Psychology

Liberal Arts Core | 46 credits |
Psychology | 36 credits |
Open Electives | 38 credits |
Total | 120 credits |
The School of Psychology and Counseling offers a B.S. in Psychology. Students who major in psychology may aspire to membership in Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.
For students interested in a later career in art therapy, the department offers a double major in art and psychology with an art therapy concentration in conjunction with the Department of Art (please see description of the double major below and under the Department of Art section for more details).
Qualified undergraduate psychology majors may also take advantage of the opportunity to pursue their M.A. in Counseling in an accelerated manner through the combined B.S./M.A. program with any of three areas of specialization: clinical mental health counseling, school counseling, or art therapy (please see the combined B.S./ M.A. program).
The university also offers the opportunity to pursue a combined B.S. in Psychology/M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
STUDENTS WHO MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING FIVE REQUIRED COURSES
(21 credits towards the major and 3 credits towards the liberal arts core):
Course Code : PS 101
Course Description :
This course provides a survey of the major areas of psychology, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Major content areas include research methodology, biopsychology, learning, psychopathology, and cognitive, social, and developmental psychology
Credit : 3
Course Code : PS 208
Course Group(s) : Psychology 200 Level Courses
Course Description :
Introduces descriptive and inferential statistical methods to summarize, organize, and interpret data. Topics include data organization, measures of central tendency, variability, z-scores, logic of hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, and correlation.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
MA220, MA130, MA117, MA116, MA208, MA131, MA207, MA222, MA221, MA106, MA108, MA 105, MA 112
Course Code : PS 213
Course Group(s) : Psychology 200 Level Courses
Course Description :
This course serves as an introduction to scientific writing and the style conventions set by the American Psychological Association (APA). Students will practice information literacy and enhance their understanding of the writing process as it applies to psychology. Topics will include APA style conventions, components of the scientific paper, information gathering, plagiarism, and the writing process.
Credit : 3
Course Code : PS 402
Course Description :
Focuses on research methods and design as applied to contemporary problems in psychology. The course involves independent research projects.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
BU305, PS208
Course Code : PS 425
Course Description :
Discusses historical and contemporary issues in psychology. Course involves seminar presentations on selected topics.
Credit : 3
Prerequisites :
PS 150, PS 207
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVES (24 CREDITS)
Two Courses from Cluster 1 – Biological/Cognitive/Neurological (6 credits)
One Course from Cluster 2 – Social/Human Factors
One Course from Cluster 3 – Developmental
One Course from Cluster 4 – Clinical/Health
Three additional psychology courses at the 300 or 400 level.