Psychology Concentration

Psychology is the science of behavior. It covers the behavior of humans, normal and abnormal, and across the life span. The field is concerned with the development of principles of behavior and the application of those principles to individuals, society, and the institutions of government, business and mental health.

Concentration requirements

Requirement	Credits	Examples
Research Methods or Experimental Design	3	Research methods for the Behavioral Sciences, Experimental Psychology*
Theory	6	Cognition, Perception, Psychobiology, Learning and Memory, Experimental, Developmental, Systems Theory/History
Applied	3	Psychology of Counseling, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Personality, Psychopathology/Abnormal. Community/Mental Health
Psychology Electives	21	These credits should constitute a cohesive program in Psychology.
Capstone	3	PSY 499 (Culminating course in concentration)

 

*Must be beyond the freshman level.

Note: The GRE subject test in Psychology can be used as elective credit towards this requirement (18 credits: 15 lower level, 3 upper levels), but does not fulfill any of the subject requirements listed above.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a concentration in Psychology will be able to:

1. Apply, evaluate and analyze different domains of psychology. This indicates, but is not limited to such domains as cognitive, behavioral, physiological, humanistic, socio-cultural, and psychodynamic;
2. Solve problems by applying previous knowledge to a new problem and distinguish between pseudoscience and scientific findings;
3. Write about psychological topics with clarity and logical organization;
4. Synthesize information from primary and secondary sources;
5. Understand psychological phenomena both systematically and empirically;
6. Use qualitative and quantitative research methodologies including statistical seasoning research design and evaluation of date;
7. Apply psychological perspectives to a research area: memory, learning, personality, perception, and psychopathology; and
8. Synthesize learning of the concentration through: a research paper, project, portfolio, or practicum.