Psychology (B.A.)
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| Psychology Major Requirements (39 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses (15 credit hours) | ||
| PSY 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSY 350 | STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 1 | 3 |
| PSY 450 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| PSY 471 | HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSY 472 | SEMINAR ON PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Note: PSY 350, PSY 450 and PSY 472 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 | |
One course from the following may count toward the major: | ||
| INTERNSHIP (3-15) | ||
| SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3) | ||
| HONORS THESIS I | ||
| HONORS THESIS II | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-12) | ||
| All College Electives | ||
| 48 credit hours | 48 | |
| 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:
- demonstrate an understanding of the major historical schools of thought and approaches in psychology.
- demonstrate mastery of APA technical report writing.
- be prepared for careers related to psychology or graduate studies.
- be able to select and critically evaluate existing literature in a given topic area of psychology.
- demonstrate the ability to generate a scientific hypothesis in a given area of psychology.
- demonstrate the rudimentary skills to design and implement research to test scientific hypotheses.
- be able to apply appropriate statistical techniques for a given research design.
- demonstrate the ability to apply valid conclusions based on topic area, hypothesis, review of literature, and study outcomes.