This course introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human begins, exposes students to each other of the major sub fields within psychology, and enables students to examine the methods that psychologists use in their science and practice.

Students will examine major turning points in American history during the twentieth century. Topics include: the expanding role of the federal courts; the continuing tension between the individual and the state and between minority rights and majority power; the emergence of a modern corporate economy; the impact of technology on American society and culture; change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movements toward equal right for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power. In each unit students should examine American culture, including religion, literature, art, drama, architecture, education, and the mass media.