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Psychology Minor

Due to the breadth of the field, including its large number of specialties, and due to the fact that each possible major field and each individual student may have very different needs, we believe that we may best serve the student by providing considerable flexibility in the minor. Further, it is intended that the students develop their minors in consultation with their major advisors.

Psychology Minor Guide (18 Credits)

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A minor in psychology is constructed in the following manner, after a student has met the pre-requisite PSY 101 as an Interconnections/Diversity General Education course. Students must take three courses from the Core Classes (A) and 1-2 courses in the Professional Development (B) and Ethical/Social Responsibility (C) areas:

NOTE: Some courses may have prerequisites and 400-level classes require junior or senior status.

A. GOAL: CORE COURSES
(9 CREDITS) All courses required a grade of "C " or better

PSY235: Conditioning and Learning
PSY240: Psych of Personality
PSY265: Child and Adolescent Psych
PSY270: Social Psychology
PSY320: Behavioral Neuroscience
PSY323: Sensation and Perception
PSY325: Human Cognition
PSY330: Abnormal Psychology
PSY352: Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
PSY355: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
PSY383: Social Learning in Infants and Children

B. GOAL: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(3-6 CREDITS)

PSY311: Applied Behavior Analysis (Prerequisite: PSY 235)
PSY335: Social Influence (Prerequisite: PSY 270 **)
PSY361: Group Interaction
PSY432: Psych of Computers & Internet
PSY435: Psychopharmacology (Prerequisite: PSY 320 **)
PSY475: Industrial & Organizational Psych. (Prerequisite: PSY 205, MAT 117, or SCM 200**)
PSY485: Tests and Measurements (Prerequisite: PSY 205, MAT 117, or SCM 200**)

** Or Permission of Instructor

C. GOAL: ETHICAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN A DIVERSE WORLD
(3 - 6 CREDITS)

PSY315: Psychology of Prejudice and the Minority Experience
PSY350: Psychology of Sustainability
PSY365: Multicultural Psychology
PSY410: Psychology of Women and Gender
PSY420: Health Psychology
PSY470: Forensic and Legal Psychology

Students must have a total of 9 credits in Goals B & C, with at least one course in each of these areas.

-Revised 3/31/2021