Psychology Major

Description

Psychology is a pluralistic discipline with roots in and connections to the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. This Department reflects the diversity in the field. The program in psychology offers instruction in a variety of fields including human learning, behavior analysis and modification, cognition, counseling, psychological research, social psychology, child and adolescent development, psychopharmacology, hormones and behavior. The Department offerings provide comprehensive courses and laboratory experiences, extensive internship possibilities and field placements, and opportunities for student-faculty research. The emphasis in courses is on scholarship, research, and pre-professional activities in psychology and related fields. The Department urges all interested and qualified students to pursue Departmental Honors in Psychology. Recent graduates have entered masters or doctoral programs at universities across the country and others have pursued careers in human resources, nursing, law, research, education, and human services.

Required:

• PSY 1106 - Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 2223 - Psychological Methods & Statistics I (Fall only)
• PSY 2224 - Psychological Methods & Statistics II and Lab (Spring only)

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• PSY 3200 - Writing in Psychology # (Fall only)

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• TWO courses from:

• PSY 2201 - Psychology of Learning and Animal Laboratory
• PSY 2214 - Behavioral Neuroscience
• PSY 2215 - Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Laboratory
• PSY 2305 - Health Psychology

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• ONE course from:

• PSY 2211 - Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 2337 - Counseling Psychology

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• ONE course from:

• PSY 2204 - Social Psychology
• PSY 2209 - Developmental Psychology

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• An additional four (4) credit psychology (PSY) course
   
• An additional 3000 level four (4) credit psychology (PSY) course, excluding PSY 3200 or PSY 3390

 

• PSY 4492 - Capstone in Psychology (Spring only)

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• PSY 4499 - Independent Study Capstone in Psychology *

•           *This must be conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.

Total Program Hours: 44

Departmental Writing Requirement

Students who major in Psychology are required to take PSY 3200 for the major as notated by the # symbol.

Requirements for Departmental Honors

A 3.80 GPA in all courses taken in the major and completion of an honors project.

Note:

An honors project is a very important consideration for graduate study in psychology. Students are encouraged to engage in any one of a variety of projects (laboratory research, field studies or surveys, case histories, theoretical analysis, etc). Students should see any full-time faculty member of the Psychology department for information and assistance. Projects should be initiated by the end of the student’s junior year. The final honors project is evaluated and must be approved by all members of the department.

BA/MS Pathway Program

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology offers an Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Pathway Program  for academically qualified McDaniel students.