2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology, B.A.

General Education 43-45

Foundation Requirements: 13

See prerequisites and equivalencies.

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2023RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

Select two from different areas:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages

3

Music or Theatre

3

 

ID 1300INTRO TO WOMEN'S STUDIES

3

OR

ID 3230UNDERSTANDING IMAGES:AN INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIES

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 1000: Requires a grade of C or better. May be taken as honors courses. See PSY 4205, PSY 4235, PSY 4945

PSY 1000 is a prerequisite for all psychology courses.

Select one course from areas below:
Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

ID 2415GROUP COMMUNICATION

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1031INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select two courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
Biology

3,4

Chemistry or Physics

3,4

Astronomy, Earth Science, Geology or Meteorology

3,4

ID 1400COMPUTING IN MODERN SOCIETY

3

Health/Physical Education 2-3

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

ID 1010LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

3

OR

Physical Education

2

Additional Required Courses 6-8

(Two courses selected from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.)

Not required of students with a second major, minor or collateral.

Major Requirements 31

All major courses including Capstone require a grade of C or better

Required Courses 13

PSY 2000PROF PSYCH: PRINCIPLES

3

PSY 3200PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS

3

PSY 4200TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS

3

PSY 4230EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

4

PSY 4200, PSY 4230: PSY 3200 is a prerequisite. Requires a prerequisite besides PSY 1000 and the specific prerequisite(s) are detailed in the course description. In order to take PSY 4200 and PSY 4230 must have overall GPA of 2.5.

PSY 4200, PSY 4230: May be taken as honors courses. See PSY 4205, 4235, 4945

Major Electives 15

(Five psychology courses selected from at least three areas with departmental advisement.)

Developmental Psychology

PSY 2100CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3

PSY 3110LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSY

3

PSY 3120ADULT PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3130THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING

3

PSY 4960SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4970INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCH

3

PSY 4970: Requires a contract

PSY 3120, PSY 3130: Requires a prerequisite besides PSY 1000 and the specific prerequisite(s) are detailed in the course description.

Theoretical Foundations

PSY 3310PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

3

PSY 3320THEORIES OF PERSONALITY

3

PSY 3360THEORIES OF MOTIVATION

3

PSY 3540ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4310HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4350EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4960SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4970INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCH

3

PSY 4970: Requires a contract

Applied Areas

PSY 3300RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

3

PSY 3400ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

3

PSY 3410EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3420ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3660COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4400PRIN OF BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS

3

PSY 4420INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4430INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4450PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING TECHNIQUES

3

PSY 4950FIELD EXP IN PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4960SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4970INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCH

3

PSY 4970: Requires a contract

Social and Interpersonal Approaches

PSY 2630PSY PERSP ON PREJUDICE/RACISM

3

PSY 2640MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP

3

PSY 3000CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3340PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN

3

PSY 3630SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3650UNDERSTANDING SELF & OTHERS

3

PSY 3680POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4960SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4970INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCH

3

PSRT 1101INTRO TO PSYCHOSOCIAL REHAB

3

PSY 4970: Requires a contract

Mind/Brain

PSY 3330PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

3

PSY 3370PSYCHOLOGY OF ATTENTION

3

PSY 3380PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ARTS

3

PSY 4360PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4380PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION

3

PSY 4390COGNITIVE PROCESSES

3

PSY 4440FUNCTIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4960SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4970INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCH

3

PSY 4970: Requires a contract

**Note: PSY 4960 Special Topics in psychology/PSY 4970 Independent Study can be taken in any content area as determined by instructor. It may be taken more than once as a major elective

Major GE/Capstone Course 3

PSY 4940SEM: ISSUES CONTEMPORARY PSY

3

In order to take PSY 4940, must have overall GPA of 2.5

PSY 4940: May be taken as honors courses. See PSY 4205, 4235, 4945

Free Electives: 42-50

Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above.

No more than 3 additional courses in Psychology

Total Credit Hours: 124

GPA of 2.5 required to declare the psychology major