Courses

Students take a variety of courses across the discipline of psychology as part of the major requirements and also have the option to select from a variety of elective courses. A list of required and elective courses offered in a typical academic year appears below.

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology 
  • Lifespan Development
  • Social Psychology
  • Psychological Statistics
  • Research Methods
  • Human Learning & Behavior
  • Biological Bases of Behavior
  • Psychology Internship I & II 
  • Memory & Cognition
  • Theories of Personality
  • Special Topics Seminar (the senior capstone course)
  • Theories/Research and Practice of Counseling Psychology
  • Listening and Communication Skills 
  • Introduction to Art Therapy
  • Mental Health & Society
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychology of Gender
  • Motivation & Emotion
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Psychology of Consciousness
  • Community Psychology
  • Psychology of Aging
  • Sports Psychology
  • Drugs, Society, & Behavior
  • Forensic Psychology 

More information about the curriculum for the major and minor in Psychology can be found in the catalog.