Psychology, BA

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Required Credit Hours: 36

Major Computing Requirement:

PSYC 301 - Elementary Statistics (4)

Major Writing Requirement:

To fulfill the Major Writing Requirement majors must earn a grade of “C-” or better in either:

PSYC 302 - Experimental Methods (4) or
Any advanced research course in psychology

Major Requirements:

The Psychology major is intended to provide the student with a breadth of knowledge from natural and social science perspectives. Course offerings are categorized accordingly: in general, odd numbered courses reflect a natural perspective while even numbered courses reflect a social perspective.

Core Courses:

Introductory Package (take all of the following):

PSYC 201 - Introduction to Psychology as a Natural Science (3)
PSYC 202 - Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science (3)
PSYC 301 - Elementary Statistics (4) *
PSYC 302 - Experimental Methods (4)
*Statistics courses in other departments may not be substituted for PSYC 301

Electives:

Breadth Requirement

Take at least two from each category:

Social Science
PSYC 310 - Developmental Psychology (3)
PSYC 312 - Personality Theory (3)
PSYC 314 - Social Psychology (3)
PSYC 318 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
Natural Science
PSYC 311 - Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSYC 313 - Physiological Psychology (3)
PSYC 315 - Foundations of Learning and Memory (3)
PSYC 317 - Sensation & Perception (3)

Depth Requirement

Take at least two of the following courses (one must be numbered above 440):

PSYC 350 - Community Psychology and Prevention (3)
PSYC 351 - Evolutionary Psychology (3)
PSYC 352 - Cross-Cultural Psychology (3)
PSYC 353 - History and Systems of Psychology (3)
PSYC 354 - Motivation and Emotion (3)
PSYC 355 - Cognitive Science (3)
PSYC 356 - Health Psychology (3)
PSYC 358 - First Language Acquisition (3)
PSYC 370 - Psycholinguistics (3)
PSYC 402 - Exceptional Children (3)
PSYC 404 - Practicum in Community Psychology and Prevention (3)
PSYC 406 - Service Learning in Developmental Psychology (3)
PSYC 442 - Psychology of Decision Making (3)
PSYC 443 - Psychology of Humor (3)
PSYC 445 - Psychopharmacology (3)
PSYC 447 - Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
PSYC 450 - Psychology of Religion (3)
PSYC 451 - Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology (3)
PSYC 452 - Close Relationships (3)
PSYC 453 - Infancy (3)
PSYC 454 - Shame & Self-Respect (3)
PSYC 455 - Autobiographical Memory (3)
PSYC 470 - Topics in Psychology (1-4)
PSYC 480 - Seminar (3)
PSYC 490 - Directed Readings in Psychology (1-3)
PSYC 491 - Research in Psychology (1-3)
PSYC 498 - Internship (1-3)
*At least 29 credits must be other than practicum courses (PSYC 402, 404, 406 and 408)

**Up to 3 credit hours of Independent Study (PSYC 490 or 491) may be applied toward the advanced elective credits

Advanced Research

Take one of the following courses:

Other Electives

The following course does NOT count toward the 36 credit requirement:

PSYC 305 - Sexuality (3)