Online Courses in Psychology

Offered by University of Phoenix Online, these classes in psychology can be taken individually by working adults who are looking for professional development opportunities, or who want to advance their careers. They may also be able to be used as credits while pursuing a degree.

Each class has a length of five to six weeks, and is taken completely online over the Internet. The online format makes it easy to schedule your class time around work and family responsibilities. You can get more information on any course by clicking the Learn More link.

Introduction To Psychology

This course will provide an overview of basic psychological principles that will allow for an understanding and appreciation of the wide variety of human behavior that affects everyday life. Students will be provided an opportunity to hone their critical-thinking skills in relation to psychology from a historical perspective, with attention to research-based behavioral science. Learn More...

Psychology of Personality

This course is an introduction to the study of personality. The course examines theoretical explanations for understanding personality development and evaluates each theory. The course also investigates how personality theories are assessed. The focus is on approaches that psychology has developed for understanding personality and on applications for organizational processes. Learn More...

Emotional Intelligence

This course examines the concepts and practical applications of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage one's own internal emotional environment and one's ability to participate in relationships with others. Through a highly interactive format, the course will focus on how to assess basic skills in emotional intelligence, how to develop strategies to improve and enhance basic skill levels, and how to experiment with techniques that facilitate dealing with others of varying emotional backgrounds and competency levels. Learn More...

Human Motivation

This course examines the major issues and organizing principles that delineate the topic of motivation. Various theories will be assessed to understand motivation and analyze diverse motivation systems in terms of their primary components of biological, learned, and cognitive behavior. Learn More...

Chemical Dependency In The Workplace

Utilizing an issues-based approach, this course examines drugs of abuse and the impact of abuse on the individual, family, and society with an emphasis on the employer and work environment. Legal and ethical implications of chemical dependency in the workplace are addressed, and the hallmarks of creating drug-free workplace programs are examined. Learn More...

Organizational Psychology

This course is concerned with analyzing the external and internal system dynamics that maximize performance excellence of individual and work groups in an organization. Organizational Psychology focuses on the human factor of business. This course applies Organizational Psychology theories and techniques to the features/dimensions of corporate structure that are transforming in order to accommodate the changes in the modern world. An understanding of external and internal customer relations in the transformed organizations is discussed. Learn More...

Team Dynamics for Managers

This course provides an exploration into how managers and employees work in groups for the completion of organizational objectives. Emphasis is placed on the growing dependency on self-directed work teams in the workplace. This course equips students with the ability to manage work teams, work in teams successfully, and to obtain results via team dynamics. In addition, impacts upon customer satisfaction are explored. Learn More...

Lifespan Development And Learning

This course integrates learning theories and principles with advanced study of early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school development in relation to educational practice. Perspectives on behaviorism and cognitive and social learning are explored in the context of their practical application by the professional in the classroom. Learn More...