Bachelor Psychology Major

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

Degree Requirements

42 Required credit hours in the Major (14 courses)
27 General Education credit hours (9 courses)
59 Elective credit hours (20 courses)

Required Courses

PSYC: 1100 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC: 2750 Introduction to Measurement and Statistics
PSYC: 2825 Introduction to Research Methods
PSYC: 3550 History, Philosophy, and Systems of Psychology
PSYC: 4900 Senior Seminar

In addition, one course must be completed from four of the following six content areas:

Biological and Evolutionary Processes
PSYC: 4300 Health Psychology
PSYC: 4400 Human Sexuality
PSYC: 4550 Drug and Chemical Dependency
PSYC: 4650 Physiological Psychology
 
Clinical and Counseling Perspectives
PSYC: 3125 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC: 3775 Personality Theory
PSYC: 3900 Introduction to Counseling

Lifespan Development Perspectives
PSYC: 2200 Child Psychology
PSYC: 2250 Adolescent Psychology
PSYC: 2300 Human Development
PSYC: 2950 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
 
Learning and Cognitive Perspectives
PSYC: 3325 Psychology of Learning Processes
PSYC: 3350 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC: 3375 Behavioral Management
PSYC: 3725 Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making
 
Social and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
PSYC: 3575 Organizational Behavior
PSYC: 3600 Social Psychology
PSYC: 4350 Cross-Cultural and International Psychology
            
Advanced Research Methods
PSYC: 3800 Experimental Psychology
PSYC: 4700 Psychological Tests and Measurements
PSYC: 4750 Advanced Statistics
PSYC: 4825 Advanced Research Methods