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Social and Behavioral Sciences

Undergraduate Symposium

The Undergraduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presents student projects and performances through oral presentations, paper submissions, and poster displays.

APS Studies Major

Description

Interdisciplinary Programs offers the bachelor of science in applied professional studies. The applied professional studies major is available only to students enrolled in the Career Development Program. It offers a flexible program for adults who have gained significant professional experience and/or who have earned a large number of college credits toward their particular career goal. It is designed to allow students to select courses that best fit their career plans. Rather than study in one discipline or area of focus, students focus on applied practical studies that often draw on subjects in two or more divisions. The APS major may be offered to students in all locations subject to course availability.

For more information about the applied professional studies major, contact the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean at (954) 262-8408.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this major, students should be able to:

  1. Articulate the integration of the two concentrations into one focused degree program;
  2. Articulate critically (a) the fundamental theories and principles underlying concentration II, (b) the relationship of the theories and principles underlying concentration II to concentration I (where appropriate), (c) the ways in which the theories and principles of concentration II are operationalized in practice, and (d) the implications for scholarly pursuit;
  3. Apply the knowledge, skills, and principles acquired through the program appropriately and effectively in pursuit of career goals.

Requirements

A minimum of 15 upper division (3000 and higher) credits must be included in the total required 120 credits. Students may apply an unlimited number of prior learning credits toward their applied professional studies degree; a minimum of 30 credits must be completed at NSU. Students majoring in applied professional studies may demonstrate learning competencies for one of their concentrations through NSU coursework, transfer courses from other institutions, prior learning, or testing (e.g., DANTES and CLEP). Specific requirements are:

  1. General Education Framework: Up to 30 credits
  2. Major Requirements: 39–49 credits
    1. Including PSYC 1410 Personal Career Development (3 credits)
    2. Concentration I (18 credits transferred in)
    3. Concentration II (18–30 credits taken at NSU)
Open Electives 41–51 credits
Total Degree Requirements: 120 credits

Concentrations

Students choose one of the following concentrations after consultation with their academic advisor. Not all concentrations are offered at every location.

Psychology Concentration
Acceptance into this major is determined by the director of the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Major Prerequisites (or equivalents) (6 credits):
PSYC 1020 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
MATH 3030 Applied Statistics II (3 credits)

Core Courses (24 credits)
PSYC 2350 Life-Span Human Development (3 credits) OR PSYC 2380 Child and Adolescent Development (3 credits)
PSYC 3000 Psychological Research Methods (3 credits)
PSYC 3160 Social Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 3210 Personality (3 credits) OR PSYC 3260 Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 3510 Human Learning and Cognition (3 credits)
PSYC 4600 Biological Bases of Behavior (3 credits)
PSYC 4901 APS Capstone Course in Psychology/Substance Abuse Studies (3 credits)
Select one additional 3000- or 4000-level PSYC course, with assistance from academic advisor (3 credits)

Substance Abuse Studies Concentration
Acceptance into this major is determined by the director of the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Core Courses (27 credits)
PSYC 3550 Substance Abuse and the Family (3 credits)
PSYC 3570 Psychology and Physiology of Substance Abuse (3 credits)
PSYC 3580 Rehabilitation Strategies for Substance Abuse (3 credits)
PSYC 3600 Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse (3 credits)
PSYC 3620 Drug Prevention and Education (3 credits)
PSYC 3630 Ethical and Professional Developments (3 credits)
PSYC 3800 Current Psychotherapies (3 credits)
PSYC 4150 Group Counseling in Substance Abuse (3 credits)
PSYC 4901 APS Capstone Course in Psychology/Substance Abuse Studies (3 credits)