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 | ||
| PSY 260 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| 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 | ||
| PSY 360 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
| PSY 361 | Adult Development and Aging | 3 |
| Social and Cultural Context Perspective | ||
| PSY 465 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 470 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 473 | Community Psychology | 3 |
| Cognition and Learning Perspective | ||
| PSY 373 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 377 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 486 | Judgement and Decision Making | 3 |
| Biological Perspective | ||
| PSY 374 | Introduction to Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSY 375 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 483 | Drugs and Behavior | 3 |
| Clinical Perspective | ||
| PSY 355 | Introduction to Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSY 472 | Child Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSY 480 | Counseling Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Two Elective Courses | 6 | |
| Electives can be taken from any remaining courses in the Perspectives above or from any of the courses listed below: | ||
| PSY 353 | Psychology of Personality | 3 |
| PSY 365 | Environmental Psychology * | 3 |
| PSY 371 | Applied Psychology * | 3 |
| PSY 372 | Positive Psychology * | 3 |
| PSY 376 | Research Methods in Psychology * | 3 |
| PSY 378 | Industrial and Organization Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 386 | Research Methods in Psychology II: Psychological Research and Statistics * | 3 |
| PSY 391 | Psychology Internship | 3 |
| PSY/MGT 440 | The Design Thinking Process * | 3 |
| PSY 471 | Gender in Childhood * | 3 |
| PSY 481 | Exercise and Sport Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 482 | Forensic Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 484 | Psychological Testing and Assessment * | 3 |
| PSY 497 | Directed Study in Psychology | 3 |
A minimum of 18 credit hours is required for the concentration.
- 1
At least two (2) courses must be taken at the 400 level.
- 2
At least one (1) course must be research intensive, as designated by *
- 3
No more than one (1) course can be transferred from another institution.