148 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Psychology 1, General Psychology. An introductory course serving as a foundation for further study in psychology. It is also planned to provide an understanding of self and others; it is a study of human behavior concerned with the origin, nature, and modifiability of acquired tendencies. College aptitude, interest, and personality tests are discussed and integrated with the course. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Harvey, Stratford Applied Psychology. Application of psychology to a more efficient life. Emphasis is placed on specific perceptual experiences and associations as they may influence behavior. Of interest to the doctor, lawyer, business man, teacher, salesman, and all who need to work with and influence others. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Harvey, Stratford 9. Child Psychology. Growth and development of the child from birth to adolescence, including factors of motor, intellectual and emotional maturation. Special consideration is given experimental and observation data including individual observation of children. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Harvey, Stratford 10. Abnormal Psychology. Various forms of unusual behavior, including anxiety states, hysteria, hypnosis, and psychosis; also normal motives and adjustment mechanisms as they are exaggerated in people to bring about abnormality. Prevention and correction are considered. Three quarter hours. Spring. Olson 14. Mental Hygiene. A practical course dealing with human needs, frustrations, ways of adjusting, and developing or regaining mental health and a positive approach of life. Three quarter hours. Winter. Stratford 17. Elementary Statistics. The elementary fundamentals of statistics needed to understand educational literature and research. It minimizes mathematics requirements and stresses the practical phase of statistics important in the everyday work of the classroom. Recommended for students intending to teach. Two lectures and one laboratory period a week. Three quarter hours. Spring. Allen 21. Industrial Psychology. The problems and the solution of problems occuring in personnel administration. Consideration is given to factors influencing the fundamentals of management, physical plant facilities, standardization of procedures, work simplification, inspection, materials control, production planning, budgetary and cost control, wages and salaries, industrial relations and organ- zation. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Spring. Larsen 149 24. Group Dynamics. Concepts and methods of group discussion and decision making. The course is designed to give industrial personnel the opportunity of developing skills for getting people to work together and settling disputes. Attention is also given to organizing discussion sessions, establishing criteria for determining decisions and settling disputes. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Larsen DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY J. G. Olson COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Philosophy It is recommended that a student pursuing a major in philosophy complete Philosophy 1, 3, 5, 10, and 16. 1. Social Ethics. A critical study of the bases of social policy. Criteria for rational criticism, and the application of selected historical materials to current questions constitute the major problems of the course. Five quarter hours. Autumn. (Will not be given 1958-59). Olson 2. Philosophy of Democracy. The development of the freeman's democratic ideal in modern times; special attention is devoted to those current issues, both national and international, which challenge the democratic ideal. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Olson 3. Introduction to Philosophy. A foundation course concerned with major philosophic problems and the application of this knowledge to the business of living more intelligently in the twentieth century. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Olson 4. History of Science. The development of ideas of certain major historical figures that have contributed to methods of scientific inquiry and knowledge, with special emphasis on the social and religious effects of scientific achievement. Five quarter hours. Winter. (Will not be given 1958-59). Olson 5. Logic. A basic course which examines problems of induction, conduct of life, and the uncovering of fallacies in argumentation and deduction, and semantics. The importance of correct thinking in regard to propaganda will be emphasized. Five quarter hours. Winter. » Olson 10. Introduction to History of Philosophy. Selected writings of great thinkers of the western world such as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume, James, and Dewey. Five quarter hours. Spring. (Will not be be given 1958-59.) Olson 15. Aesthetics (Philosophy of Beauty). Beauty as a value in life is considered in relation to the arts. Aesthetic value is distinguished from ethical, religious, and political values, Emphasis will be put on particular works Of art as providing suitable examples for enjoyment and criticism. Three quarter hours. Spring. (May not be given.) Olson