DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
FALL 2015 COURSE OFFERINGS & PREREQUISITE DETAIL
REQUIRED
ADVANCED ELECTIVES (only current offerings are listed)
PSYCH-UA 1 and PSYCH-UA 10 and PSYCH-UA 11 required for Major
PSYCH-UA 1 required for Minor
2 required for Major/ 1 for Minor
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 1 & Recitation)
STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (PSYCH-UA 10 & Recitation)
ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS (PSYCH-UA 11 & Recitation)*
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 10
*Required for all students entering New York University Fall 2015 and Later
CORE A - NATURAL SCIENCES
2 required for Major/ 1 for Minor
ALL CORE COURSES REQUIRE PSYCH-UA 1
PERCEPTION (PSYCH-UA 22 & Recitation)
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (PSYCH-UA 25 & Recitation)
COGNITION (PSYCH-UA 29 & Recitation)
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 34 & Recitation)*
*PSYCH-UA 34 can count as a Core A or Core B requirement, but not both.
CORE B - SOCIAL SCIENCES
2 required for Major/ 1 for Minor
ALL CORE COURSES REQUIRE PSYCH-UA 1
PERSONALITY (PSYCH-UA 30 & Recitation)
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 32 & Recitation)
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 34 & Recitation)*
*PSYCH-UA 34 can count as a Core A or Core B requirement, but not both.
CORE C - LABORATORY COURSES
1 required for Major/ None required for Minor.
ALL CORE C COURSES REQUIRE PSYCH-UA 10
LAB IN SOCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 38)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 30 or 32 or 62
TEACHING IN PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 2)
Prerequisites: Admittance by application only
ADVANCED SEMINAR IN THINKING (PSYCH-UA 26)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 10 and 29
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 51)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 30 or 32 or 34 or 36
MOTIVATION AND VOLITION (PSYCH-UA 74)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 29 and 32
HONORS TUTORIAL (PSYCH-UA 201.001/.002)
Prerequisites: Formal admission into the Honors Program
SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY (PSYCH-UA 300.001)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 10 and 30 or 51
EXPERIMENTS IN BEAUTY (PSYCH-UA 300.002)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 1
RELATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE SELF (PSYCH-UA 300.003)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 30 or 32
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 300.005)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 1
HUMAN SEXUALITY (PSYCH-UA 300.006)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 1
SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE (PSYCH-UA 300.007)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 32
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 300.008)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 32
TUTORIAL IN INFANT RESEARCH (PSYCH-UA 992)
NOTE: Must be taken as part of a 2-course series
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 34 and Permission of Instructor
SUPERVISED READING (PSYCH-UA 993)
Prerequisites: Permission of Department
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES & METHODS (PSYCH-UA 999)
Prerequisites: Permission of Department and PSYCH-UA 10 as well as two (2) other
psychology core courses and a GPA of at least 3.0
LAB IN PERSONALITY & SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 39)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 30 or 32 or 51 or 62
LAB IN INFANCY RESEARCH (PSYCH-UA 42)
NOTE: Must be taken as part of a 2-course series
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 34 and Permission of Instructor
LAB IN CLINICAL RESEARCH (PSYCH-UA 43)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 30 or 51
LAB IN HUMAN COGNITION (PSYCH-UA 46)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 22 or 25 or 29
LAB IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (PSYCH-UA 48.001/.002)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 30 or 51
ADDITIONAL NOTES
 COURSE OFFERINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
 ALL COURSES REQUIRE A GRADE OF C OR BETTER TO COUNT
TOWARDS THE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR.
 PSYCHOLOGY COURSES TAKEN AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS MUST
BE APPROVED BY PROFESSOR ANDY HILFORD FOR CREDIT
TOWARDS THE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR OR MINOR.
LAB IN SOCIAL & AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE (PSYCH-UA 300.004)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 32
LAB IN INFANT COGNITION (PSYCH-UA 300.009)
NOTE: Must be taken as part of a 2-course series
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 34 and Permission of Instructor
Updated 6/30/2015
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