology of psychotropic drugs. Drugs of addiction and abuse-alcohol, the opiates, synthetic analgesics and morphine-like drugs, barbiturates, cocaine, cannabis-sativa (marijuana), psycho-stimulants (amphetamines), Hallucinogens, tobacco, etc. stages of alcohol dependence. Rehabilitation, Drug legislation and social action. Practical lessons.

PSY 384 Cross-cultural Psychology 2 Credits

Scope, method and limitation of cross-cultural studies of behaviour. Cross-cultural studies of behaviour with special emphasis on studies in Africa an Asia.

PSY 381 Forensic Psychology 2 Credits

Introduction to forensic psychology, definition and scope; art identification if incidence; integrations and confessions using psychological skills; interviewing techniques. Crime and delinquency, psychopathic behaviours and society, juvenile offender and the law, mental status of the offenders, social psychological implications of legal judgment; crime culture and prevention; mental health legislation.

PSY 382 Demography 2 Credits

The course is designed to equip students with principles of demography and population studies. Areas to be covered include: demographic data, basic concepts and techniques as tools pf demography and population studies as well as the relationship between them. The controversial debates in theory and policy concerning the nature of the interaction between population and socio-economic development will be examined.

PSY 383 Cognitive Psychology 2 Credits

Cognitive approach: different models for organization of knowledge; visual and ancillary cognitions creativity; the memory system; pattern recognition attention, etc. influence of culture on cognition, implications of cognitive activities for learning and memory defects.

PSY 387 Psychology of Religion 2 Credits

Psychological views of formation of diverse religion. Religion, human needs, and social functions. The relationship between religions and founders’ personality characteristics. The functional roles of religions in personality adjustment and maintenance of social order.

PSY 388 Principles of Educational psychology 2 Credits

The nature and scope of education in the African concept. Problems of educating the African child. The home environment, the school and wider community. Emphasis on teacher education, the role of parents and cousins, making education more relevant and more meaningful.

PSY 391 Research Methods in Psychology I 2 Credits

Review of experimental designs and statistical analysis employed in psychological research. Discussion of steps involved in the presentation of research reports. Test construction, validity and reliability of psychological tests. Three-group and n-factorial research designs and appropriate statistical tests (parametric and nonparametric). Emphasis on practical research experience and presentations in professional journals. Ethical issues.

PSY 393 Research on social Interaction 2 Credits

Analysis of research methodologies involved in-group dynamic e.g. Asch’s conformity experiments, risky shifts, Zimbardo et al (1973) simulated prisons study, etc.) Critical analysis of some social studies done in Africa and their cross-cultural implications. Nature-nature issues in personality, aggression, pro-social behaviour, etc.

400 LEVEL

PSY 431 Psycho-biological study of Behaviour I 2 Credits

An examination of the Physiology of chemical, auditor, visual, adsomatic senses, and their relationship with Psychological processes. Structure and functions of the brain, autonomic nervous system, and the glands. Biological factors in motivation; instinctual behaviours and emotion. The biology of sexual behaviour, sleep and arousal.

PSY 432 Psycho-biological study of behaviour II

Advanced treatment of issues in PSY 431 including the complex nature of central nervous systems and behavior, Principles of psychopharmacology in uniting neuro transmitter and their relationship with psychotropic substance.

PSY 441 Personality theories 2 Credits

State and trait theories of personality. Discussion on personality theories of Freud, Hung, Lewin, Cattel, Eysenck, etc, and social psychological theories of personality.

PSY 443 Theories of learning 2 Credits

Survey of the development of important theories in the study of learning and cognition. Physiological theories, connectionism, behaviour and Gestalt theories, Piaget, etc.

PSY 451 Social perception 2 Credits

The person in social perception. The nature of cognition. Perception of causality. Intra and inter-group perception; biases in perception; inter-group prejudice and conflict. Inference process and forming impression of others. Theories and attribution biases. Implications of social perception and attribution biases. Implications of social perception and attribution for inter-group relations in Nigeria.

PSY 453 Psychology of Social Change 2 Credits

Social psychological analysis of the concept of social change invocations and resistance; tradition Vs modernity; dynamics of peasant cultures; studies of pre-literate societies; adjustment problems to social change; conflicts and crises of identity.

PSY 461 Psychologies of Union Management Relations 2 Credits

Basic issues in industrial and labour conflicts, and the role of social and industrial psychology in the development and maintenance of industrial and labour harmony.

PSY 471 Practicum in Psychotherapy I 2 Credits

Practical instruction in psychotherapeutic intervention techniques. Supervised experience. Practical work in psychotherapy. Application of the theories in laboratory and field situations.

PSY 472 Practicum in Psychotherapy II 2 Credits

More detailed studies and practical approaches to identification and treatment of behaviours disorders a continuation of PSY 471.

PSY 473 Behaviour Modification 2 Credits

Approaches to understanding the principles and applications of conditioning to adaptive and mal-adaptive behaviours. Topics include: modification of respondent behaviour-implosion and desensitization, reinforcement and aversive stimuli. A review of research and case histories. Integration of relevant methodologies and techniques.

PSY 475 Advanced Clinical Psychology 2 Credits

Advanced work in PSY 371 and PSY 372

PSY 481 Current Issues in psychology 2 Credits

The context of this course may change from year to year depending on changing focus of research and conceptualization in psychology. The courses will be based on a survey of psychological literature as depicted in the Annual Review of psychology. The areas proposed to be covered include: clinical psychology, organizational psychology, personality, social and developmental psychology.

PSY 482 Consumer Psychology 2 Credits

History of consumer psychology. Role of motivation, perception and learning in determining consumer behaviour, decision-making models adopted by consumers in their choice behaviour. Exchange theory. Some research methodologies undertaken in consumer and making studies survey methods, interviews, projective techniques etc. influence of advertising on choice behaviour-print and electronic media. Ethical issues.

PSY 484 Military Psychology 2 Credits

The social psychology of leadership styles, communications and intelligence network persuasion and indoctrination psychological implications of military involvement in African politics.

PSY 485 Psychology of Vocational Behaviour 2 Credits

Theoretical and empirical analysis of factors influencing vocational and career choice. Topics include: psychological and social determinants of vocational choice; dynamics of job entry; vocational success, career ladder and effects of technological advances in jobs and workers.

PSY 486 Community Psychology 2 Credits

The structures and functions of social groups e.g. co-operative societies, age grades, clubs, etc. cohesiveness of communities as a function of interests and goals. Leadership structures prejudice and conflict within and between communities.

PSY 491 psychological Testing and Test Construction I 2 Credits

Different types of tests; test construction, standardization with reference to deficiencies in the provision of local needs. Issues of reliability, validity and usability of tests. Other issues in psychological assessment techniques.

PSY 492 Psychological Testing and Test Construction II 2 Credits

Advanced theoretical and practical orientation in test construction, standardization and validation.

PSY 499 Research Project 6 Credits

Research report which involves experimentation or a survey or clinical report to be undertaken by individual students under the supervision of an academic staff.