Psychology
The Major
We offer a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. You will study principles of human growth and development and the processes of learning, cognition, and emotion. Particular attention is given to knowledge related to personality development, maladaptive behavior, social diversity and group interactions, and the biological bases of behavior. The major provides the foundation for careers in human services and counseling, in business and industry, and in working with children, adolescents, and adults in schools or clinical settings. The major program also prepares students for graduate study in all areas of psychology, social work, business, education, and other related professions.
Students graduating with a degree in psychology will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the following areas of psychology: developmental, abnormal, social and research and statistical methodology
- demonstrate competence in using a statistical package to analyze data and to present those results in APA manuscript style;
- communicate proficiently, both orally and in writing.
The General Psychology Minor
The Psychology minor enables students to acquire a fundamental understanding of complex human behaviors. Students will complete the following requirements:
| PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology | |
| Two of the following three courses: | PSYC 210 Developmental Psychology |
| PSYC 230 Social Psychology | |
| PSYC 270 Abnormal Psychology | |
| PSYC 290 Statistical Methods in Psychology | |
| PSYC 291 Research Methods in Psychology | |
| Two additional psychology courses at the 300-level or above | |
