DELANEY MENDOZA
B.A. Modern Languages
B.A. Psychology
Academics and Coursework
As a dual degree Psychology and Spanish Language student at Clemson University, I have studied a variety of disciplines. I have acquired competencies in Spanish linguistics, literature and culture, as well as explored various dimensions of psychology in depth. Upon graduation, I will have studied Spanish at the college level for four years.
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Below, you will find an outline of the coursework I have completed in my academic career at Clemson, as well as coursework samples that demonstrate my linguistic proficiency, literature and culture proficiency, as well as my competency in the field of psychology. These samples will be hyperlinked in the box of their corresponding course.
Psychology Courses
THEORETICAL PROFICIENCY
PSYC 3240 — Physiological Psychology
Study of human neuroanatomy with emphasis on the function of the nervous and endocrine systems. Discusses the biological basis of behavior in its normal and abnormal dimensions.
PSYC 3330 — Cognitive Psychology
Study of higher-order mental processing in humans. Topics include memory, learning of concepts, problem solving, and the psychology of language.
PSYC 3400 — Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Survey of current theory and research concerned with the psychological aspects of human growth and development across the entire lifespan. Major topics include developmental methods, physical maturation, cognition, socialization, personality, psycholinguistics, intelligence, learning, behavior problems, and exceptionality.
PSYC 3700 — Personality Psychology
Historical and contemporary views of individual differences in behavior, affect, health, coping, and motivation. Covers topics such as personality development and structure, personality assessment, cross-cultural issues, and applications of personality psychology.
PSYC 3830 — Abnormal Psychology
Introduction to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. Uses current diagnostic standards for mental disorders as a framework for understanding the symptoms, causes, and treatments of the most commonly observed maladaptive behaviors.
PSYC 3890 — Forensic Psychology
Develop understanding of forensic psychology as it is applied to criminal behavior and the criminal justice system. Topics include theories of crime, eyewitness memory, child witnesses, jury decision making, and identifying risk factors for violence.
Cognitive, emotional, and social development from conception through childhood (up to age 12). Major theories and research findings are covered.
Survey of alternative theories of psychological treatment for behavioral and emotional disorders. Various theoretical assumptions, techniques, and applications of each approach are examined and compared, and case examples are considered.
RESEARCH PROFICIENCY
PSYC 3090 — Intro to Experimental Psychology
Introduction to the analysis of data from experimental and correlational research in psychology. Emphasizes the applications and logical nature of statistical reasoning. Laboratory periods stress the techniques of data analysis using microcomputers.
Focus is on techniques of empirical research (experiments, quasi-experiments, non-experimental research, etc.) that are widely used in psychology. Students design and carry out their own empirical research projects normally involving data collected from human participants. Extensive practice in the writing of reports is included.
PRACTICAL PROFICIENCY
PSYC 4930 — Practicum in Clinical Psychology
70+ hour practicum placement with a working professional in the field of psychology.
Spanish Courses
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
SPAN 1010 & 1020 —
Elementary Spanish
The fundamentals of grammar and vocabulary are taught, and a foundation is provided for building oral and written proficiency.
SPAN 2010 & 2020 —
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate course to practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Grammatical structures and basic vocabulary are reviewed systematically. Includes literary and cultural perspectives.
SPAN 3050 -
Intermediate Spanish Conversation and Composition I
Practice in spoken Spanish with emphasis on vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, and comprehension. Includes written work to increase accuracy and assignments in the language laboratory.
Familiarizes students with the theory and practice of linguistics applied to Spanish, in order to deepen their knowledge of phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics and linguistic change.
LITERARY PROFICIENCY
Introduction to the basic structures and elements of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay, including literary and critical theory, with readings in 19th- and 20th-century Spanish and Spanish-American literature. Essays and presentations are completed.
In-depth study of selected literary works by Spanish American women. Representative authors are studied within their philosophical and sociopolitical contexts. Essays and presentations are completed.
Topic-generated readings from Spanish America and/or Spain. Readings consider gender issues, the family, ethnicity, religion, politics, history, or socioeconomic issues in the Hispanic world. Essays and presentations are completed.
CULTURAL PROFICIENCY
Films are "read" as texts that mirror Hispanic society. Besides learning about cinematographic techniques in Spanish, topics include comparative analysis of film and literature, film as propaganda, film as "blockbuster," and the cinematic depiction of social, cultural, and historical realities of Hispanic nations. Essays and presentations are completed.
The course presents economic, political and social aspects of the Hispanic world through the literature and films of renowned Latin American and Spanish authors with distinctive controversial themes involving philosophical and psychological characteristics among others. Discussions and analysis of videos and texts illustrate the particularities that make up the universe of Hispanic countries and their transcendence at the national and international level. Essays and presentations are completed.