Psychology major checklist (41 credits) for majors declared after April 7, 2014
All courses are three (3) credits except for PSY 119 and PSY 200 (one (1) credit each).
Psychology Office Phone: (320) 308-4157
Department website: http://www.stcloudstate.edu/psychology
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I. Core Courses TAKE ALL SIX (6) OF THESE COURSES IN SEQUENCE (except that 119 and 200/201 can be concurrent)
F S SUM
F S SUM
115 Introduction to Psychology (Liberal Education Goal Area 5)
FS
DEMAND
119 Introduction to the Psychology Major. Prereq: PSY 115
F S SUM
200 Statistics Lab (must be taken with PSY 201)
F S SUM
201 Statistics (must be taken with PSY 200)
F S SUM
F S SUM
202 Methodology in Psychology
FS
380 Experimental Psychology
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Foundation Courses TAKE FIVE (5) COURSES
F S SUM
F S SUM
240 Developmental Psychology (Liberal Education Goal Area 5)
F SUM
F S SUM
250 Cognitive Psychology
S
SUM
270 Social Psychology
F
327 Motivation & Emotion
F
353 Sensation and Perception
F
F S SUM
378 Theories of Personality
S
386 Physiological Psychology
F S SUM
490 Psychological Disorders
III. Elective Courses –TAKE ANY THREE (3) OTHER COURSES FROM ELECTIVES OR FOUNDATIONS SECTIONS
F S SUM
225 Psych of Women (Liberal Education Goal Area 5 & diversity)
S
228 Conservation Psych (Liberal Education Goal Areas 5 & 10)
FS
282 Human Learning and Memory
F
323 Environmental Psychology
FS
325 Psychology and Modern Life
DEMAND
329 Psychology of Sleeping and Dreaming
DEMAND
330 Cross-Cultural Psychology
S SUM
F S SUM
345 Psychology of Death and Dying
S
355 Psychology of Problem Solving and Decision Making
S
360 Industrial Psychology
F
375 Psychology of Altruism, Helping, and Holocaust Rescue
F
F SUM
425 Psychology of Creativity
DEMAND
426 Topical: Seminar in Psychology
F S SUM
428 Psychology Teaching Practicum (credits variable, 1-3)
DEMAND
429 History/Systems of Psychology
F
F S SUM
441 Child Psychology
S
F S SUM
442 Psychology of Adolescence
S
443 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging
DEMAND
460 Organizational Psychology
S
473 Aggression, Anger and Violence
S
489 Psychology of Learning
S
F S SUM
492 Health Psychology
IV. Senior Capstone - Choose one (1) course. Application required.
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SUM
401 Field Experience
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S
430 Advanced Topics
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432 Research Topics in Psychology
DEMAND
DEMAND
435 Classic and Contemporary Readings in Psychology
University requirement reminder: Students must take at least 40 credits at the 300/400 level in order to graduate.
Revised February 10, 2016, Document1