Course Outline and Objectives

Class:  Psychology       

Tutor:  Stephanie Cardel

 Primary Text:  Teacher will provide (on loan)

Psychology, third edition by Don and Sandra Hockenbury

Publisher:    Worth Publishers                              

ISBN#    0-7167-5129-1

Cost:    $10.00 deposit (check will be returned when book is returned)           

Where Available:  from tutor -- this text is edited for Christian high school and will be available to student at orientation

Other books/materials, etc. required for class:  none

***Parents are responsible for getting all texts and materials unless teacher specifies otherwise.

Yearly Tuition:            $272                          Copy/Lab Fees:   $15

With this tuition rate, I must have a minimum of   5   and maximum of      12   students.   

Overview of class:  This course will provide an introduction to each discipline of Psychology including research, learning, and personality as well as the neuroscience behind it and the types of therapies used.  By the end of the year, the students will be able to identify the leading psychologists in the field, all the specialty areas of psychology and have an understanding of the analysis and interpretation of testing data.

Prerequisites for this class:  None

Recommended Grade Level(s) for this class:  10-12

Estimated Difficulty Level of course for average student:   

Easy          average      above average XXX      highly challenging

Average study time for this class will be approximately 5-6 hours per week.

Tutor Expectations for Parents:  Parents will be expected to require students to do their daily reading assignments and supervise their testing.

Additional comments:  This is a great course to take along with Biology because of the neuroscience.