THIRD YEAR PSY 307 or PSY 310 PSY 305 PSY 452 or Elective PSY 314 PSY 304 or Elective/General Education PSY 331 or PSY 325 Elective/General Education PSY Elective or PSY 396, 397 Elective/General Education Elective/General Education FOURTH YEAR PSY 441 or PSY 442 PSY 452 or Elective PSY 306 PSY 451 or Elective Elective/General Education Elective/General Education Elective/General Education Elective/General Education Elective/General Education Elective/General Education
Minor Requirements: Psychology. A minor in psychology requires 21-22 hours in psychology. Required are PSY 101, 203, 207, 310, 331, 325, and one additional psychology course (3-4 hours) at or above the 200 level. Minor in Neuroscience. The neuroscience minor allows students to explore the nervous system and its contributions to human and animal behavior. Students enrolled in this minor are encouraged to attain a solid understanding of the underlying concepts; to develop skills in experimental design and data analysis; to approach problems and tasks logically, creatively, and critically; to become knowledgeable of theory used in the current literature; and to become proficient in using methodology commonly employed in research in neuroscience. This minor takes an interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience and integrates information from both biology and psychology. The neuroscience minor coupled with a major in biology or psychology provides an excellent background to pursue varied career opportunities.
Postgraduate Opportunities. Approximately 47 percent of psychology graduates with a bachelor’s degree enter the job market directly. Another 31 percent enroll in psychology-related graduate programs (12 percent at the doctoral level and 19 percent at the masters level); about 7 percent enroll in law or medicine. Approximately 14 percent go in directions such as social work. Educational institutions employ about 40 percent of all psychologists, while hospitals, clinics, or rehabilitation centers employ another 25 percent. And, about 20 percent of psychologists are employed in government agencies. Resources for Non-Majors. The department has many resources for the non-major. The introductory course (PSY 101) provides a broad overview to the discipline and would be useful to all other majors on campus. In addition, it fulfills one of the social science divisional requirement for general education. Many students in other disciplines, especially in business, education, and communications, find that statistics is an invaluable tool. Some of our courses also appeal to non-majors in terms of practical applications; examples include child psychology, abnormal psychology, and research methods. Psychology (PSY) Gen. Ed. Course Descriptions 101: General Psychology. Goal: Understanding self and others, predicting behavior, and understanding and control of behavior. To be able to apply methods of research and application of psychological principles to everyday life. Content: Research methods; child, adolescent, and adult psychology; psychological testing; personality, and abnormal psychology; psychotherapy; social psychology; applied psychology; history of psychology; and physiological processes, principles of learning and memory, human perception, and cognition. Taught: Fall, Spring. Gen. Ed. Category: Critical thinking. Credit: 3 hours.
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