PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

Required Psychology Major Courses:

PSYCHOLOGY 121,  Introduction to Psychology (3 hours)

PSYCHOLOGY 125,  Introduction to Neuroscience (3 hours)

PSYCHOLOGY 226,  Child and Adolescent Psychology (3 hours)

PSYCHOLOGY 229,  Social Psychology (3 hours)

PSYCHOLOGY 245,  Statistics for Psychologists with Lab (3 hours)

PSYCHOLOGY 246,  Research Design and Methods with Lab (4 hours)

PSYCHOLOGY 259,  Abnormal Psychology (3 hours)

PSYCHOLOGY 490,  Senior Review and Thesis (3 hours)

Four or more additional PSYCHOLOGY courses to total 37 hours (usually selected from the specializations below), and for General Education requirements you must have

BIOLOGY 100 or 107,  General Biology with Lab [Science Elective]

COGNITIVE SCIENCE 111,  Introduction to Cognitive Science [Science Elective]

PHILOSOPHY 121, Ethics, 460, Bioethics, or 445, Philosophy of Science [Philosophical Elective]

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Elective Psychology Major Specializations:

BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE:  PSYCHOLOGY 357 (Physiological Psychology), 358 (Physiological Psychology Lab), and 457 (Advanced Neuroscience).

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY:  PSYCHOLOGY 326 (Language Development), 355 (Sensation & Perception), 366 (Cognitive Psychology), and 466 (Cognitive Development).

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY:  PSYCHOLOGY 326 (Language Development), 333 (Psychopathology in Children & Adolescents), and 466 (Cognitive Development).

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY:  Two of the following:  PSYCHOLOGY 333 (Psychopathology in Children & Adolescents),   366 (Cognitive Psychology), or 467 (Theories of Personality & Psychotherapy); CRIMINAL JUSTICE 205 (Introduction to Criminal Justice) and 354 (Introduction to Forensic Science) and two of the following: 342 (Criminal Law), 360 (Corrections), 370 (Police), or 410 (Juvenile Delinquency).

INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY:  PSYCHOLOGY 356 (Industrial Psychology); ACCOUNTING 210 and 211 (Principles of Accounting I and II); ECONOMICS 101 and 102 (Principles of Macroeconomics and Microeconomics); FINANCE 361(Fundamentals of Finance); MANAGEMENT 325 (Principles of Management); MARKETING 325 (Principles of Marketing); SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 110 (Introduction to Software Applications).

PHYSIOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION:  PSYCHOLOGY 355 (Sensation & Perception), 357 (Physiological Psychology), 358 (Physiological Psychology Lab), and 457 (Advanced Neuroscience).

PRE-CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY:  PSYCHOLOGY 333 (Psychopathology in Children & Adolescents), 379 (Child & Family Psychotherapy), 445 (Psychological Tests & Measurements), 467 (Theories of Personality & Psychotherapy), 470 (Behavior Modification), and 489 (Field Experience: Internship in Psychology).

PRE-CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK:  PSYCHOLOGY 333 (Psychopathology in Children & Adolescents), 379 (Child & Family Psychotherapy), 467 (Theories of Personality & Psychotherapy), 470 (Behavior Modification), and 489 (Field Experience: Internship in Psychology); SOCIAL WORK 120 (Introduction to Social Work) and 329 (Advanced Social Work Seminar), SOCIOLOGY 105 (Introduction to Sociology), 230 (Social Problems) or 438 (Minority & Ethnic Group Relations), 335 (Marriage & Family), and 337 (Health & Health Care) or 460 (Aging).

PRE-LAW:  LEGAL STUDIES 125 (Law in Society) and 300 (Legal Research); PHILOSOPHY 231 (Symbolic Logic) and 446 (Philosophy of Law).

PRE-MEDICINE:  PSYCHOLOGY 357 (Physiological Psychology), 358 (Physiological Psychology Lab); BIOLOGY 107 (General Biology), 108 (Zoology), 331 (Genetics); CHEMISTRY 118 (General Chemistry), 240 (Organic Chemistry I), 341 (Organic Chemistry II); MATHEMATICS 211 (Calculus I); PHYSICS 121 (College Physics I), 122 (College Physics II).

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