General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Education and Liberal ArtsBA in Psychology (Pleasant Hill)The BA degree-completion program in Psychology on thePleasant Hill Campus encompasses a wide variety of approachesto the study of psychology and spiritual growth and development.Students explore traditional and contemporary theories andmethods that provide a solid foundation in the field of psychologyand study innovative trends and applications as well. In coursesthat include lecture, dialogue, and practica, students investigatepsychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and transpersonalmodalities. The curriculum fosters both intellectualdevelopment and personal growth while serving as a pathway to aprofessional career or graduate work.Program Learning Outcomes• Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking and writing.• Demonstrate proficiency in conducting academic research.• Translate ideas into interdisciplinary contexts and understandideas through multicultural lenses.• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of theories,concepts, and techniques in the field of psychology.• Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills, includingeffective speaking and listening.• Discuss and describe psycho-spiritual theories and techniques.• Demonstrate self awareness and the ability to apply theoreticalconcepts to issues and questions that are personally meaningfulto daily life.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lower-Division General-Education Breadth 1Composition 9_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Humanities 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Natural science 9_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Mathematics 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Social science 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Upper-Division General-Education Breadth_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE PHR course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE SCI course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE SEC course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SEC 3330 Cultural Crossroads 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Liberal Arts Core 2_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3000 Education, Self, and Community I 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3001 Introduction to the BA Program 0 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3 lower-division composition course_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3145 Research Writing 3 COR 3100_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3146 Information Resources 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3100COR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2{ COR 3146 or PLS 3002_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4798 Education, Self, and Community II 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Major _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PYC 3000 Many Faces of Psychology 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PYC 3303 Statistics and Human Experience 2 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4800 Service Learning A 2 —__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4805 Service Learning B 2 —COR 3000COR 4998 Senior Project A 3 COR 3300{_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Completion of 150 units (or 130 for linked programs)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4999 Senior Project B 3 —Select ANY 15 UNITS of PYC courses 15_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ANY 12 UNITS of undergraduate courses 3 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Free electives 4 68_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 180_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1Students are expected to have completed these requirements prior to admission. Students lacking these courses may take approvedupper-division courses at JFKU, earn credit through CLEP or DANTES tests, or take approved courses from local community colleges.2These courses should be taken in order; the first five should be taken as early as possible. A minimum grade of C is required in all letter-graded courses.School of Educationand Liberal Arts3Students may use 12 of their major units to complete on of the optional tracks on the following pages. Students are encouraged to take courses in abroad range of subjects to complement their major. Up to nine units may be transferred from outside the Liberal Arts curriculum.4Students may apply transfer coursework as electives. Units earned through CLEP and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) examinationsand Credit by Assessment (CBA) may also be used as electives.John F. Kennedy UniversitySchool of Education and Liberal Arts 31