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Psychology Area – Bachelor of Science

Program Competencies

Students should:

  1. Understand the complexity of human and animal behavior and the influence of psychological, biological and social factors on behavior.
  2. Be competent in psychological research methods including experimental design, data analysis and presentation, report writing and computer utilization.
  3. Understand the methods and knowledge base of six core content areas of psychology.
  4. Understand the principle tenets and major theoretical characteristics of major systems in psychology.

Additional competencies for the Psychology Area include one or more of the following:

  1. Develop additional knowledge of specialized research areas of psychology.
  2. Develop additional knowledge and skills in psychological research design and analysis.
  3. Develop practical and theoretical competencies in areas of applied psychology.

Assessment

  1. Senior capstone course.
  2. Exit examination.
  3. Exit survey.

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education Courses(See GNED Course Listings)

33
Total Credit Hours:33

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable).

Area Requirements

Area Core Requirements

PSY 156Life Span Developmental Psychology

3
PSY 281Psychological Research Methods

3
PSY 282Psychological Statistics

3
PSY 354Introduction to Social Psychology

3
PSY 380Cognitive Psychology

3
PSY 390Psychology of Personality

3
PSY 421Behavioral Neuroscience

3
PSY 489Psychology of Learning

3
PSY 499CSystems and Theories of Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:27

Area Elective Requirements

Choose 24 hours from the following:

PSY 157Psychology of Adjustment

3
PSY 199Workshop

1-3
PSY 223Brain Development and Sex Differences

3
PSY 276Directed Study

1-3
PSY 300Human Factors in Design

3
PSY 321Aging Brain

3
PSY 339Cooperative Education

1-8
PSY 353Industrial/Organizational Psychology

3
PSY 356Cognitive Development of the Infant and Child

3
PSY 358Psychological Testing

3
PSY 359Applied Behavior Analysis

3
PSY 360Sports Psychology

3
PSY 365Health Psychology

3
PSY 369Psychology of Human Sexuality: A Lifespan Perspective

3
PSY 384Sensation and Perception

3
PSY 393Psychology of Gender

3
PSY 399Workshop

1-3
PSY 422Comparative Psychology

3
PSY 450Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY 452Disorders of Childhood

3
PSY 456Introduction to Clinical Psychology

3
PSY 465Drugs and Behavior

3
PSY 469Counseling Psychology

3
PSY 470Research Problems

1-3
PSY 471Addiction Therapies

3
PSY 472Practicum

1-6
PSY 475Selected Topics

3
PSY 477Seminar in Developmental Research

3
PSY 486Motivation

3
Total Credit Hours:24

Free Electives

Free Electives (chosen by student)

variable

Total Credit Hours: 120