Courses in behavioral science provide students with fundamental knowledge and can prepare them for entry-level
positions in the field.
Graduate courses delve into advanced research topics and can prepare students for positions
as mental health counselors, researchers, professors and more.
Programs that prepare graduates for clinical work
typically require internships or clinical practical. Commonly covered concepts include:
This course offers an introduction to the principles of social and behavioral science and what it means to work
in the field.
Instructors cover the basic aspects of family and individuals, education, culture, government and more.
Focus is placed on the application of social and behavioral science to issues such as family development, substance abuse,
juvenile delinquency and Autism.
Students also learn how to analyze human behavior to create interventions and
control situations.
The definition of 'family' can differ between groups and cultures, and this course focuses on those variations,
as well as factors that play into family development.
These factors may include parental roles, divorce, dating,
cohabitation, and remarriage.
Family members' behavior and interactions often affect children, so students also
learn about normal child development, which is discussed in-depth during a separate course.
This course acts as an extension to the marriage and family course by providing further details on the influences
of child development and normal range of growth in intelligence, emotion, language and cognition.
Starting with birth
and moving through adolescence, participants gain knowledge of fundamental principles and theoretical approaches to
observing behavior and assessing problems.
Additional focus is placed on techniques for working with juvenile delinquents.
One niche focus of behavioral science is drug and alcohol abuse. To diagnose, treat and prevent substance abuse,
one must understand influences that come into play, including personal background, brain mechanisms, culture and more.
During this course, students gain insight on substance abuse from the psychological, physiological and sociological
perspectives, as well as the impairment associated with different types of substances.
Other points of discussion include
the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on the family and workplace, the detoxification process, and possible side effects.
Behavioral patterns change throughout the lifespan, and this course focuses primarily on adult development and
potential influences.
The primary influences are biological, cultural, environmental, psychological and social.
Participants also examine myths and attitudes about older adults and the elderly and the differences of aging in
the Philippines versus other cultures.