The social sciences, and psychology in particular, require relatively few hours for graduation. This is by design. We think that psychology students' educations are best enhanced by their sampling broadly from the liberal arts curriculum. The required courses are designed both to expose you to the statistical and methodological issues that lie at the heart of our experimental approach as well as to the various areas of modern psychology. While we require relatively few courses, there are always some students who feel they are being asked to take courses outside areas of immediate interest.
Psychology encompasses a wide range of concerns.
To those of you who may find the biological bases of behavior fascinating but are less enthralled with social behavior, we can only say that both are important in understanding human behavior. Similarly, we remind those of you who feel the study of abnormal behavior is fascinating that increasingly psychologists study the cognitive and social foundations of abnormal behavior. To This end, we have structured the requirements to encourage you to take a broad range of courses. 29 hours are required for the major in psychology. There may be no substitution or transfer credit for 339 or for 340.