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2026-2027 IHCC Catalog 
  
2026-2027 IHCC Catalog

PSYC 2251 - Special Topics in Psychology



3 Credits
Explores various subdisciplines, developments and issues in Psychology. Examples of possible topic areas include but are not limited to Biopsychology, Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, Counseling Techniques, Sports Psychology, Learning Theory, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and History of Psychology. This course may be repeated under different topics.

Pre-Requisites PSYC 1101 

Major Content Areas
Varies with topic

Learning Outcomes
Compare and contrast the various research methodologies used to study human behavior within the specific subdiscipline of Psychology

Communicate in oral and written form using the vocabulary of the specific subdiscipline of Psychology

Apply principles of the specific subdiscipline of Psychology

Evaluate various psychological perspectives, theories and models used to interpret specific human behaviors

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
02 - Critical Thinking

05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci