UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

162 / School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Major Concentration
Behavioral Science
With Specialization: Gerontology
BACHELOR OF ARTS
General Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Requirements....................................60 credits
Major Concentration
Behavioral Science..............................................................36 credits
Open Electives ...................................................................24 credits
Total................................................................................... 120 credits
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
General Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Requirements ...................................60 credits
Major Concentration
Behavioral Science..............................................................36 credits
Open Electives................................................................... 24 credits
Total................................................................................... 120 credits
Students Who Choose the Major Concentration in Behavioral Science with a
Specialization in Gerontology Must Complete:
BHSC 244 Social Psychology
BHSC 226 Computers for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
BHSC 282 Strategies for Elder Care
BHSC 348 Methodology for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
BHSC 399 Internship in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
BHSC 426 Classics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSYN 232 Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
PSYN 315 Aging and Mental Health
OR
PSYN 239 Adult Development and Aging
SOCL 271 Medical Sociology: Health Care in the Modern Society
And three elective courses selected under advisement from the major offerings in
Psychology and/or Sociology numbered 200 and above.
At least two major courses in Psychology and two major courses in Sociology must
be completed in residence at Mercy College. BHSC 370 Statistics for the Social and
Behavioral Sciences is recommended for students planning to attend graduate school.
There is an 18-credit residency requirement in the major concentration of Behavioral
Science.
* PSYN 101 and SOCL 101 are prerequisites for the major courses in Psychology and Sociology and fulfill
part of the General Education requirements.