Course Descriptions
The credit courses offered by the College are listed in alphabetical order by discipline/program
area. A general description of the content of each course is included. Special Topics
are courses that are numbered 075-077, 175-177, and 275-277 and the credits will vary
depending on course content. The description and outline is approved by the Dean and
filed with the Registrar.
In December 2005, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education established a statewide
transfer policy for general education course credits. This policy is also known as
GT-Pathways, and more information can be found on the Colorado Department of Education website and https://highered.colorado.gov/transfer-degrees. Although TSC does not offer all of the courses listed, if you are transferring any
of these courses to Trinidad State from an accredited post-secondary institution,
these courses will be accepted at Trinidad State College.
| PSY 1001 |
General Psychology I: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including motivation, emotion, physiological
psychology, stress and coping, research methods, consciousness, sensation, perception,
learning, and memory. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3
category. |
| PSY 1002 |
General Psychology II: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including cognition, language, intelligence,
psychological assessment, personality, abnormal psychology, therapy, life span development,
sex, gender, sexuality, and social psychology. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer
course in the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2107 |
Human Sexuality: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Surveys physiological, psychological, and psychosocial aspects of human sexuality.
Topics include relationships, sexual identity, and sexual health. This is a statewide
Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2221 |
Social Psychology: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Focuses on the behavior of humans in a wide variety of social settings and the social
influences humans have on each other in those settings. This is a statewide Guaranteed
Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2222 |
Psychology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Examines philosophies of life and death emphasizing dying, death, mourning, and the
consideration of one’s own death. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in
the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2331 |
Postive Psychology: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Focuses on human strengths and explores strengths-based research and concepts of life
satisfaction, well-being, happiness, helpfulness, resiliency, post-traumatic growth,
and improving emotional, psychological, and social functioning. This is a statewide
Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2333 |
Health Psychology: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Focuses on an overview of the scientific study of attitudes, behaviors, and personality
variables related to health, illness, and bodily systems. The course emphasizes the
interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors that cause illness and
influence its treatment and prevention. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course
in the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2440 |
Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Examines human development from conception through death, emphasizing physical, cognitive,
emotional, and psychosocial factors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course
in the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2441 |
Child Development: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Focuses on the growth and development of the individual, from conception through childhood,
emphasizing physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors. This is a statewide
Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. |
| PSY 2552 |
Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3 |
3 Credits |
| Examines abnormal behavior and its classification, causes, treatment, and prevention.
This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. |
