THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 9211S

Date of Senate Approval 04/28/11

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 77: Renumber PSYC 225 to PSYC 324, changing description

Effective Date: Fall 2011

1.Delete: On page 245, the entry for PSYC 225, Personality

225 Personality (3)

Surveys representative theories of personality, including psychodynamic, humanistic and learning perspectives. Includes emphasis on application of theories to understanding the lives of self and others. Prerequisites: PSYC 100. Fall or Spring.

Add: On page 247, new entry for Personality:

324 Theories of Personality (3)

This course addresses major theories of personality representing psychodynamic, humanistic, and social learning theory (e.g., Freud, Adler, Rogers, Erikson, and Bandura), partly via writing assignments that analyze individuals’ lives. No credit given to students who have credit for PSYC 225. Prerequisite: PSYC 100, 201. See department chair.

Impact:

PSYC 225 will no longer be part of the 200-level menu of courses in Psychology but will add a clinically-based course to the menu of 300-level electives. Some students transfer in this course at the 200-level and will be awarded 2XX credit, in keeping with our usual practice of transfer equivalency.

Rationale:

The content of PSYC 225 is viewed to be sufficiently advanced to warrant placement of the course in the 300-level tier of courses. The course is presently taught by three faculty, all of whom emphasize higher-level thinking skills, analysis and synthesis of course content, which spans across several fields in clinical psychology. This course will also expand our 300-level menu by adding a clinically-based course to our current menu, which is top-heavy with experimentally-based courses at present.