Psychological Sciences Minor
The minor is offered by the Department of Psychological Sciences.
Requirements
The requirements for the Minor in Psychology are as follows:
- One course from Group One: Social, Developmental, Clinical and Industrial/Organizational;
- One course from Group Two: Perception, Cognitive and Neuroscience;
- Any three additional 2000-level and above Psychology courses listed below.
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.
Note: PSYC 2100WQ Principles of Research in Psychology is not required for the Psychological Sciences Minor.
Foundation
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2100WQ | Principles of Research in Psychology | 4 |
Group One: Social, Developmental, Clinical and Industrial/Organizational
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2101 | Introduction to Multicultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2300 | Psychological Disorders | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 | The Study of Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 2400 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2600 | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2700 | Social Psychology | 3 |
Group Two: Perception, Cognitive and Neuroscience
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2200 | Physiological Psychology | 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 |
Group Three: Depth Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 2110 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC 2201 | Drugs And Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 2208 | Sensory Systems Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYC 2502 | Science of Learning and Art of Scientific Communication | 3 |
| PSYC 2701 | Social Psychology of Multiculturalism | 3 |
| PSYC 3100/3100W | The History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3101 | Psychological Testing | 3 |
| PSYC 3102 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSYC 3104E | Environmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3105 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3106 | Black Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3107 | Latinx Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3241 | Motivation and Emotion | 3 |
| PSYC 3300 | Abnormal Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3301 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3270 | Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYC 3370W | Current Topics in Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3405 | Social Development | 3 |
| PSYC 3440 | Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYC 3470/3470W | Current Topics in Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3502 | Psychology of Consciousness | 3 |
| PSYC 3503 | Computer Modeling of Cognitive Processes | 3 |
| PSYC 3504 | Music Perception and Cognition | 3 |
| PSYC 3600 | Social-Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3601 | Human Factors Design | 3 |
| PSYC 3644 | Occupational Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3701W | Psychology of the Arts | 3 |
| PSYC 3750/3750W | Laboratory in Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3770 | Current Topics in Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3770W | Current Topics in Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3771 | Prejudice and Conflict | 3 |
| PSYC 3883 | Foreign Study | 1-6 |
| PSYC 3884 | Seminar in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3885 | Special Topics | 1-6 |
Group Four: PSYC Lab Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3450W | Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3550W | Laboratory in Cognition | 3 |
| PSYC 3552 | Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | 3 |
| PSYC 3750/3750W | Laboratory in Social Psychology | 3 |
Group Five: Experimental Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 3889 | Undergraduate Research | 1-6 |
| PSYC 3899 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
| PSYC 4197W | Senior Thesis in Psychology | 3 |