Applied Psychology (B.A.)
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| Psychology Major Requirements (36 credit Hours) | ||
| Required Courses (12 credit hours) | ||
| PSY 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSY 350 | STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 1 | 3 |
| PSY 360 | EVALUATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 3 |
| PSY 468 | PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Note: PSY 350, PSY 360 and PSY 468 must be taken in sequence. | ||
| Content Courses (15 credit hours) | ||
| Students must select one course from each of the following groups. The prerequisite for all 300-level courses is PSY 101 with a grade of C or better, unless otherwise noted. | 15 | |
| Biological and Cognitive Psychology | ||
| LEARNING: THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
| SENSATION AND PERCEPTION | ||
| COMPARATIVE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| THE PSYCHOLOGICAL POWER OF LANGUAGE | ||
| BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | ||
| COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| Social/Personality Psychology | ||
| PERSONALITY: THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
| SOCIAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD ABUSE AND ADVOCACY | ||
| ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING I | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| CHILD DEVELOPMENT | ||
| ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Clinical Psychology | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2 | ||
| ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2 | ||
| Applied Psychology and Diversity | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF CULTURE | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CONSUMER | ||
| THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING | ||
| Advanced and Electives Selected by Advisement (9 credit hours) | ||
| Three additional courses (9 credit hours) required. At least two courses must be at the 400-level. | 9 | |
Service Learning/Internship | ||
| As part of the Required Course Content or Advanced and Elective courses, students must complete one PSY service-learning, PSY 488 Internship or PSY 495 Special Project course. | ||
| All College Electives | ||
| 51 credit hours | 51 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Prerequisite: At least sophomore status; Completion of the Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirement – only a MAT course at MAT 114 or higher.
- 2
Prerequisite: PSY 101 with a Grade of C or higher and 3 additional hours of psychology.
Students will:
- Be able to select and critically evaluate existing literature in a given topic area of psychology.
- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate beliefs and claims related to the discipline of psychology.
- Be able to identify appropriate statistical techniques for a given research design.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively based on topic area, review of literature and study outcomes.
- Be prepared for careers related to psychology or graduate studies.
- Develop professional skills in activities that strengthen preparation for job entry and applied graduate school admission.