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PSYCH 101 Introduction to Psychology

**Now accepting applications for class beginning September 20, 2010. Class size limited to 30 students. Register early to ensure your place in class. Contact Admissions toll free 800.487.8839 or email admissions@achs.edu to schedule your admissions interview.**

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Course Description:

As a Holistic Health Practitioner, you will have the unique opportunity to help people from all walks of life regain their health and wellness. This is part of what makes the field so interesting and rewarding.

Getting results as an HHP is what it is all about and understanding the whole person - physical, psychological and spiritual is essential to achieve lasting wellness. To prepare you for the exciting road ahead, ACHS now offers Introduction to Psychology (Psych 101) starting January 19, which will teach you to understand how our health and psychological wellness are interdependent.

If you have an interest in the health influence of everyday experiences such as perception, sensation, personality, motivation, and role of genetics,  this course is for you.

Sign up to learn both the biological foundations of the brain, as well as practical tools for understanding emotion, lifespan development, and applied psychology.

As a successful graduate of Introduction to Psychology, you will be able to:

• Examine sensation, perception, heredity, and genetics;

• Explain the anatomical structures and physiological functions related to psychology; and

• Analyze the underlying principles behind learning, memory, and experience.

Immerse yourself in the most up-to-date information about psychology and its biological influences while earning credit toward your degree! Invest in yourself with up to date training!

This course introduces human behavior. It includes the study of the theories and concepts of psychology including the scope of psychology, biological foundations and the brain, sensation, perception, motivation, personality, learning/memory, emotion, states of consciousness, personality theories, cognition, life-span development, and applied psychology.

PSYCH 101 Introduction to Psychology credits as an elective to the Associate of Applied Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine. is a required general education course for the Associate of Applied Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine degree program and strengthens all students’ skills for their career and provides vital life skills in English composition.

Prerequisites:

Recommendation for admissions by the Dean of Admissions.

Study Time:

This course is completed over 16 weeks. Minimum study time recommended is 9 hours per week.

Credit:

3 semester credits.

Materials:

• ACHS Student Handbook and Study Guide

• Psychology, 2nd Edition - ISBN #9780136004288

• Interactive, instructor-led ACHS online classroom.

• Online lectures updated with the latest information and applicable research.
  

• Regular tests designed to enhance your understanding as well as assess your learning to date.

• Ongoing, instructor-led and peer-to-peer discussions for each module to enhance your learning and connect you with your fellow students, all of whom are adult learners from varying walks of life, enriching your learning experience. Add to discussions 24/7, giving you flexibility to work in with your busy lifestyle.
  

• Comprehensive online virtual library including online access to the Natural Standards Database and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database as well as a wide variety of additional resources, reviewed by faculty and our lead librarian.
  

• Bonus: Access to the ACHS Wellness Guide Online

Click here to see the Psy 101 Recommended Reading List. 

Fees:

For information about tuition and fees, please refer to the Tuition and Fees page online here.

Click here to request information about the program and tuition including details about our in-house customized financing.