PSYC 4430: Psychopathology

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: One 3000-level psychology course
This course provides an overview of the study of mental disorders, including the major types of distress and dysfunction that occur in human cognition, emotion, behavior, and personality. Students examine current research and applications focused on the classification, features, etiology, course, and treatment of mental disorders. This course prepares students to think critically about topics in psychopathology while considering the philosophical, theoretical, practical, and ethical issues that are involved.