Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

Administrator: Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Cultural Studies

Learning Objectives:

1. Graduates of this emphasis and general education students will understand the scientific method in social science and graduates will be able to carry out a research project.  (Academic Excellence and Creative Engagement)
2. Graduates of this emphasis will exhibit basic interpersonal skills; an understanding of a variety of professional roles; the purpose of at least one community agency, the clients it serves, and the intervention methods it uses.  (Creative Engagement and Social Responsiveness)
3. Graduates of this emphasis and general education students will be able to use a variety of information technologies to research topics in the literature of the field.  (Academic Excellence and Creative Engagement)
4. Graduates of this emphasis and general education students will be able to identify the major theories and contributors to the discipline. (Academic Excellence)
5. Graduates of this emphasis will be able to meaningfully discuss the nature and behavior of human beings from Christian and social scientific perspectives, and to recognize the points of consensus and tension between the two.  They will understand how to integrate issues of faith and values with the theories and practices of psychology. (Christlike Character)

Requirements: 51-56 credits: 24 core credits of which 18 shall be numbered above 2999, and the requirements for one area of emphasis (27-32)

Core courses: 24 credits

PSYC1550. Introduction to Psychology (3)

PSYC2100. Lifespan Development (3)

PSYC3550. Psychology of Religion (2)

PSYC3640. Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis I (3)

PSYC3640L. Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis Laboratory I (1)

PSYC3650. Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis II (3)

PSYC3650L. Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis Laboratory II (1)

PSYC3960. Field Experience (1-2) (1 required)

PSYC4110. Psychology of Learning (3)

PSYC4110L. Psychology of Learning Laboratory (1)

PSYC4550. Social Psychology (3)

Psychology field test to be completed during the senior year.

Industrial and Organizational Emphasis

This emphasis is designed for students interested in working with the theory and methods of psychology within the business and/or industrial field, such as management, human resources and other integrated fields.

Requirements:  32 credits

PSYC1250. Psychology for Life (2)

PSYC3760. Adult Psychology (2)

PSYC4610. Psychological Testing (3)

PSYC4720. Group Theory and Processes (3)

PSYC4720L. Group Theory and Processes Laboratory (1)

PSYC4970. Research (1-4) (1 required)

Eight credits in Communication (8)

Suggested courses:

COMM2010. Small Group Communication (3)

COMM2030. Interpersonal Communication (3)

COMM3020. Organizational Communication (3)

Twelve credits in Business selected from: (12)

BSNS3410. Business Law I (3)

BSNS3420. Business Law II (3)

BSNS3510. Principles of Marketing (3)

BSNS3640. Principles of Management (3)

BSNS3650. Human Resource Management (3)

BSNS3810. Business Ethics (3)

BSNS4670. Organizational Behavior (3)

Interdisciplinary Emphasis

To provide background for the understanding of human behavior needed by those students preparing for such vocational areas as education, social service, business, or the ministry.

Requirements:  32 credits

Scientist/Practitioner Emphasis

A course of study in general psychology for students who plan on graduate training in clinical psychology, experimental psychology or related fields. Practice in professional clinical psychology in many states requires, as a minimum, the master’s degree.

Requirements:  27 credits

BIOL2010. Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3), and

BIOL2010L. Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1); or,

BIOL2220. General Biology I (3), and

BIOL2220L. General Biology I Laboratory (1)

PHIL2010. Introduction to Philosophy (3)

PHIL3510. Philosophy of Science (2)

PSYC3850. Biological Foundations of Behavior (3)

PSYC3850L. Biological Foundations of Behavior Laboratory (1)

PSYC4750. History and Systems of Psychology (2)

PSYC4970. Research (1-4) (1 required)

Three credits in psychology (PSYC2110 will not meet this requirement) (3)

Neuroscience/Neuropsychology Emphasis

This emphasis is designed for students interested in working with the theory and methods of psychology and the relationship between brain and behavior.  

Requirements:  59 credits 

PSYC1550   Introduction to Psychology (3)

PSYC2100   Lifespan Development (3)

PSYC3550   Psychology of Religion (2)

PSYC3640   Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis I (3) and  PSYC3640L  EDSA I lab (1)

PSYC3650   Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis II (3) and PSYC3650L  EDSA II lab (1)

PSYC3960   Field Experience (1-4)

PSYC3250  Introduction to Neuropsychology (3)

PSYC3550   Neuropsychological Assessment (2)

PSYC3850   Biological Foundations of Behavior (3) and PSYC3850L  BFB Lab (1)

PSYC4110   Psychology of Learning (3) and PSCY4110L PL Lab (1)

PSYC4550   Social Psychology (3)

PSYC4610   Psychological Testing (3)

PSYC4720   Group Theory / Processes (3)

PSYC4850   Introduction to Psychopharmacology (2)

PSYC4970   Research (1-6)

PHIL3510    Philosophy of Science (2)

BIOL2010    Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3) and BIOL2010L  HAP Lab (1)

BIOL3720    Genetics (3)

One year of a foreign language (8)