Courses

The 18-credit course work, including the required introductory psychology course, allows you to choose a set of courses that match your specific area of interest.

The minor comprises 7 credits of core courses and 11 credits of elective courses, with 6 elective credits taken at the 400 level.

Core Courses
PSYCH 100: Introductory Psychology
PSYCH 301W: Basic Research Methods in Psychology

Course List — Undergraduate Minor in Psychology

Required Courses (7 credits)
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Introductory Psychology	PSYCH 100	Introduction to general psychology; principles of human behavior and their applications.	3 credits
Elementary Statistics in Psychology OR Elementary Statistics	PSYCH 200 OR STAT 200	Elementary Statistics in Psychology Frequency distributions and graphs; measures of central tendency and variability; normal probability curve; elementary sampling and reliability; correlations; simple regression equations. OR Elementary Statistics Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, probability, binomial and normal distributions, statistical inference, linear regression, and correlation.	4 credits [This course is a prerequisite for PSYCH 301W and does not count toward the 18 credits needed for the minor.]
Basic Research Methods in Psychology	PSYCH 301W	Introduction to methods of psychological research, with special attention to hypothesis formation and testing, threats to validity, and data presentation.	4 credits

Supporting Courses and Related Areas (11 credits; choose 4 courses — at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level)
Title	Abbreviation	Description	Credits
Introduction to Developmental Psychology	PSYCH 212	Developmental principles; physical growth; linguistic, intellectual, emotional, and social development from infancy to maturity.	3 credits
Introduction to Social Psychology	PSYCH 221	Research and theory on topics including interpersonal attraction, aggression, helping, attitudes, attribution, cooperation, competition, and groups, from a psychological perspective.	3 credits
Introduction to Personality Psychology	PSYCH 238	Past and recent conceptualizations of key issues and root ideas of personality psychology.	3 credits
Introduction to Well-Being and Positive Psychology	PSYCH 243	Applying psychological knowledge to develop and maintain effective personal adjustment and well-being and positive social relations.	3 credits
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology	PSYCH 256	Introduction to study of such higher mental processes as thinking and reasoning, imagery, concept formation, problem-solving, and skilled performance.	3 credits
Neurological Bases of Human Behavior	PSYCH 260	An introduction to biopsychology, emphasizing the structure and function of the human brain.	3 credits
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology	PSYCH 270	Overview of assessment, causes, and treatments of psychological disorders.	3 credits
Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology	PSYCH 281	Personnel selection, training, accident prevention, morale, and organizational behavior.	3 credits
Adolescence	PSYCH 412	Physical, cognitive, and personality development during adolescence.	3 credits
Human Sexuality	PSYCH 422	Psychological influences on human sexual behavior such as love, sexual orientation, gender, intercourse, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, dysfunctions, and paraphilias.	3 credits
Applied Social Psychology	PSYCH 424	Application of social psychological theories and research methods to field settings and to the study of social issues.	3 credits
Health Psychology	PSYCH 441	Overview of the field with an emphasis on how psychological research contributes to an understanding of health and behavior.	3 credits
Abnormal Psychology	PSYCH 470	Causes, dynamics, symptoms, and treatment of neuroses, psychoses, personality disorders, and other psychological disorders of adulthood.	3 credits
Selection and Assessment in Organizations	PSYCH 482	Background in personnel testing, performance measurement, selection strategies, with emphasis on validity and measurement reliability.	3 credits
Work Attitudes and Motivation	PSYCH 484	Survey of theory and research with respect to attitudes, morale, and motivation of employees and management.	3 credits
Leadership in Work Settings	PSYCH 485	Review of research and application of behavior principles in the areas of management and supervision.	3 credits

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