2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology: Forensic Psychology, B.A.

General Education 44-45

Foundation Requirements: 13

See prerequisites and equivalencies.

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

 

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION 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

PHIL 2505CRITICAL THINKING

3

Select one course from the areas below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Foreign Languages

3

Music or Theatre

3

 

ID 1300INTRO TO WOMEN'S STUDIES

3

OR

ID 1500CRITICAL READING & COMMUNITY

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

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

PSY 1000 is a prerequisite for all Psychology courses and requires a grade of B or better.

SOC 1000 is a prerequisite for all Sociology courses.

Science and Mathematics 10-11

Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Science Requirement 4

A minimum grade of B is required.

BIO 1000PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

4

Select one course from areas below;
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 3

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

3

Major Requirements 40

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 4200PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS 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.

Guided Electives 15

PSY 4430 Forensic Psychology requires a minimum grade of B or better.

PSY 3110LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSY

3

PSY 3540ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3630SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4430FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4360PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Major Electives 9

(Select any 3 course with departmental advisement.)

Developmental Psychology

PSY 2100CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

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 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 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

3

PSY 3000CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3340PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN

3

PSY 3680POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4960SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4970INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCH

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 4380PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION

3

PSY 4390COGNITIVE PROCESSES

3

PSY 4440FUNCTIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

3

***Note: PSY 4440 is strongly recommended as a major elective.

 

Major GE/Capstone Course 3

PSY 4940SEMINAR: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

3

In order to take PSY 4200, 4230, 4940, must have overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Requires a grade of C or better.

Additional Requirements 15

*Students will not receive credit for both CJ 2610 and SOC 2710.

CJ 2600CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA

3

SOC 4700SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE

3

CJ 2610CRIMINOLOGY

3

OR

SOC 2710CRIME AND DELINQUENCY

3

PHIL 3307THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

3

OR

PHIL 3309THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT

3

COMM 4610COMMUNICATION AND LAW

3

OR

COMM 3510PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION

3

Free Electives: 20-21

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

No more than 3 additional courses in Psychology

Total Credit Hours: 120

GPA of 3.0 required to declare the Psychology:Forensic Psychology Major Option.