Psychology Major Objectives
Psychological study is complemented by business knowledge through the completion of a minor in business administration. The combination of a solid background in theoretical and applied psychology plus exposure to core business courses prepares students for either entry-level careers or graduate study.
Students in the Psychology major will:
- Improve your knowledge base in psychological concepts and principles.
- Understand the methods and purpose of scientific inquiry and critical thinking.
- Apply psychological principles ethically and socially responsibly in a diverse world.
- Effectively communicate psychological principles and concepts.
- Understand and engage in professional development.
| First-Year Gateway Experience | ||
| Global Foundations of Character and Leadership | ||
| Global Foundations of Organizations and Business | ||
| Writing Workshop | ||
| Bryant IDEA: Innovation and Design Experience For All | ||
| Psychology Major Requirements | ||
Foundational Courses | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
or PSY 263 | Honors: Core Concepts in Psychology | |
| Research Methods in Psychology | ||
| Research Methods in Psychology II: Psychological Research and Statistics | ||
Capstone Course | ||
| Senior Research Seminar | ||
or PSY 491 | Senior Internship Seminar | |
| Foundational Perspectives * | ||
| Students must take at least one course from each of the 5 Foundational Perspectives | ||
Developmental Perspective | ||
| Child and Adolescent Development | ||
| Adult Development and Aging | ||
Social and Cultural Perspective | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Community Psychology | ||
Cognition and Learning Perspective | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| Judgement and Decision Making | ||
Biological Perspective | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Drugs and Behavior | ||
Clinical Perspective | ||
| Introduction to Psychopathology | ||
| Child Psychopathology | ||
| Counseling Theory and Practice | ||
| Psychology Electives * | ||
3 Psychology elective courses can be taken from any remaining courses in the Perspectives above or from any of the courses below. | ||
| Psychology of Personality | ||
| Environmental Psychology | ||
| Applied Psychology | ||
| Positive Psychology | ||
| Industrial and Organization Psychology | ||
| Psychology Internship | ||
| The Design Thinking Process | ||
| Gender in Childhood | ||
| Exercise and Sport Psychology | ||
| Forensic Psychology | ||
| Psychological Testing and Assessment | ||
| Directed Study in Psychology | ||
| Liberal Arts Core Requirements | ||
| Microeconomic Principles | ||
| Macroeconomic Principles | ||
| Introduction to Literary Studies | ||
| Mathematical Analysis | ||
| Statistics I | ||
Two Humanities Survey Courses | ||
| Liberal Arts Distributions - Modes of Thought 1 | ||
Two Social Science Modes of Thought | ||
One Historical Mode of Thought (Upper Division) | ||
One Literary Mode of Thought (Upper Division) | ||
Two Scientific Modes of Thought 2 | ||
| *At least 3 courses from the Foundational Perspectives and the Electives must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
| Business Minor Requirement | ||
Selection is made from a variety of business minors (Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Global Supplyl Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, and Sales). | ||
| Electives | ||
| Subject to programmatic constraints, students may elect to take additional business courses beyond the required minor | ||
- 1
Modes of Thought requirements can be met by appropriate courses in the major.
- 2
Include one Lab Science. One science course must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.
A minimum 122 credit hours required for graduation