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Psychology, BA

42 credit hours

Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology requires the following core courses:

PSY 10000Principles of Psychology

3
PSY 30300Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY 30400Basic Research Methods

3
PSY 30600Behavioral Science Statistics

3
PSY 48500Senior Seminar

3

One of the following:

MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

Plus six credit hours in clinical psychology courses selected from among the following options:

PSY 22000Health Psychology

3
PSY 30900Personality

3
PSY 31100Behavior Modification

3
PSY 32400Psychological Testing

3
PSY 34100Psychotherapy

3

PSY 34300 and PSY 35000 are additional options offered at the Belleville campus. PSY 34600 is offered in place of PSY 34100 on the Belleville campus. These may also be used to satisfy the requirement. 

Plus six credit hours in experimental psychology courses selected from among the following options:

PSY 32500Behavioral Neuroscience

3
PSY 32600Sensation and Perception

3
PSY 33000Psychology of Learning and Memory

3
PSY 33100Cognitive Psychology

3
PSY 33200Psychology of Motivation and Emotion

3
PSY 33400Social Psychology

3

PSY 32900, PSY 33700, and PSY 34500 are additional options offered at the Belleville campus. These may also be used to satisfy the requirement.

Plus six credit hours in developmental psychology courses selected from among the following options:

PSY 20500Human Development

3
PSY 20800Child Psychology

3
PSY 21000Psychology of Parenting

3
PSY 31200Psychology of Aging

3
PSY 31300Psychology of Adolescence

3
PSY 36500Human Sexuality

3

Plus six credit hours in general psychology courses selected from among the following options:

PSY 21500Careers in Psychology

3
PSY 23100Critical and Creative Thinking

3
PSY 23500Death and Dying

3
PSY 29000-29999Special Topics in Psychology

3
PSY 30800Psychology of Women

3
PSY 39000-39999Special Topics in Psychology

3
PSY 40400Advanced Research Methods

4
PSY 45000Psychology Practicum

3
PSY 48000Psychology Research Lab

1-6
PSY 48300Senior Thesis

4