Psychology

Students are offered a variety of courses that introduce them to the wealth of information that psychologists have discovered about behavior and mental processes. Psychologists have studied nearly every behavior in which human beings engage. As the science of behavior, psychology includes the study of both human and animal behavior in laboratory and real-world settings. Students collect and analyze research data as a way of understanding the methods that psychologists employ to answer the significant questions that attract us to the study of ourselves and our behavior. Students may major or minor in psychology as well as choose courses to enrich their understanding of behavior or to supplement other areas of study.

Programs

• Psychology - B.A./B.S.

• Psychology Minor

• Psychology Partnership Programs

Courses

PSYC 101  or PSYC 102  is a prerequisite for all psychology courses at the 200 level and above. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all prerequisite courses.

• PSYC 101 - General Psychology: The Science of Behavior
• PSYC 105 - Introduction to Neuroscience
• PSYC 212 - Life Span Developmental Psychology
• PSYC 214 - Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 215 - Child Psychology
• PSYC 220 - Adolescent Psychology
• PSYC 225 - Adult Development
• PSYC 245 - Multicultural Psychology
• PSYC 247 - Introduction to Art Therapy
• PSYC 248 - Introduction to Expressive Arts
• PSYC 250 - Psychology and Law
• PSYC 255 - Health Psychology
• PSYC 270 - Social Psychology
• PSYC 290 - Behavioral Research and Statistics I
• PSYC 291 - Behavioral Research and Statistics II
• PSYC 292 - Career Development for Psychology and Neuroscience Students
• PSYC 299 - Community-Based Learning
• PSYC 317 - Adult Clinical Psychology
• PSYC 318 - Child and Family Clinical Psychology
• PSYC 325 - Psychology of Gender
• PSYC 330 - Personality Theory
• PSYC 340 - Survey of Psychological Assessment
• PSYC 360 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• PSYC 370 - Community Psychology
• PSYC 372 - Behavioral Neuroscience
• PSYC 375 - The Disordered Brain
• PSYC 380 - Evolutionary Psychology
• PSYC 392 - Psychology of Thinking and Reasoning
• PSYC 393 - Learning and Memory
• PSYC 394 - Neuropsychology of Language
• PSYC 425 - Complex Trauma: Neuropsychological Impact and How to Heal
• PSYC 440 - History and Systems of Psychology
• PSYC 445 - Program Planning and Evaluation
• PSYC 455 - Internship
• PSYC 460 - Advanced Topics in Psychology
• PSYC 470 - Advanced Research
• PSYC 480 - Capstone Experience

Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior Thesis Independent Research or Creative Investigation is a course in which students collaborate with faculty mentors on an ongoing faculty research project or conduct an independent project under the guidance of a faculty member. This directed undergraduate research or creative investigation culminates in a conference presentation, journal article, or other creative/scholarly project.

• PSYC 295 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation
• PSYC 395 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation
• PSYC 495 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation

• PSYC 492 - Career Development for Psychology and Neuroscience Students