Psychological Sciences Minor
Requirements
Students seeking to complete a minor in Psychological Sciences are required to take at least 15 2000-level and above psychology credits from among the following courses, which are grouped as follows:
Foundation
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2100Q | Principles of Research in Psychology | 4 |
| or PSYC 2100WQ | Principles of Research in Psychology | |
Area I. Social, Developmental, Clinical, and Industrial/Organizational
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2300/2300W | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 | The Study of Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 2400 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2600 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2700 | Social Psychology | 3 |
Area II. Experimental and Behavioral Neuroscience
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2200 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2208 | Sensory Systems Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYC 2209 | Learning and Memory: From Brain to Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 2500 | Learning | 3 |
| PSYC 2501 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC/EEB 3201 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 3500 | The Psychology of Language | 3 |
| PSYC 3501 | Sensation and Perception | 3 |
Area III. Cross Area (I and II)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2110 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC 2201 | Drugs And Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 3100/3100W | The History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3102 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSYC 3105 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3400 | 3 | |
| PSYC 3601 | Human Factors Design | 3 |
Area IV. Advanced and Specialty Lecture Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2101 | Introduction to Multicultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2701 | Social Psychology of Multiculturalism | 3 |
| PSYC 3101 | Psychological Testing | 3 |
| PSYC 3104E | Environmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC/AFRA 3106 | Black Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3200/3200W | 3 | |
| PSYC/COMM 3241 | Motivation and Emotion | 3 |
| PSYC 3300/3300W | Abnormal Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3301 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3405 | Social Development | 3 |
| PSYC 3470/3470W | Current Topics in Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3502 | Psychology of Consciousness | 3 |
| PSYC 3600/3600W | Social-Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3644 | Occupational Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3670/3670W | 3 | |
| PSYC 3770 | Current Topics in Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3883 | Foreign Study | 1-6 |
| PSYC 3884 | Seminar in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3885 | Special Topics | 1-6 |
Laboratory Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 3150 | 3 | |
| PSYC 3250W | Laboratory in Animal Behavior and Learning | 3 |
| PSYC 3251 | Laboratory in Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3252 | Drugs and Behavior Laboratory | 3 |
| PSYC 3253 | Sensory Neuroscience Laboratory | 3 |
| PSYC 3350W | 3 | |
| PSYC 3450W | Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3550W | Laboratory in Cognition | 3 |
| PSYC 3551W | 3 | |
| PSYC 3552 | Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | 3 |
Research
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 3889 | Undergraduate Research | 1-6 |
| PSYC 3899 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
| PSYC 4197W | Senior Thesis in Psychology | 3 |
The requirements for the Minor in Psychology are as follows:
- One Area I course;
- One Area II course;
- Any three additional 2000-level and above Psychology courses listed above.
No more than three credits of either PSYC 3889 Undergraduate Research or PSYC 3899 Independent Study may be counted toward the minor. PSYC 3880 Field Experience cannot be used. A maximum of three 2000-level or above transfer credits in psychology may count toward the minor upon approval of the transfer coordinator in the Department of Psychological Sciences. The courses composing the minor should be selected in consultation with the student’s major advisor to form a coherent program relevant to the student’s academic and/or career interests and objectives.
The minor is offered by the Department of Psychological Sciences.