| Bachelor of Arts in Psychology | |
The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is a social science degree. Students in this program examine the theories and history of the workings of the human mind. They study aspects of developmental, organizational and abnormal psychology. Graduates of this program are inclined toward professions that involve a high level of human interaction, such as politics, law, counseling, human services, education, law enforcement, military service, and public management. |
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Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of psychology, graduates in this degree program will be able to: General Knowledge of Psychology - Articulate the major theoretical, historical, and conceptual ideas that underpin the psychology discipline.
- Describe the major theories in psychology and their influence on different content areas of psychology such as learning and cognition, individual differences, biological bases of behavior, and developmental changes in behavior.
Skills of Psychology - Explore the methodologies of psychological research to design and implement research and analyze, interpret, and report data.
- Critically evaluate psychological research and apply that data to contemporary issues.
Human Behavior - Identify individual differences in behavior that may be related to ethnicity, gender, and culture.
- Evaluate how behavior is influenced by internal, environmental, and social factors.
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Degree Program Requirements | Required Course - 3 semester hours | | | | | | | | | |
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General Education Requirements (34 semester hours) | |
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| Core Courses (34 semester hours) | | | | | - SS134 / PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology
- SC100 / SCIN100 - Introduction to Biology
- SC198 / SCIN100L - Introduction to Biology Lab
- MC306 / MATH302 - Applied Statistics - (Prerequisite - MA112 / MATH110 - College Algebra)
- SS234 / PSYC221 - Personality Theories
- PY303 / PSYC303 - Learning and Cognition
- PY304 / PSYC304 - Perception
- PY300 / PSYC305 - History and Systems of Psychology
- PY311 / PSYC326 - Abnormal Psychology
- PY342 / CHFD342 - Human Life Span Development
- PY400 / PSYC400 - Experimental Psychology I
- PY401 / PSYC401 - Experimental Psychology II (Prerequisite: PY400 / PSYC400 - Experimental Psychology I)
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| Major Courses (15 semester hours) | | | | | Students enrolled in Psychology will take five (5) courses from any of the categories below. Students interested in a specific concentration of study should select courses from one or two categories. | | | | |
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| Biological/Cognitive Psychology | | | | | - PY409 / PSYC409 - Principles of Psychology Measurement
- PY446 / PSYC440 - Physiological Psychology
- PY445 / PSY445 - Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making
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| Social/Developmental Psychology | | | | | - SS251 / CHFD215 - Introduction to Child Development
- SS210 / PSYC220 - Human Sexuality
- PY313 / CHFD307 - Child and Adolescent Development
- PY377 / CHFD308 - Infant-Toddler Development
- PY302 / PSYC301 - Advanced Social Psychology
- PY343 / PSYC343 - Adult Development
- PY404 / PSYC403 - Psychology of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity
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| Clinical/Forensic/Applied Psychology | | | | | - PY306 / PSYC306 - Organizational Psychology
- PY325 / PSYC324 - Psychology of Addiction and Substance Abuse
- PY350 / PSYC350 - Vocational Counseling and Professional Development
- IS324 / PSYC360 - Psychology of Terrorism
- PY402 / PSYC402 - Psychology and the Law
- PY431 / PSYC431 - Psychology of Disaster
- PY432 / PSYC432 - Psychology of Combat
- PY460 / PSYC460 - Sports Psychology
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| Capstone Course (3 semester hours) | | | | | - PY498 / PSYC498 - Senior Seminar in Psychology
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.
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| Electives (33 semester hours) | | | | | Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.
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Total = 122 semester hours |
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