Applied Behavioral Sciences : Indiana University Southeast

Applied Behavioral Sciences

This program educates students in applying psychological principles in public and private agencies providing human services to southern Indiana and the Louisville metropolitan area. Graduates are trained in areas including: interpersonal dynamics, group dynamics, communication (persuasion, marketing, advertising, organizational communication), organizational crisis resolution, organizational and human management techniques, educational and training program coordination, grant writing and program assessment procedures, as well as more general psychological principles of learning and human behavior that can be applied in any human service setting.

M.I.S. Requirements (13 credit hours)
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
IDIS-D 501	Humanities Seminar	3-4
Title & content vary each semester.
IDIS-D 502	Social Sciences Seminar	3-4
Title & content vary each semester.
IDIS-D 503	Natural Sciences Seminar	3-4
Title & content vary each semester.
IDIS-D 510	Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies	4

Applied Behavioral Sciences - Courses (15 credit hours)
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
Required courses
PSY-P 505	Organizational Psychology	3
Prerequisite: Acceptance to MLS Program. Organizational Psychology involves the application of psychological principles and methods in understanding human behavior within organizations. Organizational Psychology focuses on such topics as employee motivation, employee satisfaction, counterproductive behavior, leadership, group behavior/teams, organizational communication, work stress, and organizational development. This course will incorporate both an examination of content and research in these areas, as well as the application of various techniques utilized by psychologists studying and addressing problems in these areas.
PSY-P 511	Seminar in Professional Skills	3
PSY-P 511 Seminar in Professional Skills, Legal Issues, and Ethics (3 cr.) P: Acceptance into MIS program. This course provides a critical analysis of professional issues and the ethical and legal standards in the practice of psychology. Traditional and emerging practice areas will be discussed. Topics such as professional code of ethics, legal restrictions, licensure, prescription drug privileges, managed care, and treatment efficacy research will be explored. Ethical standards and decision-making will be studied in the context of professional practice.
PSY-P 541	Methods of Survey Research	3
Select one of the following
PSY-P 509	Group Behavior and Processes	3
PSY-P 509 Group Behavior and Communication (3 cr.) P: Acceptance into the MIS program. Review of major theoretical formulations and research on group processes. The objectives of this course are to identify and apply group communication processes.
PSY-P 502	Developmental Psychology	3
An advanced introduction to the theory and experimental analysis of ontogenetic processes. Special emphasis on human development.
PSY-P 624	Principles of Psychopathology	3
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Description of the phenomena of psychopathology and the principles associated with their classification.
PSY-P 512	Seminar in Grant Writing	3
EDUC-G 532	Introduction to Group Counseling	3
Select one of the following
IDIS-D 511 SPCH-S 324	Persuasion	3
IDIS-D 511 SPCH-S 333	Public Relations	3
IDIS-D 511 SPCH-S 427	Cross-Cultural Communication	3
IDIS-D 511 SPCH-S 440	Organizational Communication	3
IDIS-D 511 SPCH-S 450	Gender and Communication	3
EDUC-G 504	Counseling Theory and Techniques	3