Major Requirements for Psychology Specialist

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13 course credits, including:

• Three foundation courses (required of all psychology majors):
  
  • Fundamentals of Psychological Science  (PSY 161)
  • Research Methods (PSY 394)
  • One course in statistics (INT 201 or MAT 347-348)
• One course in personality/social psychology selected from:
  
  • Social Psychology (PSY 274)
  • Multicultural Psychology (PSY 276)
  • Personality Theories (PSY 279)
  • Abnormal Psychology (PSY 381)
• One course in experimental psychology selected from:
  
  • Cognitive Psychology (PSY 272)
  • Learning and Behavior (PSY 273)
  • Memory (PSY 370)
• One course in developmental psychology selected from:
  
  • Child Development (PSY 277)
  • Adolescence (PSY 278)
  • Adult Development and Aging (PSY 386)
• One course in biological processes selected from:
  
  • Biopsychology (PSY 281)
  • Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine (PSY 383)
  • Foundations: Cellular Biology (BIO 141)
  • Other relevant topics courses in psychology
• Three additional courses in psychology (may include multiple courses from categories listed above)
• Capstone course: Senior Seminar (PSY 483)
• Two courses on the broader context selected from:
  
  • Cultural Anthropology (ANT 101)
  • Introduction to Ethnic Studies (EST 123)
  • Macroeconomics (ECB 101)
  • Microeconomics (ECB 102)
  • Educational Psychology (EDU 215)
  • Exceptional Learner (EDU 230)
  • Politics (POL 111)
  • American Politics (POL 262)
  • Religions of the World (REL 222)
  • Introductory Sociology (SOC 101)
  • Families in Social Context (SOC 273)
  • Crime and Deviance (SOC 361)
  • Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (SOC 363)
  • Sexualities (SOC 365)
  • Introduction to Women’s Studies (WST 171)
  • Depending on the specific programs of students, other courses may be considered on a course by course basis