Psychology, Experimental/Research Track (BS)

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Psychology Major and Learning Outcomes

The Psychology Program

All psychology majors, regardless of track, are required to take the following courses for the BS degree:

PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3 (freshman year)
CS - 105 Introduction to Computer Applications Credits: 3 (freshman year)
MA - 111 Probability and Statistics: MOT/Mathematics Credits: 3 (freshman year)
OR
an appropriate substitute (freshman year)
BI - 151 Introductory Biology I Credits: 4 (freshman-junior year; also satisfies MOT/ NS requirement for psychology majors)
OR
BI - 209 Biology: Thinking and Creativity: MOT/Natural Science Credits: 3 (freshman-junior year; also satisfies MOT/ NS requirement for psychology majors)
PS - 205 Research Design and Analysis Credits: 3 (sophomore-senior year)
PS - 206 Applied Research Design and Analysis Credits: 3 (taken the semester after completing PS 205 )
PS - 230 Cognitive Psychology Credits: 3 (junior or senior year)
PS - 240 Human Development Credits: 3 (sophomore or junior year)
PS - 265 Psychobiology Credits: 3 (sophomore-senior year)
PS - 455 Psychological Logic Credits: 3 (senior year, or completion of all prerequisites)

In addition

In addition, depending on which of the Psychology program’s four tracks students choose from the list below, they will take six more courses, for a total of sixteen. Some courses are required for a specific track and some are merely recommended. Students are urged to consult with their advisors on their choices.

Required Courses

This track is recommended for majors who want to pursue graduate school education whose emphasis is on experimental psychology, or to pursue a research-oriented career in psychology. The program requires that majors in this track take two consecutive semesters of PS 499 . Majors choose their remaining four electives from among:

PS - 200 The Unseen Reality: the Psychology of Spiritual Experience Credits: 3
PS - 220 Positive Psychology: The DeSales Experience Credits: 3
PS - 250 Social Psychology Credits: 3
PS - 260 Personality: Theory and Research Credits: 3
PS - 275 Topics in Psychology Credits: 3
PS - 295 Forensic Psychology Credits: 3
PS - 300 Dangerous Minds: the Psychology of Antisocial Behavior Credits: 3
PS - 365 Psychological Sleuthing Credits: 3
PS - 370 Counseling Psychology Credits: 3
PS - 375 Hormones and Behavior Credits: 3
PS - 378 Psychology of Terror and Fear Credits: 3
PS - 381 Psychopharmacology Credits: 3
PS - 390 Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Credits: 3
PS - 444 Psychology Seminar: Mind, Medicine and Madness Credits: 3