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PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (2013-2014)
All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C- to count toward the major.
Required Courses (4 total)
Course
PSY 111
PSY 112
PSY 200
Name
Introduction to Psychology (lecture) (LER-NS w/ 112)
Introduction to Psychology (laboratory) (LER-NS w/ 111)
Statistical Methods in Psychology (LER-MR)
Credits
3
1
4
Sem/Year
Grade
One (or both) of the following (must be taken at Goucher). PSY 200 is a pre-requisite for both courses.
Course
Name
Credits Sem/Year Grade
PSY 252 Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
4
PSY 255 Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
4
Cluster Courses (4 total) PSY 111 is a prerequisite for all 200-level courses except PSY 219 & 226.
Cluster I (1 required)
Course
PSY 202
PSY 233
PSY 235
PSY 237
Name
Human Learning and Memory
Sensation and Perception
Cognitive Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Credits
Sem/Year
Grade
Credits
Sem/Year
Grade
Credits
Sem/Year
Grade
Credits
Sem/Year
Grade
Cluster II (1 required)
Course
PSY 220
PSY 228
PSY 230
PSY 244
Name
Personality Theory
Positive Psychology
Social Psychology
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Cluster III (1 required)
Course
PSY 212
PSY 219
PSY 226
PSY 227
Name
Existential and Humanistic Psychology
Cultural Psychology: Black Psychology (LER-DIV)
Relational Psychology [PR: PSY 111 or sophomore]
Psychology of Women
Cluster IV (1 required)
Course
PSY 239
PSY 245
PSY 271
PSY 321
Name
Health Psychology
Psychology of Environmental Problems (LER-ENV)
Psychological Distress and Disorder
Counseling Psychology [PR: PSY 212 or 220; junior/senior]
(over)
1
300-Level Courses (3 total, at least 2 must be seminars)
Seminars (at least 2 required). Students may repeat seminars for credit provided that the topic is different.
However, at least 2 seminars with different course numbers must be taken in order to satisfy the seminar
requirement. Seminars must be taken at Goucher.
**All seminars have pre-requisites (PR) listed below. IP = Instructor Permission**
Course
PSY 306
PSY 315
PSY 328
PSY 340
PSY 345
PSY 350
PSY 370
PSY 376
PSY 379
PSY 380
PSY 386
Name
Research Seminar in Narrative and Meaning
Credits
Sem/Year
Grade
[PR: PSY 255 and junior/senior (or IP)]
Seminar in Existential and Humanistic Psychology
[PR: PSY 212, and 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Research Seminar in Relational Psychology
[PR: PSY 226 and PSY 255 (or IP)]
Seminar in Developmental Psychology
[PR: PSY 244 and 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Seminar in Experimental Psychology
[PR: PSY 233 and 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Seminar in Positive Psychology
[PR: PSY 228 and 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Social Psychology Seminar
[PR: PSY 230 and 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Seminar in Cognitive Studies (COG 376)
[PR: PSY 202 or 235 or 237; 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Seminar in Cultural Psychology
[PR: PSY 219 or 226 or 230; 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Seminar in Cognitive Psychology
[PR: PSY 202 or 235; and 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Seminar in Clinical Psychology
[PR: PSY 271 and 252 or 255 (or IP)]
Other 300-Level Courses (1 required if only 2 seminars are taken; otherwise 0 required)
Course
PSY 329
PSY 375
PSY 398
Name
Self-Directed Projects in Psychology
Credits
Sem/Year
Grade
[PR: 5 PSY courses; junior/senior (or IP)]
Advanced Research Practicum in Psychology
[PR: PSY 252/255; PSY 275; junior/senior; and IP]
Advanced Directed Research*
[PR: PSY 252/255, PSY 275, PSY 375; jun/sen; and IP]
Note: PSY 390: Advanced Internship in Psychology does not fulfill the 300-level course requirement.
Elective Course (1 total) Additional courses from the clusters or seminars may serve as electives, as
well as any other courses in psychology (see below).
Course
Name
Credits
Sem/Year
Grade
Names and numbers of other Psychology courses that can serve as electives:
 PSY 275: Research Practicum in Psychology [PSY 111 and IP]
 PSY 290: Internship in Psychology (P/NP only; variable)
 PSY 295: Independent Work (1-4)*
 PSY 298: Directed Research (P/NP only; 1-4)*
 PSY 390: Advanced Internship in Psychology (3-4) [PR: PSY 246, junior]
 PSY 450: Senior Thesis (4 Fall/4 Spring) [Students planning to complete a thesis may enroll
in PSY 398 in the fall of their senior year; these credits will eventually convert to PSY 450.]
*Can be repeated for credit. A maximum of 12 “independent study” credits can be counted toward graduation requirements.*
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