SAW Psychology major

MAJOR Core Requirements: 19 credits                        

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology* 3
PSY 202 Human (Lifespan) Development** 3
PSY 308 Abnormal Psychology 3                            
PSY 319 Group Dynamics orPSY 407 Internship  3

    Psy 375 students in a Career Workshop

PSY 375 Proseminar: Personal Pathways in Psychology*** 1   
PSY 425 Great Ideas in Psychology 3
PSY 405 Senior Seminar (Capstone course) 3

* required for all subsequent psychology courses, except PSY 207
**required for PSY 308
***required for PSY 405

Bases of Inquiry: 6 credits

PSY 207 Statistical Methods & Computer
Applications 3
PSY 353 Research Design in Psychology 3

Interactions with the Environment, Self
and Others (select 2) 6 credits

PSY 301 Social Psychology 3
PSY 327 Environmental Psychology 3
PSY 406 Theories of Personality 3
PSY 440 Cognition 3

Applications of Psychology (select 3) 9 credits

PSY 304 Counseling 3
PSY 305 The Psychology of Persuasion 3
PSY 326 Health Psychology 3
PSY 339 Psychology and the Law 3
PSY 417 Motivation in the Workplace 3

Total for the major: 40 credits

(A BS degree requires 120 credits altogether, which includes General Education requirements, electives, as well as the 40 required credits from the major)

Geraldine Stella shows off her SAW Excellence in Psychology Award, presented by department chair, Dr. Jean Poppei.