PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT COURSE INFORMATION FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS This is the FULL LIST of courses provided by the Psychology Department, University of Crete. The list does not identify courses offered in any given semester or in any given Academic Year. For detailed information about the Per Semester Courses of the semester you are interested to attend, you should consult the Information provided by the Department in given dates before the start of each semester. The list of courses comprises of: Required courses (courses that the native students have to exhaust in order to compete their studies), Elective courses (a list of courses from which students can select courses), Seminars and Laboratories (advanced level courses). The courses are arranged around seven (7) cycles: 1st: Fundamental Principles of Psychology, 2nd: Methodology / Statistics, 3rd: Developmental Psychology / Educational & School Psychology, 4th: Biological Psychology / Neurosciences, 5th: Social Psychology / Forensic Psychology, 6th: Clinical Psychology / Health Psychology / Counselling Psychology, 7th: Miscellaneous All Courses include a 3hr lecture/seminar/laboratory session once a week. Compulsory and Elective courses account for 4 ECTS credits. Seminar and Laboratory courses account for 6 ECTS credits as they involve extra time. List of Required / Compulsory Courses ECTS Credits 1st Circle Courses: Fundamental Principles of Psychology PSY 1101 History of Psychology PSY 1102 Cognitive Psychology I: Learning, Language, Thinking PSY 1103 Personality and Individual Differences PSY 1104 Psychology of Emotions PSY 2101 Cognitive Psychology II: Visual Perception, Attention PSY 2102 Cognitive Psychology III: Memory, Categorization PSY 3101 Ethics in Psychology 2nd Circle Courses: Methodology / Statistics PSY 1201 Research Methodology for Social Sciences I PSY 1202 Statistics I PSY 2201 Statistics II PSY 2202 Psychometrics I: Psychometric Principles for Developing Psychological Measures PSY 2203 Research Methodology for Social Sciences II 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 4 4 4 4 Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 4 Compulsory 3rd Circle Courses: Developmental Psychology / Educational & School Psychology PSY 1301 Developmental Psychology I: Infancy and Early Childhood PSY 1302 Educational Psychology PSY 2301 Developmental Psychology II: Middle Childhood and Adolescence PSY 2302 School Psychology I: Introduction to School Psychology PSY 3301 School Psychology II: Development and Disorders of Written Language Abilities 4 Compulsory 4 4 Compulsory Compulsory 4 Compulsory 4 Compulsory 4 4 Compulsory Compulsory 4 Compulsory 4 Compulsory 5th Circle Courses: Social Psychology / Forensic Psychology PSY 1501 Social Psychology I: Introduction to Social Psychology PSY 2501 Social Psychology II: Experimental Social Psychology PSY 3501 Social Psychology III: Applied Social Psychology PSY 3502 Work Psychology 4 4 4 4 Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 6th Circle Courses: Clinical Psychology / Health Psychology / Counselling Psychology PSY 2601 Counselling Psychology PSY 2602 Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence PSY 3601 Introduction to Health Psychology PSY 3602 Adult Psychopathology PSY 3603 Psychotherapeutic Processes 4 4 4 4 4 Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 4 Compulsory 4 Compulsory 4 Compulsory 4 4 Compulsory Compulsory 12 12 12 Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory 4th Circle Courses: Biopsychology / Neurosciences PSY 1401 Introduction to Neurobiology and Genetics PSY 2401 Physiological Psychology I: Basic Principles & Sensory Systems PSY 2402 Physiological Psychology II: Motor & Regulatory Systems PSY 3401 Neuropsychology 7th Circle Courses: Miscellaneous PSY-EFL 1701 Introduction to the Psychology and Social Sciences PSY-EFL 1702 Trends and Psychological Characteristics of the Greek Society PSY-ESP 2701 Introduction to the Terminology of Clinical Psychology PSY-ESP 2702 Introduction to the Terminology of Neurosciences PSY-ESP 2703 Introduction to the Terminology of Developmental Psychology PSY 4701 Undergraduate Dissertation PSY 4702 Practicum 1 PSY 4703 Practicum 2 List of Elective Courses 1st Circle Courses: Fundamental Principles of Psychology PSY 1105 Epistemology of Psychology PSY 1106 Psychoanalytic Theory: Freud and Beyond PSY 3108 Psychology of Language 4 4 4 Elective Elective Elective 2nd Circle Courses: Methodology / Statistics PSY 3201 Psychometrics II: Basic Principles and Applications of Psychological Assessment 4 Elective 3rd Circle Courses: Developmental Psychology/ Educational & School Psychology PSY 2303 Psychology of Middle Age and Aging PSY 3304 Behavior problems of children in the family and school environment PSY 3305 Pervasive Developmental Disorders 4 4 Elective Elective 4 Elective 4th Circle Courses: Biopsychology / Neurosciences PSY 1402 Comparative Psychology PSY 2403 Biopsychology of Mental Disorders PSY 2404 Psychopharmacology of Addiction & Addictive Drugs PSY 3402 Neuropsychopharmacology PSY 3403 Clinical Neuropsychology PSY 3404 Clinical Neuropsychology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders 4 4 4 4 4 4 Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective 4 4 4 4 4 Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective 4 4 4 Elective Elective Elective 5th Circle Courses: Social Psychology / Forensic Psychology PSY 1502 Cross-cultural Psychology PSY 2502 Social Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships PSY 2503 Criminology PSY 2504 Issues in Family Violence: Child Abuse and Neglect PSY 2505 Intergroup Relations and Identity PSY 2506 Psychology of Communication PSY 2507 Social Psychology of Special Groups PSY 3503 Organizational Psychology PSY 3504 Criminological Psychology PSY 3505 Cognitive Social Psychology: Socio-cognitive Models PSY 3506 Special Issues in Criminological Psychology 6th Circle Courses: Clinical & Health Psychology PSY 1601 Exercise Psychology for Health and Wellbeing PSY 2603 Psychoanalytic Thought: Personality Disorders PSY 3604 Health Psychology: Clinical Applications PSY 3605 Systemic Theories and the Family PSY 3606 Clinical Psychological Intervention in the Child and the Adolescent with Fatal and Chronic Disease PSY 3607 Parent Counselling PSY 3608 Psychosomatic and Somatomorphic Disorders PSY 3609 Bullying and Victimization 7th Circle Courses: Miscellaneous PSY 1701 Introduction to Philosophy PSY 1702 Citizen-Scientist PSY 1703 Sports Psychology PSY 2701 Psychology of Arts and Creativity PSY-EFL 2704 Advanced Academic English 4 4 4 4 4 Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective List of Seminars 1st Circle Courses: Fundamental Principles of Psychology PSY 3102 History and Systems of Psychology PSY 3103 Cultural-Historical Psychology PSY 3104 The Role of Visual Illusions in Perception PSY 3105 Special Issues in the Study of Emotions PSY 3106 Ethics and Bioethics PSY 3107 Cognitive Experimental Psychology 2nd Circle Courses: Methodology / Statistics PSY 3202 Measurement of Personality: Basic Principals and Applications PSY 3203 Psychometric Assessment of Executive Functions and Memory: Clinical Applications 6 6 6 6 6 6 Seminars Seminars Seminars Seminars Seminars Seminars 6 Seminars 6 Seminars 6 Seminars 6 Seminars 6 6 Seminars Seminars 6 6 6 6 Seminars Seminars Seminars Seminars 6 Seminars 5th Circle Courses: Social Psychology / Forensic Psychology PSY 3507 Occupational Health Psychology PSY 3508 Positive Organizational Behavior PSY 3509 Issues in Correctional Psychology PSY 3510 Interviewing Techniques in Child Abuse Cases PSY 3511 Political Psychology & Human Rights 6 6 6 6 6 Seminars Seminars Seminars Seminars Seminars 6th Circle Courses: Clinical & Health Psychology PSY 3610 Couple Counselling 6 Seminars 3rd Circle Courses: Developmental Psychology/ Educational & School Psychology PSY 3302 Postnatal Depression: Implications on Infant and Children Development PSY 3303 Special Issues of Developmental Psychopathology of Infants and Children PSY 3306 Social and Emotional Development PSY 3307 Issues of Children’s Development: The Parent-Child Relationship 4th Circle Courses: Biopsychology / Neurosciences PSY 3405 Biopsychology of Motivation and Emotions PSY 3406 Psychopharmacology of Addiction PSY 3407 Clinical Neuroscience PSY 3408 Stress: Interactions between Neural, Endocrine and Immune Systems PSY 3409 Clinical Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder PSY 3611 The Therapeutic Relationship in Counselling Psychology PSY 3612 Pain (Physical- Mental): Psychoanalytic Approach PSY 3613 Psychosocial Intervention in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster 7th Circle Courses: Miscellaneous PSY 3701 Community Psychology 6 Seminars 6 6 Seminars Seminars 6 Seminars 6 6 Labs Labs 6 6 Labs Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 6 Labs Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs 6 Labs List of Laboratories 1st Circle Courses: Fundamental Principles of Psychology PSY 4101 Laboratory Exercises on Memory and Perception PSY 4102 Laboratory Exercises on Language 2nd Circle Courses: Methodology / Statistics PSY 4201 Statistics with SPSS PSY 4202 Development and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a Psychological Measure PSY 4203 Adult Neuropsychological Assessment: Memory and Executive Functions PSY 4204 Adult Neuropsychological Assessment: Language and Intelligence 3rd Circle Courses: Developmental Psychology/ Educational & School Psychology PSY 4301 Assessment of Executive Functions, Concentration and Attention of Children PSY 4302 Intervention Techniques for Children with Developmental Disorders PSY 4303 Neuropsychological Assessment in Children: Intelligence and Achievement PSY 4304 Neuropsychological Assessment in Children: Memory and Executive Functions PSY 4305 Introduction to Clinical Assessment Skills PSY 4306 Introduction to the Clinical Assessment of Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disorders 4th Circle Courses: Biopsychology / Neurosciences PSY 4401 Basic Techniques and Methods in the Study of Brain and Behavior PSY 4402 Adult Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment: Executive Function and Attention 5th Circle Courses: Social Psychology / Forensic Psychology PSY 4501 Applying Work Psychology: Job Analysis and Performance Appraisal PSY 4502 Social Psychological Perspectives on Emotion 6th Circle Courses: Clinical & Health Psychology PSY 4601 Projective Techniques: The Inkblots Test Rorschach - Clinical Analysis of Cases PSY 4602 Research and Practice in Health Psychology PSY 4603 Counseling Psychology Skills PSY 4604 Schizophrenia: Positive and Negative Symptoms PSY 4605 Mechanisms of Inducing and Reducing Anxiety PSY 4606 Psychopathology: Case Reports 6 6 6 6 6 Labs Labs Labs Labs Labs