The major areas of psychology represented in the department are perceptual and cognitive psychology, biopsychology, and personality and social psychology. These areas are very broadly defined, and the courses are quite diverse. Biopsychology includes such things as animal learning, neuropsychology, interactions between hormones, other biochemical processes, and behavior. Perceptual and cognitive psychology includes such courses as cognition, perception, memory, and psycholinguistics. In addition to the three major areas mentioned above, the department also emphasizes the statistical and logical analysis of psychological data and problems.
Provisional admission requires two such courses.
The following classification of Department of Psychology offerings is intended to help students and their advisers choose courses that will ensure that such breadth is achieved. The major adviser determines to which group, if any, these courses may be applied. With the permission of the adviser, courses in other departments may be accepted toward the major requirements. Fieldwork, independent study, and teaching. The department requires students to observe the following limits on fieldwork, independent study, and teaching.