2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

PHY 2002 Physics 2 .......................................................................4
BUS 2703 Statistics for Business ..........................................................3
or
MTH 2401 Probability and Statistics ...............................................3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................4
Technical Electives 5 .............................................................6
Free Electives (21 credit hours)
1 Communication Electives may be satisfied by any COM 2xxx, 3xxx or
4xxx courses, foreign languages, or linguistics.
2 Social Science Electives exclude PSY and PSF courses except PSY 2444.
3 Physical Science Electives include chemistry, geology, meteorology,
physics, space sciences, and EDS 1031.
4 Life Science Electives include biology, ecology and EDS 1032.
5 Technical Electives exclude mathematics courses below the 2xxx level.
Suggested Concentrations
Animal Learning and Behavior: Students interested in seeking
postgraduate training at an appropriate facility to pursue a career
in animal behavior, such as training marine mammals, should
take Biological Discovery 1 and 2 (BIO 1010, BIO 1020), and a
combination of psychology and biology courses in the areas of
learning and behavior analysis, anatomy, zoology, ecology, and
the biology of marine mammals and other vertebrates. Scuba and
CPR certifications are recommended. An internship in an animal
training facility should be performed. The bachelor of science
degree program is required for students in this concentration.
Most students in this concentration also add a minor in biology.
Clinical/Counseling Psychology and Applied Behavior
Analysis: Students interested in pursuing postgraduate study in
clinical, counseling or school psychology, or in obtaining employment
in a mental health or social service agency after graduation
should study in areas that will familiarize them with these
occupations and build basic skills. Such areas of study include
substance abuse, abnormal psychology, clinical psychology,
professional ethics, assessment techniques and applied behavior
analysis. Course work in behavior analysis can lead to certification
as a board certified Associate Behavior Analyst in the state
of Florida after completion of other requirements and a certification
examination.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Students who plan to
enter business directly after graduation, apply to an M.B.A.
program or apply for graduate programs in personnel or industrial/organizational
psychology should select courses in psychology
and business that will help define their interests, prepare
them for graduate school admission or develop skills. Some areas
of study useful in this regard include industrial/organizational
psychology, business law, management, human resource management,
organizational behavior and substance abuse. Students
who choose this concentration should consider adding a minor in
business administration.
Self-designed Concentrations: Students may design their own
concentration in consultation with their adviser. Common
self-designed concentrations include sport psychology,
neuropsychology and social-cultural psychology.
Minor Programs
Minors in psychology and forensic psychology are offered through
the School of Psychology. A complete policy statement regarding
minors can be found in the Academic Overview section of this
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catalog. Information about current minor offerings is available
through the individual colleges/departments.
Forensic Psychology (19 credit hours)
PSF 2551 Survey of Forensic Psychology
PSF 3515 Special Topics in Forensic Psychology
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 2511 Introduction to Research Methods for Psychology
SOC 1551 Introduction to Criminal Justice
One Social Bases of Behavior course:
PSY 2442 Adult Development and Aging
PSY 2541 Group Behavior
PSY 3441 Social Psychology
PSY 3442 Psychology of Personality
PSY 3531 Child Psychology
PSY 3541 Psychology of Leadership
One 3-credit PSF 2xxx or above course
Psychology (19 credit hours)
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 2511 Introduction to Research Methods for Psychology
PSY 3400 Junior Seminar
One Experimental Bases of Behavior course:
PSY 3421 Psychology of Learning and Motivation
PSY 3423 Psychological Psychology
PSY 3522 Human Cognition
PSY 3524 Sensation and Perception
PSY 4521 Animal Learning and Behavior
One Social Bases of Behavior course:
PSY 2442 Adult Development and Aging
PSY 2541 Group Behavior
PSY 3441 Social Psychology
PSY 3442 Psychology of Personality
PSY 3531 Child Psychology
PSY 3541 Psychology of Leadership
Two 3-credit PSY 3xxx or above courses
Note: At least nine (9) credit hours of the psychology minor must be taken
in a Florida Tech psychology program.
grADuATe Degree ProgrAmS
Master of Science
Applied Behavior Analysis _____________________
Program Chair
Jose A. Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA
Professors
Frank M. Webbe, Ph.D., sport psychology, neurobehavioral correlates of
athletic head trauma, neuropsychology and aging.
Associate Professors
José Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA, professional and legal issues,
practitioner training and supervision, management and administration,
instructional technology, conceptual and philosophical issues, verbal
behavior, motivating operations in behavioral treatment, antecedent
strategies in behavior change, in-home behavioral programs for children,
teaching language to children with autism and related disabilities, radical
behaviorism.
David A. Wilder, Ph.D., BCBA, functional assessment and intervention
with developmentally disabled children, organizational behavior
management.
Assistant Professors
Elbert Q. Blakely, Ph.D., BCBA, autism, verbal behavior, rule-governed
behavior, self management, treatment of severe self-injurious and aggressive
behaviors, database design, behavioral pharmacology.
Celeste R. Harvey, Ph.D., BCBA, developmental disabilities,
psychopathology, self-injurious behavior, intensive early behavioral
intervention in autism and other developmental disabilities; behavior
analysis in educational settings, applied behavior analysis.