About the Program

The field of psychology is broad and relevant to a variety of disciplines. The minor is offered for those students who wish to follow a systematic plan of study in psychology while completing a major in another department. Specifically, the minor is designed to give students a broad background in psychology. As designed, the minor is flexible and should meet the needs of many students. Accordingly, students should seek advisement to determine what courses would best suit their own particular interests and needs.

Program Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the minor, students will be required to take 21 hours in psychology to be distributed in the following manner:

Required Courses (3 credit hours)
PSY 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY*1 3

Electives (18 credit hours)
Students must select at least one course from each of the following three areas: 9

Bio/Cognitive Psychology
PSY 304 LEARNING: THEORY AND RESEARCH
PSY 308 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
PSY 321 COMPARATIVE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
PSY 330 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL POWER OF LANGUAGE
PSY 333 BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
PSY 340 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Social/Developmental Psychology
PSY 301 PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD ABUSE AND ADVOCACY
PSY 325 SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
PSY 327 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING I
PSY 355 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 356 CHILD DEVELOPMENT
PSY 357 ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT DEVELOPMENT
PSY 370 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I

Clinical/Applied Psychology
PSY 311 PERSONALITY: THEORY AND RESEARCH
PSY 365 PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE
PSY 367 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
PSY 375 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 376 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 392 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 393 ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Students must complete three additional courses at the 300 or 400-level. At least one of these courses must be at the 400-level. 9

Note: PSY 350 and PSY 450 are highly recommended for students planning to go to graduate school in Psychology or a related field.

Total Credit Hours 21