Psychology Minor
The psychology minor requires PSYC 100 plus 15 credits of coursework taken from the following list. The courses are to be approved by the department chair. Note: no more than 10 credits from another institution may be transferred toward the minor. Major course within the department may not overlap with minor course.
Grades: students must attain an overall GPA ≥2.0 in order to graduate with this minor.
| Required | ||
| PSYC 100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (a BACR for social sciences) | 5 |
| Electives–choose from the following list and approved by the department chair | 15 | |
| STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||
or PSYC 310 | PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS | |
| COMPUTER AIDED DATA ANALYSIS | ||
or PSYC 312 | COMPUTER STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | |
| THEORIES OF PERSONALITY | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| FOUNDATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY | ||
| CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | ||
or PSYC 306 | ADULT DEVELOPMENT | |
or PSYC 201 | LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | |
| SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS | ||
| HUMAN MEMORY AND COGNITION | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| COMPUTERIZATION RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| CARE AND CUSTODY OF FEMALE OFFENDERS | ||
| DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR | ||
| CONDITIONING AND LEARNING | ||
| COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | ||
| EMOTION AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE | ||
| HUMAN SEXUALITY | ||
| CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SEMINAR IN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| DIRECTED STUDY | ||
or PSYC 499 | DIRECTED STUDY | |
| BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM | ||
| INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS | ||
| COMPASSION FOCUSED THERAPY | ||
| HAPPINESS AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| TRAUMA: THEORY, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT | ||
| SOCIAL INFLUENCE | ||
| INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT | ||
| PREJUDICE AND STEREOTYPING | ||
| Total Credits | 20 | |