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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.
Psychology Major

Psychology Curriculum

General Education Requirements (30 credits)

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.

Psychology Major Requirements (54 credits)

Core Courses (30 credits)
MATH 3030 Applied Statistics II (3 credits)
PSYC 1020 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 2330 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
PSYC 3000 Psychological Research Methods (3 credits)
PSYC 3710 History and Theories of Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 3760 Multicultural Issues in Psychology (3 credits)
TECH 1110 Technology in Information Age (3 credits)

Select one of the following courses:
PSYC 4800 Practicum in Psychological Research (3 credits)
PSYC 4810 Practicum in Community Psychology (3 credits)

Select one of the following courses:
PSYC 4840 Advanced Practicum in Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 4880 Senior Seminar in Psychology (3 credits)

Select one of the following courses:
PHIL 2000 Moral Issues (3 credits)
PHIL 3010 Ethical Issues in Communication (3 credits)
PHIL 3180 Biomedical Ethics (3 credits)
PHIL 3200 Ethics and Sport (3 credits)
PHIL 3360 Environmental Ethics (3 credits)

Major Foundation Electives (12 credits)
Select 12 credits from the following foundation courses:
PSYC 2350 Life-Span Human Development (3 credits)
PSYC 2380 Child and Adolescent Development (3 credits)
PSYC 3160 Social Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 3210 Personality (3 credits)
PSYC 3260 Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 3510 Human Learning and Cognition (3 credits)
PSYC 4600 Biological Bases of Behavior (3 credits)

Other Psychology Major Electives (12 credits)