Psychology Major

The Department of Psychology and Criminology offers a general major course of study and a minor course of study. At completion of the major, the student should demonstrate: A) a knowledge base in psychology; B) the development of scientific reasoning and problem solving, including effective research methods; C) ethical and social responsibility in a diverse world; and D) competence in writing and in oral communication skills. The program entails completion of a core set of psychology requirements. The core courses include general psychology, explorations in the behavioral sciences, a two semester sequence in research methods and data analysis (BSC 201  and PSY 202 ), the senior capstone, and the junior experience. The junior experience courses emphasize a more hands-on approach to the study of psychology, and provide students with a high impact experience in the field that will transfer to postgraduate opportunities for employment and/or further graduate study. Beyond the core courses, majors are expected to choose five additional psychology courses, depending on personal interest, from two separate categories, basic and applied research, with at least one chosen from each category. However, no more than 48 semester hours in psychology can be applied toward graduation.