{"id":6,"date":"2012-06-19T17:19:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T17:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/psychology\/curriculum\/"},"modified":"2020-09-15T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:04:46","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/psychology\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. <\/span>Joshua Feinberg, Chairperson<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Psychology Department offers a major in Psychology with optional concentrations in Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology or Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Students may only declare one concentration. A minor in Psychology is also offered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Requirements for Psychology Major<\/span><\/h2>\n

Degree of Bachelor of Science<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/colgroup>
Required Courses<\/span><\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-151<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Introduction to Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-200<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Statistics & Research Methods<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-205<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Experimental Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-210<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Advanced Stats & Computer Applications<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-<\/span><\/td>Psychology Electives<\/span><\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>\n
Select one course from each group:<\/span><\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Cognitive\/Developmental<\/span><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-230<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Childhood and Adolescence<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-240<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Adulthood and Aging<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-320<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Learning<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-350<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Cognitive Processes<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Clinical<\/span><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-250<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Personality<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-260<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Abnormal Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-425<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Psychology of Emotion<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Social\/Applied<\/span><\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-310<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Social Experimental Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-415<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Attitudes and Persuasion<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-430<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Industrial-Organizational Psy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-433<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Stereotypes and Prejudices<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-435<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Forensic Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Select two capstone labs.Please note, may take only 1 capstone per semester:<\/span><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-311<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone: Seminar Lab Social Experiment<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-401<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone Lab & Seminar in Moral Psych<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-407<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone: Seminar & Lab Political Psych<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-416<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone Sem\/Lab: Attitudes & Persuasion<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-426<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone Seminar and Lab: Emotion<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-431<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone: Lab & Sem Industr Org Psych<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-434<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Cap Sem & Lab: Stereotypes & Prejudices<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-481<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone: Seminar & Lab St<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-499<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Capstone Seminar & Lab: General Psych<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>39<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n

Special Notes on Core Curriculum Requirements<\/span><\/h4>\n
1<\/sup><\/td>

Psychology majors may not take courses designed for non-science majors (including BI-122<\/span><\/span>, BI-123<\/span><\/span>,BI-124<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0BI-125<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0BI-126<\/span><\/span>, CH-108<\/span><\/span>, CH-110<\/span><\/span>, CH-129<\/span><\/span>,CH-130<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0PC-110<\/span><\/span>, PC-130<\/span><\/span>, PC-140<\/span><\/span>, PC-150<\/span><\/span>\u00a0)\u00a0as part of the Core Requirement 3.1 (Science). For psychology majors,\u00a0PS-151<\/a>\u00a0may not fulfill the STEM Core Requirement.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/sup><\/td>

For the mathematics core requirement majors should take MA-103<\/span><\/span><\/span>, MA-106<\/span><\/span>, or MA-212<\/span><\/span>.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n

Optional Psychology Degree Concentrations<\/span><\/h3>\n

Students majoring in Psychology may choose (but are not required) to pursue a concentration in clinical psychology or forensic psychology. Concentrations entail 15 credits of coursework that allow students to focus on an area that they might be considering for graduate study and\/or a future career. Pursuing a concentration does not affect the core or the total number of credits required for the psychology BS degree.<\/span><\/p>\n

Concentration in Clinical Psychology <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/colgroup>
PS-250<\/span><\/td>Personality<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-260<\/span><\/td>Abnormal Psychology<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
Select two of the following:<\/span><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-340<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Physiological Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-398<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Undergrad Psychology Research<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-450<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Cross-Cultural Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-455<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Bio Foundations : Human Sexuality<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-463<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Psychopathology & Film<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n

Concentration in Industrial-Organizational Psychology<\/h3>\n<\/colgroup>
PS-310<\/span><\/td>Social Experimental Psychology<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-430<\/span><\/td>Industrial-Organizational Psy<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
Select two of the following<\/span><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-398<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Undergrad Psychology Research<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-415<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Attitudes and Persuasion<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-433<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Stereotypes and Prejudices<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-445<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Sport Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n

Concentration in Forensic Psychology<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/colgroup>
PS-310<\/span><\/td>Social Experimental Psychology<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-435<\/span><\/td>Forensic Psychology<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n
Select two of the following:<\/span><\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-250<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Personality<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-398<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Undergrad Psychology Research<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-433<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Stereotypes and Prejudices<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PS-450<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Cross-Cultural Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Credits<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n

Special Notes for Psychology-Education Double Majors<\/span><\/h4>\n
1<\/sup><\/td>

ED-170<\/span> Child and Adolescent Psychology<\/span> may replace PS-230<\/span> Childhood and Adolescence<\/span>.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/sup><\/td>

Double majors must plan early for the capstone laboratories since students may not student teach and take capstone laboratories at the same time.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3<\/sup><\/td>

\u00a0If you take PS-235 Life Span Development, you may not take PS-230 Childhood and Adolescence or PS-240 Adulthood and Aging.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n

Requirements for a Minor in Psychology<\/span><\/h3> <\/colgroup>
PS-151<\/span><\/td>Introduction to Psychology<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
PS-<\/span><\/td>Psychology Electives<\/span><\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
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