MOAP 500 - History & Systems for Applied Psychology

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This course will focus on the conceptual origins and evolution of modern ideas in applied psychology with an emphasis on historical and contemporary viewpoints that have influenced and shaped accepted models and systems within the field. Students will examine major theories, frameworks, and historical influences in relation to the current practice of applied psychology. This course will include a consideration of the early philosophers and the modern integration of theory and applied research. Students will evaluate the social, cultural, political, and scientific contexts that fostered the origins and development of applied psychology and analyze multifaceted issues related to the development of the discipline.