The skills a student possesses at graduation are critical to a successful career,
and an undergraduate degree in Psychology can strengthen skills in human relations,
communication, research, and creativity. That foundation can lead to a plethora of
diverse and satisfying careers, including entry-level positions as
- Advertising agent
- Affirmative Action officer
- Alumni relations director
- Behavior analyst
- Case worker
- Child protection worker
- College admissions counselor
- College fundraising director
- Community recreation worker
- Community relations officer
- Congressional aide
- Corrections officer
- Customer relations
- Day care center supervisor
- Drug/substance abuse counselor
- Employee counselor
- Group home coordinator
- Hospital patient-services representative
- Job analyst
- Marketing researcher
- Mental retardation unit manager
- Occupational analyst
- Parks and recreation director
- Probation/parole officer
- Public information officer
- Public relations
- Reporter
- Residential youth counselor
- Staff training and development
- Statistical assistant
- Technical writer
- Veteran’s advisor
- Volunteer services director
Employers of MTSU alumni include
- AdvanceMed Corporation
- Clinical Research Associates
- Discovery Communications
- Elk Valley Home Health
- Healthways
- Holland Psychological Services
- International Antiviral Society-USA
- Mental Health Cooperative
- Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Davidson County (Tenn.)
- Premier Systems Integrators Inc.
- SpecialtyCare Inc.
- Square D Company
- Tennessee Supreme Court
For a more in-depth look at career options—General Education Option, Graduate School
Option, and Applied Options, click here.
For students intrigued by the workings of the mind, MTSU offers three programs leading
to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Psychology is the most popular major for students
with a variety of career goals and interests. The second program is Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The department also offers an online psychology degree in conjunction with the University
College.
For complete curriculum details, click on the REQUIREMENTS tab above.
All new psychology students (freshman, transfer, change of major) must apply for candidacy before being fully accepted into a major.
Psychology (B.S.)
The Psychology major is a great choice for students who are intrigued by the workings
of the mind and want to understand human behavior and mental processes. This is our
most popular major and is suitable for students who have a variety of career goals
and interests.
Leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, the undergraduate major in psychology is
a 38-hour program, consisting of 24 hours of required coursework and 12 hours of electives.
A minimum grade of C- is required for all core required coursework. Electives in psychology
and additional courses in the arts, sciences, humanities, and pre-professional curricula
should be chosen to correspond with interests and career goals.
Two 15-hour minors are required for this major. Students may choose a specialty minor
in psychology as one of their two minors. At least one of the two minors, however,
must be from a non-psychology field.
The department also offers Master of Arts (M.A.) degrees in five graduate programs:
Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and a Pre-Specialist in Education: School Psychology. An Education Specialist (Ed.S)
degree is offered in School Psychology.
Undergraduates can earn a minor in one of five psychology fields: Psychology, Lifespan Development, Mental Health Services, Industrial/Organizational, and Neuroscience. The department participates in an interdisciplinary minor in Behavioral Research.
Psychology
TBA, program coordinator
The curriculum is arranged to provide familiarity with scientific bases of psychology for students preparing for careers in a variety of professions; the knowledge and skills necessary for graduate work in psychology; and the academic preparation and technical skills for students who plan to work in health-related, business and/or research settings after completing their undergraduate work.
Two minors are required. Students may choose a specialty minor offered by the department, but this is not required. At least one minor, however, must be from outside the department. The specific interests and career goals of each student determine the remainder of the program. A minimum of 9 psychology upper-division hours from the set of “Required Core Classes” and a minimum of 6 other psychology hours must be taken at MTSU. Students who are graduating with a University Honors/Honors Associate minor must have two other non-honors minors.
Admission to Candidacy
All students are required to be admitted to candidacy for the Psychology major. To apply for candidacy, a student must have
- completed at least 30 hours of coursework (not to include learning support courses);
- completed the following General Education requirements: ENGL 1010; ENGL 1020; MATH 1530, MATH 1710, MATH 1730, or higher; and a science course (preferably a biology course) with a minimum 2.00 GPA;
- completed the following psychology courses: PSY 1410, PSY 2000, and PSY 2210 or PSY 2300 with a minimum 2.00 GPA. (A grade of C- or better is required in PSY 1410, PSY 2210, and PSY 2300.)
Students will have required advising every semester until they have successfully completed admission to candidacy.
The application for admission to candidacy is an online application. Applications should be submitted by students the semester after they have completed the above requirements.
NOTE: Students should follow the recommended sequence of courses for the freshman year on the academic map.
Academic Map
Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:
Psychology, B.S., Academic Map
Degree Requirements
| General Education | 41 hours |
| Major Requirements | 38 hours* |
| Supporting Course | 3-4 hours* |
| Minor 1 | 15-18 hours |
| Minor 2 | 15-18 hours |
| Electives | 1-8 hours |
| TOTAL | 120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:
Major Requirements (38 hours)
A grade of C- or above is required for all major core coursework.
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PSY 1410 – General Psychology
3 credit hours
Prescribed prerequisite: READ 1000. Introductory survey course. Includes biological foundations, perception, principles of learning, intelligence, motivation, emotion, human development, personality, social psychology, behavior disorders, and psychotherapy.
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PSY 2000 – Seminar on Careers in Psychology
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Required for admission to candidacy. Requirements needed for success in jobs or graduate school. Activities may include interest exploration, development of a career timeline, resume, and/or vita, and a final culminating project.
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PSY 2210 – Psychology of Social Behavior
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 recommended but not required. Systematic study of social behavior. Includes interaction between people, perception of others, interpersonal attraction, aggression, altruism, conformity, attitudes, and group behavior.
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PSY 2300 – Developmental Psychology
3 credit hours
Broad survey of the biological and environmental factors influencing physical, cognitive, and social development from conception until death. Emphasis on current research and theory. Will not substitute for SOC 3151 or CDFS 3340.
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PSY 3020 – Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: 3 credit hours of college-level mathematics. Elementary descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications.
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PSY 3070 – Research Methods
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3020. Corequisite: PSY 3071. Analysis of methodological issues in psychological research. Designed to teach skills in the formulation, execution, interpretation, and presentation of psychological investigations.
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PSY 3230 – Psychological Disorders
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Patterns of maladaptive behavior, including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and antisocial behavior.
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PSY 3590 – Personality
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Historical and contemporary personality theory and research, including the trait, cognitive, and motivational approaches. Topics include personality development, the unconscious, the self, goals, emotions, coping, disorders, and personality change.
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PSY 4030 – Psychology of Sensation and Perception
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 or permission of instructor. Perceptual and physiological (sensory) mechanisms involved in vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Perceptual consequences of central nervous system events. Historical perspectives.
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PSY 4240 – Behavioral Neuroscience
3 credit hours
The role of the brain in those areas which are typically considered by psychology, such as sensory and motor functions, motivation, higher mental functions, and mental disorders.
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PSY 4040 – Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
3 credit hours
Information processing approach to the study of cognitive processes: attention, perception, memory, language, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making.
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PSY 4480 – Learning Theories
3 credit hours
Survey of research and major theories of learning with emphasis on classical and instrumental conditioning and related topics.
- Upper-division PSY electives 9 credit hours
- PSY elective 3 credit hours
Supporting Course (3-4 hours)
(may be counted in General Education)
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MATH 1730 – Pre-Calculus
4 credit hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1710 or successful completion of high school precalculus course. An integrated and rigorous study of the algebra and trigonometry needed to successfully attempt calculus. Emphasis on functions, their analysis and their applications. Level of algebraic sophistication developed above that found in MATH 1710. Topics include exponentials and logarithms, analysis of graphs, and word problems. Graphing calculator required. TBR Common Course: MATH 1730
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MATH 1530 – Applied Statistics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra and a Math Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or equivalent. Descriptive statistics, probability, and statistical inference. The inference unit covers means, proportions, and variances for one and two samples, and topics from one-way ANOVA, regression and correlation analysis, chi-square analysis, and nonparametrics. TBR Common Course: MATH 1530
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MATH 1710 – College Algebra
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: DSPM 0850 or two years of high school algebra; a Math Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or COMPASS placement. Course satisfies the General Education Mathematics requirement. Topics include functions–linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic; analysis of graphs; linear systems; inequalities; counting principles; and probability. Graphing calculator required. Course may be taken by correspondence. Not open to those who have had MATH 1730. TBR Common Course: MATH 1710
Minor 1 (15-18 hours)
Minor 2 (15-18 hours)
Electives (1-8 hours)
Curriculum: Psychology
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
First Semester
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ENGL 1010 – Expository Writing
3 credit hours
The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
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MATH 1530 – Applied Statistics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra and a Math Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or equivalent. Descriptive statistics, probability, and statistical inference. The inference unit covers means, proportions, and variances for one and two samples, and topics from one-way ANOVA, regression and correlation analysis, chi-square analysis, and nonparametrics. TBR Common Course: MATH 1530
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MATH 1710 – College Algebra
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: DSPM 0850 or two years of high school algebra; a Math Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or COMPASS placement. Course satisfies the General Education Mathematics requirement. Topics include functions–linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic; analysis of graphs; linear systems; inequalities; counting principles; and probability. Graphing calculator required. Course may be taken by correspondence. Not open to those who have had MATH 1730. TBR Common Course: MATH 1710
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MATH 1730 – Pre-Calculus
4 credit hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1710 or successful completion of high school precalculus course. An integrated and rigorous study of the algebra and trigonometry needed to successfully attempt calculus. Emphasis on functions, their analysis and their applications. Level of algebraic sophistication developed above that found in MATH 1710. Topics include exponentials and logarithms, analysis of graphs, and word problems. Graphing calculator required. TBR Common Course: MATH 1730
- Math course higher than MATH 1730 (Math)
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PSY 1410 – General Psychology
3 credit hours
Prescribed prerequisite: READ 1000. Introductory survey course. Includes biological foundations, perception, principles of learning, intelligence, motivation, emotion, human development, personality, social psychology, behavior disorders, and psychotherapy.
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Second Semester
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ENGL 1020 – Research and Argumentative Writing
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
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PSY 2000 – Seminar on Careers in Psychology
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Required for admission to candidacy. Requirements needed for success in jobs or graduate school. Activities may include interest exploration, development of a career timeline, resume, and/or vita, and a final culminating project.
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PSY 2210 – Psychology of Social Behavior
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 recommended but not required. Systematic study of social behavior. Includes interaction between people, perception of others, interpersonal attraction, aggression, altruism, conformity, attitudes, and group behavior.
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PSY 2300 – Developmental Psychology
3 credit hours
Broad survey of the biological and environmental factors influencing physical, cognitive, and social development from conception until death. Emphasis on current research and theory. Will not substitute for SOC 3151 or CDFS 3340.
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HIST 2010 – Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010
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HIST 2020 – Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020
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HIST 2030 – Tennessee History
3 credit hours
The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030
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HIST 2040 – Survey African American History I
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.
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HIST 2050 – Survey African American History II
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Year
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COMM 2200 – Fundamentals of Communication
3 credit hours
Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- PSY required core class 3 credit hours
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ENGL 2020 – Themes in Literature and Culture
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.
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ENGL 2030 – The Experience of Literature
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.
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HUM 2610 – World Literatures
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Representative works of French, German, and Hispanic authors in English translation. No foreign-language proficiency required. Carries General Education credit.
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
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PSY 3020 – Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: 3 credit hours of college-level mathematics. Elementary descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications.
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PSY 3070 – Research Methods
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3020. Corequisite: PSY 3071. Analysis of methodological issues in psychological research. Designed to teach skills in the formulation, execution, interpretation, and presentation of psychological investigations.
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HIST 2010 – Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010
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HIST 2020 – Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours
Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020
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HIST 2030 – Tennessee History
3 credit hours
The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030
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HIST 2040 – Survey African American History I
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.
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HIST 2050 – Survey African American History II
3 credit hours
The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.
Subtotal: 32 Hours
Junior Year
- Psychology required core course 3 credit hours
- Psychology elective courses 6 credit hours
- Minor courses 15 credit hours
- General elective hours 2-6 credit hours
Subtotal: 26-30 Hours
Senior Year
- Psychology required core course 3 credit hours
- Psychology elective courses 6 credit hours
- Minor courses 9 credit hours
- General electives 7-12 hours
Subtotal: 25-30 Hours
Our adjunct faculty bring outstanding professional experience to our programs. Many are industry leaders with decorated careers and honors. Importantly, they are innovative educators who offer hands-on learning to our students to prepare them to enter and thrive in a dynamic, and oftentimes emerging, industry and professional world. They inspire, instruct, and challenge our students toward academic and professional success.
Psychology
3 credit hours
Prescribed prerequisite: READ 1000. Introductory survey course. Includes biological foundations, perception, principles of learning, intelligence, motivation, emotion, human development, personality, social psychology, behavior disorders, and psychotherapy.
3 credit hours
Processes of human adjustment, adaptation, and environmental influences. Development of self-understanding, constructive management of emotion and stress, and healthy interpersonal relationships.
1 credit hour
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Required for admission to candidacy. Requirements needed for success in jobs or graduate school. Activities may include interest exploration, development of a career timeline, resume, and/or vita, and a final culminating project.
3 credit hours
Psychological approaches to the scientific study of intelligence, IQ, creativity, and creative genius.
3 credit hours
Introduction to the involvement of the brain in behavior. Topics related to anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, sensory and motor functions, intelligence, sleep and biological rhythms, emotion, and mental illness covered. No biology background required.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 recommended but not required. Systematic study of social behavior. Includes interaction between people, perception of others, interpersonal attraction, aggression, altruism, conformity, attitudes, and group behavior.
3 credit hours
Broad survey of the biological and environmental factors influencing physical, cognitive, and social development from conception until death. Emphasis on current research and theory. Will not substitute for SOC 3151 or CDFS 3340.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: 3 credit hours of college-level mathematics. Elementary descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications.
1 credit hour
Corequisite: PSY 3020. Basic Statistics.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3020. Corequisite: PSY 3071. Analysis of methodological issues in psychological research. Designed to teach skills in the formulation, execution, interpretation, and presentation of psychological investigations.
1 credit hour
Corequisite: PSY 3070.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Patterns of maladaptive behavior, including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and antisocial behavior.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Emotional and behavioral disorders in childhood and adolescence including autism spectrum disorder, depression, and child maltreatment.
3 credit hours
(Same as AAS 3250 and AST 3250.) Application of psychological principles to the personality development and behavior patterns of African Americans, in light of cultural heritage and contemporary events. Implications for assessment and counseling.
3 credit hours
Survey of the applications of psychology to business and Industry. Topics will include applied research methods, employee selection, performance appraisal, training, leadership, motivation, work environment, job design, safety, and work stress.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Historical and contemporary personality theory and research, including the trait, cognitive, and motivational approaches. Topics include personality development, the unconscious, the self, goals, emotions, coping, disorders, and personality change.
3 credit hours
Reviews the historical background, roles, and responsibilities of clinical psychologists and differentiates their duties from other mental health professionals. Introduces assessment, clinical interventions, and specializations.
1 to 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: 6 hours of psychology recommended but not required; permission of instructor. Supervised research in current topics in psychology. Contact individual faculty members for research possibilities and requirements. May be repeated. (Students majoring in Psychology or the Pre-graduate School concentration may apply up to 6 hours of credit to the major. Students majoring in I/O Psychology may apply up to 4 hours of credit to the major. Students minoring in Psychology may apply up to 6 hours of credit to the minor.)
1 credit hour
May be repeated. Supervised laboratory in an area of psychology related to a content course. The laboratory can only be taken during the semester the student is enrolled in the content course.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 or permission of instructor. Perceptual and physiological (sensory) mechanisms involved in vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Perceptual consequences of central nervous system events. Historical perspectives.
3 credit hours
Information processing approach to the study of cognitive processes: attention, perception, memory, language, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making.
3 credit hours
Reviews current information on major categories of psychoactive drugs used to treat mental disorders and drugs of abuse including mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, and legal aspects.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 or consent of instructor. Application of psychological principles, motivational research, and social/psychological findings to the arena of sports. Theory and application of performance enhancement and teamwork in sports.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Grade of B- or higher in PSY 3020 or equivalent course. Course topics include multiple regression, factorial ANOVA, repeated measures ANOVA, and categorical data analysis. Designed to prepare students for graduate-level statistics courses often required in master’s and doctoral level programs, as well as for employment positions in business and government that require more advanced statistical training.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Grade of B- or higher in PSY 3070 or equivalent training (POD) and PSY 4070. Design, conduct, analyze, and report psychological research. Advanced research conducted individually or in small groups. Offers preparation for graduate-level research required in master’s and doctoral programs and for research applications in business and government settings.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: PSY 1410 and PSY 3230. Overview of mental health services that can be provided by the bachelor’s graduate. Offers training necessary for entry-level positions in mental health agencies, emphasizing ethical guidelines and legal issues.
3 credit hours
Survey of theory and research pertaining to criminal behavior, covering topics such as mental illness and crime, criminal homicide, assault, and sex offenses.
1 credit hour
Corequisite: PSY 4030. Laboratory experiences in sensation and perception.
1 credit hour
Corequisite: PSY 4040 Laboratory experiences in cognitive psychology.
1 credit hour
Corequisite: PSY 4240. Laboratory experiences in behavioral neuroscience.
1 credit hour
Corequisite: PSY 4480. Laboratory experiences in learning theories.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 2300 recommended but not required. Intensive research-based overview of child development from conception to adolescence. Includes cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, as well as the contexts of child development.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 2300 recommended but not required. Overview of cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development during adolescence, as well as the contexts of development.
3 credit hours
Legal, law enforcement, delinquency, and criminal psychology, including psychological evaluation, classification, therapy, and rehabilitation. Special classifications. Field problems. Preventive implications.
3 credit hours
The role of the brain in those areas which are typically considered by psychology, such as sensory and motor functions, motivation, higher mental functions, and mental disorders.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3020 with C- or better. Modern practices in test construction, selection, and application to a variety of situations such as schools, clinics, and businesses.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3320. Survey of a wide range of personnel selection and placement topics such as job analysis, selection, legal issues, test reliability, test validity, employment interviews, and other variables relating to applicant evaluation, placement, retention, and promotion.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3320. The role of compensation in human resources. Topics will include strategic choices, job evaluation, salary market data, incentives and pay for performance. Legal and international issues also considered.
3 credit hours
Examines training and development methods for use in organizations. Includes learning, needs assessment, program development, different training methods, and program evaluation.
3 credit hours
The process of designing for human use. Considers individual differences, visual, auditory, and tactile displays, anthropometry, illumination, noise, humans in motion, and space and environmental studies.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 or PSY 3320. Application of psychology to examine individual and group behavior in organizations; job design and organizational design and their effects upon work behavior; and organizational processes such as leadership, power, and decision-making.
3 credit hours
Understanding and application of motivational theories, particularly in the workplace. Work attitude topics include job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and organizational culture; effects on performance; measurement. Integrations with related topics such as conflict resolution.
3 credit hours
The functioning of groups. Includes development of group structure, group conflict, cohesion, social influence, leadership, group productivity, group decision making, and growth groups. Classroom activities are supplemented by group projects that may require some out of class meetings.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Survey and analysis of theory and research on interpersonal influence. Applications of findings to various areas of human experience.
3 credit hours
Introduces applied behavior analysis and the application of behavior change procedures to enact socially significant behavior change. Will include applications of behavior analysis to self-management, family, education, disability, correctional institutions, clinical settings, and industrial organizations.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Ethical practice and professional roles of behavior analysts.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Theoretical and empirical issues in the scientific study of adult, close relationships from a social psychological perspective: initial attraction, relationship formation, maintenance, and dissolution. (Not a course in the broad area of marriage and the family: See CDFS 3320 – Family Relations and SOC 2500 – Marriage and Family.)
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410; PSY 2210 and PSY 3230 recommended. Introduces theories and research in psychology that examine topics relevant to the nature of happiness and psychological well-being. Topics covered will include happiness, life satisfaction, creativity, wellness, love, self-actualization, wisdom, as well as a number of others-topics recently discussed under the heading of “positive psychology.”
3 credit hours
Integration of the major theories of counseling and psychotherapy and their application.
3 credit hours
Survey of research and major theories of learning with emphasis on classical and instrumental conditioning and related topics.
3 credit hours
Philosophy of B.F. Skinner’s behaviorism explored in his writings and those of his followers and critics. Current applications of behaviorism in all areas of psychology (child, marriage and family, animal conditioning, mental health, addictions, etc.) also examined.
3 credit hours
The integration of psychological, social, behavioral, and biological components of the human sexual experience. Examines research, sexual development, attitudes and behaviors, variances and dysfunctions, and strategies for intervention.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410 and PSY 2300 recommended but not required. A survey of the research on adult development. Examines the physical, intellectual, social, vocational, and personality changes during the adult years.
3 credit hours
Examines the lives of girls and women in North America, including topics such as gender stereotypes, gender roles, work, relationships, sexuality, physical and mental health, violence against women, and women in later adulthood.
3 credit hours
An experiential course covering the folklore of thanatology, the funeral industry, handling grief, counseling the bereaved, and the hospice concept. Objectives include an attempt to view death with equanimity and personal growth from confronting death.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Focuses on the relationship between psychological factors and health and the application of psychological principles to the enhancement of health and prevention and treatment of illness.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: PSY 1410 and PSY 3230 or equivalent. History, roles, and duties of the professional mental health counselor. Managed care and third party reimbursement issues, administration and supervision of mental health services, and other salient issues relating to the role of the professional mental health counselor. Preparation for graduate-level training in mental health counseling.
1 credit hour
Representative and integrative study of scientific journals of field. May be taken for a total of three credits.
1 credit hour
Representative and integrative study of scientific journals of field. May be taken for a total of three credits.
1 credit hour
Representative and integrative study of scientific journals of field. May be taken for a total of three credits.
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Upper-division status; PSY 1410 recommended but not required. A survey of the history of psychology and an intensive study of current systems of psychology.
3 credit hours
Reviews the concept of culture and how this and other demographic factors influence issues in psychology and human experiences including thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
3 credit hours
Supervised practical experience utilizing psychological principles and tools in an established organization. Pass/Fail.
1 to 3 credit hours
Supervised practical experience utilizing psychological principles and tools in an established organization.
1 to 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: PSY 3230 and PSY 4110. Supervised practical experience utilizing psychological principles and tools in an established organization.
1 to 3 credit hours
Supervised practical experience utilizing psychological principles and tools in an established organization.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 4240 or consent of instructor. Organization and function of specific brain areas and the behavioral deficits and changes resulting from focal and diffuse brain damage.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: For students in the Bridgestone program pursuing the Leading Teams certificate. Online course that examines factors contributing to effective work team performance in organizational settings. Includes conditions for team effectiveness, group structure, performance-related emergent cognitive states, group processes supporting team effectiveness, teamwork, organizational supports for teams, and team leadership.
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1410. A cognitive approach to how people learn and use language to communicate. Covers basic and applied psycholinguistics (including language perception, language production, syntax, semantics, discourse comprehension, and language development).
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: PSY 1410 and PSY 3020 or equivalent statistics course. Focuses on identifying and improving the key health, safety, and well-being issues that employees face.
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