Psychology, Bachelor of Arts

Psychology Major Requirements

A minimum of 11 courses are required for the major. In order for a course to count towards the major or minor:

• The student must earn a C- or above
• The course must be at least 3 credits
• The course must be taken for a grade.

 

I. Three Required Core Courses

PSY.1004	Fundamentals of Psychology	3
PSY.2012	Statistics for the Social Sciences	4
PSY.2040	Research Methods in Psychology	4

PSY 2012 must be passed with C- or above by the start of junior year for student to continue as a Psychology major. Exceptions/Appeals must be approved by the Psychology faculty.

II. Five Content Breadth Courses

Choose 5 courses from the list below

PSY.2001	Developmental Psychology: Infancy Through Late Childhood	3
PSY.2004	Physiological Bases of Behavior	3
PSY.2008	Sensation and Perception	3
PSY.2009	Social Psychology	3
PSY.2011	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY.2036	Personality Psychology	3
PSY.2039	Cyberpsychology: An Introduction	3
PSY.2042	Psychology and Culture	3
PSY.2044	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSY.2055	Sport Psychology	3
PSY.2066	Psychology of Gender and Human Sexuality	3

III. Upper-Level Elective Courses

Choose 3 from the list below

PSY.3012	Human Memory	3
PSY.3016	Psychopharmacology	3
PSY.3023	Biological Bases of Mental Illness	3
PSY.3027	Developmental Psychology: Early Through Late Adolescence	3
PSY.3038	Child Psychopathology	3
PSY.3042	Clinical Psychology	3
PSY.3047	Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination	3
PSY.3049	Health Psychology	3
PSY.3055	Studies in Attachment	3
PSY.3063	Social Influence and Persuasion	3
PSY.3065	Industrial/Organizational Psychology	3
PSY.3070	Contributions of Black Scholars to Psychology	3
PSY.3080	Psychology and the Law	3
PSY.3101	Peer Education and Outreach	3
PSY.3105	Psychological Mythbusting: Separating Science From Pseudoscience	3
PSY.4020	Writing Review Articles in Psychology	3
PSY.4025	Research and Writing Experience	3

Note: PSY 2040: Research Methods is a prerequisite for all 3000 and 4000-level courses.