{"id":18517,"date":"2015-09-20T14:13:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basicallybeyondbasic.com\/?p=18517"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:35:04","slug":"my-junior-year-course-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/09\/20\/my-junior-year-course-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"My Junior Year Course Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
When it comes to picking classes at Rutgers, I’m extremely careful about my course selections. If I opt to take a class, I have to have (or find) a reason for wanting to\u00a0take the class so I can sustain my motivation to learn throughout the full duration of the semester.<\/p>\n
You may recall my absolutely INSANE sophomore year schedules from the fall<\/a> and spring<\/a> semesters. This year, I’ve lightened up on the credits because I needed more time to help balance newly added roles to my list of responsibilities.<\/p>\n My schedule looks like this.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I decided to take this class for a few reasons.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I took neuropsychology last semester and loved it. Both classes are similar in that they both take a more biological approach to understand the brain and its functions. I was never quite sure how the two classes differed but having now attended a few lectures of physiological psych, it appears neuropsychology was more focused on the brain’s anatomy while physiological psychology will go more in-depth on processes of the brain like action potentials and such.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have been curious about the subject of social psychology ever since the beginning of my sophomore\u00a0year.<\/p>\n Is it psychology? Is it sociology? What is social psychology<\/em>?<\/p>\n Turns out it’s a fusion of the two while keeping its\u00a0focus on the individual. Its goal is to\u00a0understand how groups in society affect our behavior. My professor is so sweet and going to her class brightens my day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’m taking Health Psychology\u00a0to learn more about the implications\u00a0of stress on our mental and physical health. Last year, I really challenged myself by taking on a lot of work all at once. There were many days when I felt overwhelmed and crunched for time from the second I woke up until I minute my phone’s calendar finally reminded me I had<\/em> to go to sleep or I wouldn’t even get a full 3 hours of rest. It was really challenging and I actually didn’t mind it all that much but I still wonder how those\u00a0days of excessive anxiousness may\u00a0have affected my health.<\/p>\n I’m also curious to learn to what extent things like exercise, meditation, and relaxation techniques can diminish the negative effects of stress.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last but not least, I have my mandatory RA class where I’m learning the remaining information that all new Resident Assistants are taught their first year. The nice thing about this class is that the information is scheduled to correspond with things we may currently be experiencing as RAs. Last semester during Part 1 of the course, we weren’t actually Resident Assistants yet so it was only preparation.<\/p>\n No more organic chemistry. No more physics. None of that. Not right now, at least. So far, I think I made the right decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to picking classes at Rutgers, I’m extremely careful about my course selections. If I opt to take …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5512],"tags":[1100,3982],"yoast_head":"\nThe Psychology of Language<\/h2>\n
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Physiological Psychology<\/h2>\n
Social Psychology<\/h2>\n
Health Psychology<\/h2>\n
Resident Assistant Class Part 2<\/h2>\n