Minor in Psychology
At the Bachelor's Level, graduates can pursue a career in marketing, human resources, university admissions offices, social service worker, mental health assistant. Any career that involves understanding human behavior and the ability to analyze data.
Marketable Skills
Students will develop the following marketable skills:
- Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
- In particular, the ability to distinguish scientific vs non-scientific claims
- Research: Be able to search, investigate and critically analyze information in response to a specific research question
- Be able to develop a research design and statistically analyze data
- Social responsibility: Act ethically and responsibly for the benefit of society and the public good
- Development of Professional Ethics
- Writing: Be able to write in a clear and comprehensible manner to the reader
- Learn technical writing--- specifically, APA Style
Additionally, students will learn the ability to apply psychological knowledge to real-world problems. Should be able to formulate a career plan: including a plan for further education (given how many careers depend upon advanced degrees).
Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| PSYC 1301 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 1303 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Lab for Gen Exper Psyc and Gen Experimental Psychology 1 | ||
| Research Methods 1 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Learning & Memory | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Drugs of Abuse and Behavior | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Psychological Testing | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Advanced Topics Dev Psyc | ||
| Advanced Psychopathology | ||
| Physical & Cognitive Aging | ||
| Psych of Criminal Behavior | ||
| Judgment and Decision Making | ||
| Psychobiology | ||
| Motivation & Emotion | ||
| Seminar in Psychology | ||
| Select six hours of upper division Psychology of the following: | 6 | |
| Psychology and the Law | ||
| Learning & Memory | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Drugs of Abuse and Behavior | ||
| Behavior Modification | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Psychological Testing | ||
| History & Systems Psychology | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Advanced Topics Dev Psyc | ||
| Advanced Psychopathology | ||
| Physical & Cognitive Aging | ||
| Psych of Criminal Behavior | ||
| Language and Cognition | ||
| Advanced Statistics | ||
| Judgment and Decision Making | ||
| Psychobiology | ||
| Motivation & Emotion | ||
| Seminar in Meta-Analysis | ||
| Seminar in Psychology | ||
| Independent Research | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| 1 These courses require a C or better | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |