PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR/MINOR REQUIREMENTS
AND
FALL 2013 COURSE OFFERINGS
ADVANCED ELECTIVES:
REQUIRED:
(PSYCH-UA 1 and PSYCH-UA 10 required for Major/ PSYCH-UA 1 only
required for Minor. All Psychology Courses require PSYCH-UA 1)
(2 required for Major/ 1 for Minor)
______ Teaching in Psychology (PSYCH-UA 2)
Prerequisite: Admittance by application only
_____ Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1 & Recitation) AND
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Language
and Mind (PSYCH-UA 27)
_____ Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10 & Recitation)*
*PSYCH-UA 9 is equivalent to PSYCH-UA 10
CORE A - Natural Sciences:
(2 required for Major/ 1 for Minor)
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Perception (PSYCH-UA 22 & Recitation)
Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 25 & Recitation)
Cognition (PSYCH-UA 29 & Recitation)
Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34 & Recitation)†
CORE B - Social Sciences:
(2 required for Major/ 1 for Minor)
_____ Personality (PSYCH-UA 30 & Recitation)
_____ Social Psychology (PSYCH-UA 32 & Recitation)
_____ Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34 & Recitation)†
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
Prerequisite: PSYCH-UA 29
______ Abnormal Psychology (PSYCH-UA 51)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 30 or 32 or 34 or 36
______ Honors Tutorial (PSYCH-UA 201.001/.002)
Prerequisite: Formal admission into the Honors Program
______ Special Topic: Systems of Psychotherapy (PSYCH-UA 300.001)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 10, and 30 or 51
______ Special Topic: Psychology of Music (PSYCH-UA 300.002)
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_____ 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)
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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 Perception (PSYCH-UA 44)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 22 or 25 or 29
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
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Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor, one (1) Core A course with a
grade of B or better, and a background in music
Special Topic: Seminar in Thinking (PSYCH-UA 300.003)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 10 and 29
Special Topic: Experiments in Beauty (PSYCH-UA 300.004)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 1
Special Topic: Motivation and Volition (PSYCH-UA 300.005)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 29 and 32
Special Topic: Auditory Perception and Cognition (PSYCH-UA
300.006)
Prerequisite: PSYCH-UA 1, 10, and 22 or 29
Special Topic: Self and Social Judgment (PSYCH-UA 300.007)
Prerequisite: PSYCH-UA 10 and 32
Special Topic: Human Memory (PSYCH-UA 300.008)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 1
Applied Statistics: Bits, Bytes, and Data Crunching (PSYCH-UA
300.009)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 1, 10, and at least one (1) Core A or one (1)
Core B course.
Philosophy, History, and Systems of Psychology (PSYCH-UA
300.010)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 1, one Core A course and one Core B
course and a GPA of at least 3.4
Tutorial in Infant Research (PSYCH-UA 992)
Prerequisites: PSYCH-UA 34 and Permission of Instructor
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
†Note: PSYCH-UA 34 is not offered in Fall 2013.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
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Course offerings are subject to change.
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All courses require a grade of C or better to count toward the Psychology Major.
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Psychology courses taken at other institutions must be approved by Professor Andy Hilford for
credit towards the Psychology Major or Minor.
Updated 9/12/2013
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