Psychology Programs
General/Empirical
Students seeking a broad general knowledge of psychology that exposes them to a cross section of courses with a special emphasis on the empirical areas choose the general/empirical concentration.
Students in the general/empirical concentration must take the following courses:
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PSYCH 101 |
Principles and Methods of Psychology |
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PSYCH 200 |
Child Development |
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PSYCH 300 |
Statistics for the Social Sciences |
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PSYCH 301 |
Research Methods |
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PSYCH 317 |
History of Psychology |
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PSYCH 332 |
Personality Theories |
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Either PSYCH 303 Human Motivation or PSYCH 306 Social Psychology. |
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Either PSYCH 311 or PSYCH 312 or PSYCH 319. |
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Either PSYCH 313 or PSYCH 314 or PSYCH 315. |
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Three psychology electives from among the 300-level courses. |
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Clinical/Counseling
Students interested in developing an understanding of normal and atypical behavior in both children and adults follow the clinical/counseling concentration.
In addition to courses introducing research and intervention for providing clinical/counseling services, service learning and fieldwork opportunities are also provided.
Students in the clinical/counseling concentration must take the following courses:
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PSYCH 101 |
Principles and Methods of Psychology |
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PSYCH 200 |
Child Development |
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PSYCH 204 |
Intro to Study Psychopathology |
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PSYCH 300 |
Statistics for the Social Sciences |
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PSYCH 301 |
Research Methods |
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PSYCH 317 |
History of Psychology |
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PSYCH 332 |
Personality Theories |
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PSYCH 325 |
Individual and Group Therapy |
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PSYCH 326 |
Clinical/Counseling Practicum |
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Either PSYCH 303 Human Motivation or PSYCH 306 Social Psychology. |
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Either PSYCH 311 or 312 or 313 or 314 or 315 or 319. |
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One psychology elective from among the 300-level courses. |
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Industrial/Organizational
Students interested in applying psychological principles and methods to the workplace, or in pursuing graduate study in industrial/organizational psychology, follow a program that provides training both in psychology and in business.
The industrial/organizational concentration consists of courses intended both to enhance immediate marketability, especially in human resource management areas, and also to provide a solid base for further studies. The required courses give the student an understanding of the human resource management context and problems to which psychological principles and methods are applied, and a practicum provides experience in an organizational setting related to the student's particular interests.
Students in the industrial/organizational concentration must take the following psychology courses:
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PSYCH 101 |
Principles and Methods of Psychology |
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PSYCH 300 |
Statistics for the Social Sciences |
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PSYCH 301 |
Research Methods |
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PSYCH 303 |
Human Motivation |
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PSYCH 306 |
Social Psychology |
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PSYCH 357 |
Industrial Psychology |
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PSYCH 360 |
Practicum in I/O Psych |
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Either PSYCH 324 Adulthood and Aging or PSYCH 340 Tests and Measurement |
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One psychology elective from among the 300-level courses. |
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Students must also take three business-related courses:
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MGMT 300 |
Principles of Management |
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And two elective courses chosen from the following: |
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MGMT 350 |
Labor-Management Relations |
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MGMT 360 |
Personnel Management |
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MGMT 370 |
Organizational Behavior |
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COMM 203, 209, 306, 335 or ENGL 354 Business and Professional Writing |
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