Course Catalog Psychology The Department of Psychology offers major and minor concentrations in Psychology. The Psychology Department seeks to establish a strong foundation in the discipline by providing students with a core curriculum examining human behavior, mental processes and emotional experience. In addition, elective courses meet the individual needs of students while addressing the challenge of changes in the profession. Department offerings are designed to develop student appreciation and understanding of research methods.
Advanced courses prepare students for graduate work and for a variety of career paths.
Finally, the department promotes student application of psychological principles for personal enrichment and for meaningful community service. Examples of sequences students can design include school psychology sequence, clinical psychology sequence, industrial-organizational psychology sequence, graduate school experimental psychology sequence, Masters level counseling psychology sequence, etc. All students are required to take at least 10 Psychology courses. The students' choices should be guided by their present interests and future goals. A minor in Psychology introduces the student to the various methods and theories that psychologists utilize in investigating behavior and mental processes.