2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Psychology (B.S.)Wendy Carlson, Associate Professor of PsychologyHalpin-Harrison Hall, Room 120, (540) 542-6256, wcarlson@su.eduCollege of Arts & Sciences • 203The major in Psychology is designed to give the student a fundamental knowledge ofpsychological principles, theories and research. In addition, the psychology departmentprepares students to apply psychological principles to personal, social and organizationalissues. Students majoring in psychology will be prepared to enter a career in humanservices or continue study at the graduate level.Courses Required for the Psychology MajorCourse Title Credit HoursPSY 101 General Psychology 3MATH 207 Introduction to Statistics 3orPSY 207 Quantitative Analyses in Psychology 3PSY 208 Research Methods in Psychology I 3PSY 308 Research Methods in Psychology II 3One of the following: 3PSY 310 Abnormal PsychologyPSY 330 Behavior ModificationPSY 360 BiopsychologyPSY 411 Foundations of Counseling and Counseling TheoriesPSY 412 Clinical Helping SkillsTwo of the following: 6PSY 312 Theories of PersonalityPSY 323 Children and the MediaPSY 325 Psychology in the ClassroomPSY 355 Social PsychologyPSY 425 Psychology, Gender and CulturePSY 465 Cross-Cultural PsychologyTwo of the following: 3PSY 220 Child DevelopmentPSY 322 Adolescent DevelopmentPSY 324 Adult Years and the Aging ProcessPSY 423 Social and Personality DevelopmentPSY 428 Children’s ThinkingPsychology Electives (4 courses) 12[Electives can include unused choices from above categories, or any psychologyclass at or above the 300 level]PSY 391 Topics in PsychologyPSY 401 Psychology PracticumPSY 405 Independent ResearchPSY 413 History and Systems in PsychologyTotal 39