College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Psychology Minor 2011-2012

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The Goals of the Minor

The minor in Psychology is designed to:

  1. provide each student with a sampling of representative fields within psychology,
  2. provide each student with a basic introduction to the research methods employed in the field.
  3. allow enough flexibility for each student to pursue a particular sub-area of interest.

Requirements

The Structure of the Minor (Total hours required = 23 hours)

Content Core (12-14 hours)

PS101 Introduction to Psychology/SW250 Psychological Inquiry/NW220 Behavioral Science or NW221 Human Behavioral Measurement
and any THREE of:

  • PS202 Learning (3 hours)
  • PS235 Biological Bases of Behavior (3 hours)
  • PS320 Life Span Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
  • PS350 Social Psychology (3 hours)
  • PS385 Cognitive Processes (3 hours)
  • PS440 Psychology of Personality (3 hours)

Methodological Core (6 hours)

PS210 Research Methods/Statistics I (3 hours)
PS211 Research Methods/Statistics II (3 hours)

Advanced/Specialized Course (3 hours)

Any ONE PS300-400 level course (3 hours).
If PS320, PS350, PS385 or PS440 has not been used to satisfy the "content core" requirement (above), it may be used to satisfy the "advanced/specialized courses" requirement.

Psychology Department Faculty

Professors:  Bohannon, Dale, Morris
Associate Professors:  Lineweaver, Gingerich, Martin, Padgett
Assistant Professors:  Gingerich, O'Malley