Psychology Concentration Objectives
Students in the Psychology concentration will:
- Knowledge Base: describe key concepts, principles and overarching themes in psychology; develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains; and describe applications of psychology.
- Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking: use reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; demonstrate psychology information literacy; engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving; interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research; and incorporate sociocultural factors in scientific inquiry.
- Ethical & Social Responsibility in a Diverse World: apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice; build and enhance interpersonal relationships; and adopt values that build community at local, national, and global levels.
- Communication: demonstrate effective writing for different presentation purposes; exhibit effective presentation skills for different purposes; and interact effectively with others.
- Professional Development: apply psychological content and skills to career goals; exhibit self-efficacy and self-regulation; refine project-management skills; enhance teamwork capacity; and develop meaningful professional direction for life after graduation.
Students in the Psychology concentration will take:
| Foundational Course | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
or PSY 263 | Honors: Core Concepts in Psychology | |
| Foundational Perspective Courses | ||
| Students must take at least one course from 3 of the 5 Foundational Perspectives: | ||
| Developmental Perspective | ||
| Child and Adolescent Development | ||
| Adult Development and Aging | ||
| Social and Cultural Context 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 | ||
| Two Elective Courses | ||
| Electives can be taken from any remaining courses in the Perspectives above or from any of the courses listed below: | ||
| Psychology of Personality | ||
| Environmental Psychology * | ||
| Applied Psychology * | ||
| Positive Psychology * | ||
| Research Methods in Psychology * | ||
| Industrial and Organization Psychology | ||
| Research Methods in Psychology II: Psychological Research and Statistics * | ||
| Psychology Internship | ||
| The Design Thinking Process * | ||
| Gender in Childhood * | ||
| Exercise and Sport Psychology | ||
| Forensic Psychology | ||
| Psychological Testing and Assessment * | ||
| Directed Study in Psychology | ||
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At least two (2) courses must be taken at the 400 level.
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At least one (1) course must be research intensive, as designated by *
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No more than one (1) course can be transferred from another institution.