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Undergraduate Program in Psychology
The undergraduate curriculum of the Department of Psychology is designed to help meet the
university's general education (core) objectives, and to prepare interested students for obtaining a minor or major in psychology.
The following learning outcomes and competencies have been established for those students
seeking a bachelor's degree in psychology:
1. Students will have a fundamental command of the discipline's empirical content and major
theoretical perspectives.
2. Students will be able to distinguish empirical and scientific methods of inquiry from other sources of information.
3. Students will be able to design, conduct and analyze the results of psychological research.
4. Students will be able to effectively communicate psychological information in written and oral form.
5. Students will have practical knowledge regarding behavior and mental processes which can be used for self improvement.
6. Students will be able to demonstrate how psychological knowledge can be used to address health, interpersonal and social issues.
7. Students will have the foundation to assume a psychologically related career and/or continue with more advanced education in the discipline.
Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology
What follows is a very brief summary. Minimum grade requirements, course prerequisites, restrictions, and other details are provided in the university's catalog. Students are strongly encouraged to meet regularly with an academic advisor.
1. Complete the university's core curriculum for Areas A-E (42 semester hours)
2. Complete Area F for psychology (18 semester hours)
a. PSYC 1101 (or PSYC 1103 or PSYC 1105)
b. PSYC 2101
c. PSYC 2150
d. Three additional approved nonpsychology courses (see the catalog)
3. Complete the upper-division major courses (30 semester hours)
a. PSYC 3121
b. PSYC 3122
c. PSYC 3190 (recommended)
d. Any two of the following: PSYC 4115, 4125, 4165, 4173, 4180
e. Five additional upper-level PSYC courses
4. Complete minor and elective courses (30 semester hours)
Requirements for the Minor in Psychology
To minor in psychology, a student must complete PSYC 1101 and 15 semester hours of upper-level courses. Students are encouraged to consult with a psychology advisor in selecting courses, as there are a number of combinations of courses that emphasize specific educational or vocational goals.
Psychology Curriculum (See the university catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites)
PSYC 1101 Principles of Psychology
PSYC 1103 Introduction to Behavioral and Social Sciences
PSYC 1105 Honors Seminar in Psychology
PSYC 2101 Introduction to the Psychology of Adjustment
PSYC 2103 Introduction to Human Development
PSYC 2150 Introduction to Human Diversity
PSYC 3121 Quantitative Methods
PSYC 3122 Research Methods
PSYC 3131 Child and Adolescent Development
PSYC 3133 Adult Development and Aging
PSYC 3140 Theories of Personality
PSYC 3148 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3155 Psychology of Gender
PSYC 3160 Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3170 Consumer Behavior
PSYC 3180 Drugs and Behavior
PSYC 3183 Health Psychology
PSYC 3188 Human Sexuality
PSYC 3190 Psychological Careers
PSYC 4115 History and Systems of Psychology
PSYC 4125 Psychological Tests and Measurement
PSYC 4145 Clinical Psychology
PSYC 4165 Cognition and Learning
PSYC 4173 Social Psychology
PSYC 4178 Industrial-Organizational Psychology
PSYC 4180 Biological Psychology
PSYC 4185 Comparative Psychology
PSYC 4900 Cullum Lecture Series
PSYC 4950 Selected Topics
PSYC 4960 Undergraduate Internship FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF INTERNSHIP SITES CLICK HERE
PSYC 4990 Undergraduate Research
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