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The Psychology concentration provides students with a background in the science of mind and behavior, and an understanding of how empirical methods are used
to study human cognitive, motivational, social, and emotional processes. Requirements for the concentration include introductory and survey courses, specialized
seminars, laboratories, and a research thesis. Psychology is intrinsically interdisciplinary, as the field lies at the nexus of the biological and social sciences.
Consequently, students concentrating in psychology benefit from coursework taken outside of the field as well. Most students seeking careers in psychology and
related disciplines will go on to graduate school, as most clinical and applied positions require an advanced degree. Our undergraduate concentration is broad
and research-based in order to best prepare our students for entry into this competitive field.
Available options: Concentration in psychology; Minor concentration in psychology.
Concentration in Psychology
Foundation Courses: Psychology concentrators are required to take six foundation courses, two in social sciences, two in biological sciences,
and two in mathematics. Students must earn at least a B- in PSY 1012 General Psychology.
Concentration in Psychology
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
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| | Social Science Foundation Courses | |
| PSY 1012 | Honors General Psychology | 3 |
Social Science Electives
(one or more of the following, or equivalent course as agreed to by the concentration advisory board): |
(3) |
| AMH 4932 | Honors Violence in America | |
| ANT 2410 | Honors Culture and Society | |
| ECO 2023 | Honors Microeconomic Principles | |
| EUH 3618 | Honors Sense of Place Across Time | |
| GEO 3402 | Honors Human Geography | |
| POS 3691 | Honors Law and Society | |
| SYG 1000 | Honors Introduction to Sociology | |
| WST 3015 | Honors Intro to Women's Studies | |
| | Biology and Neuroscience Foundation Courses | |
| BSC 1010, 1010L | Honors Biological Principles and Lab | 4 |
Biology and Neurocience Electives
(one or more of the following, or equivalent course as agreed to by the concentration advisory board): |
(3-4) |
| PSB 3340 | Honors Behavioral Neuroscience | |
| PSB 3344 |
Honors Drugs and Behavior | |
| BSC 2084 | Honors Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology | |
| PCB 3063 | Honors Genetics | |
| | Mathematics Foundation Courses | |
PSY 3234
or
STA 2023 |
Honors Experimental Design and Statistical Inference
or
Honors Introductory Statistics | 3 |
Mathematics Electives
(one or more of the following, or equivalent course as agreed to by the concentration advisory board): |
(3-4) |
| STA 3164 | Honors Intermediate Statistics | |
| PSY 4302, 4302L | Honors Psychometrics and Lab | |
| MAC 2311 | Honors Calculus | |
| | Psychology Courses | |
| PSY 4604 | Honors History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 3213, 3213L | Honors Research Methods in Psychology and Lab | 4 |
| | Five Psychology electives (see below) | 15 |
| PSY 4933 | Honors Advanced Writing in Psychology | 1 |
| PSY 4971 | Honors Thesis in Psychology and Behavioral Science | 5-8 |
| | Total Credits | 47-52 |
Psychology Electives: Concentrators must take five intermediate and advanced electives, at least two of which must be drawn from Group A and two from Group B.
Interdisciplinary courses (prefixes IDS, ISS, etc.) may be substituted for coursework in psychology at the discretion of the advisor. Students interested in pursuing graduate study
in psychology should work closely with their academic advisors to insure a sufficient preparation in each of the major academic sub-disciplines of psychology (i.e., Biological,
Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, Personality, and Social Psychologies). Students are reminded they need 45 upper-level (3000 or 4000-level) credits to graduate. At least 50 percent
of upper level Psychology courses must be taken at the Honors College.
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