- Major and Minor Requirements-
Faculty
Hal S. Bertilson, Professor
David W. Carroll, Professor
Nancy M. Minahan, Professor
Gary L. Sherman, Professor
Shevaun Stocker, Assistant Professor· Psychology Major (Liberal Arts)
A minimum of 34 credits in Psychology to be selected as follows:
Basic Core (all required): 16 creditsPSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
PSYC 301 Statistics for Psychological Research 3 credits
PSYC 303 Experimental Methodology 3 credits
PSYC 304 Experimental Methodology Lab 1 credit
PSYC 404 Senior Research 3 credits
PSYC 494 History and Systems of Psychology 3 creditsContent Areas (select at least one course from each of the following content areas): 12 credits
Learning, Cognition and Language
PSYC 402 Applied Behavior Analysis 3 credits
PSYC 403 Memory and Cognition 3 credits
PSYC 476 Psychology of Language 3 creditsPersonality, Social and Developmental
PSYC 260 Personality 3 credits
PSYC 310 Social Psychology 3 credits
PSYC 352 Motivation and Emotion 3 credits
PSYC 451 Child Development 3 credits
PSYC 452 Adolescence 3 credits
PSYC 453 Adult Years 3 creditsBiological Aspects of Behavior
PSYC 320 Health Psychology 3 credits
PSYC 350 Brain and Behavior 3 credits
PSYC 351 Sensation and Perception 3 creditsAdjustment and Clinical
PSYC 361 Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 credits
PSYC 461 Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
PSYC 462 Treatment of Psychological Disorders 3 creditsElectives to be selected in consultation with your advisor to reinforce personal interests and educational/career goals. Electives may be selected from additional courses in the above content areas, or from the remaining Psychology electives listed in the catalog.
· Psychology Minor (Liberal Arts)
A minimum of 22 credits in Psychology, to include PSYC 101, Introduction to Psychology, and PSYC 494, History and Systems of Psychology. Remainder of credits are electives, with the stipulation that at least eight credits are to be in upper-division courses.· Psychology Minor
(Secondary Education)A minimum of 25 credits from the courses listed below. Requirements must also be met for a secondary education major and the Professional Secondary Education Teaching Certification Requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
PSYC 301 Statistics for Psychological Research 3 credits
PSYC 303 Experimental Methodology 3 credits
PSYC 304 Experimental Methodology Laboratory 1 credit
PSYC 404 Senior Research 3 credits
PSYC 452 Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence 3 credits
PSYC 461 Abnormal Psychology 3 creditsor
PSYC 462 Treatment of Psychological Disorders 3 credits
PSYC 494 History and Systems of Psychology 3 creditsPlus 3 credits elective 25 credits
· Broad Area Social Studies Major in Psychology (Secondary Education)
The Broad Field Social Studies program is interdisciplinary and includes course work in Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Certification to teach the fusion courses will be granted upon completion of the program below. Fusion courses are defined as those drawn from several of the social studies disciplines and requiring a composite preparation in social studies. Fusion courses include civics, social problems, American problems, area studies, vital issues, etc.
The Broad Field Social Studies major may be completed by:
A minimum of 54 semester credits to include all of the following:a. A secondary education minor in Psychology.Prescribed Courses:
b. The minimum series of prescribed courses listed below.
c. Additional elective credits in any one of the other disciplines within the Broad Field Major except the field of the teaching minor.
ECON 235 and BUS 110 6 credits
PSYC 101 plus three additional credits in Psychology 6 credits
GEOG 100 and 102 6 credits
HIST 110 and 111, or 160 and 161 or 219 and 220, or 251 and 252 6 credits
POLS 150 and 250 6 credits
SOCI 101 and ANTH 112 6 credits· Individualized Major with a Psychology Component
The Individually Designed Major permits students to develop an interdisciplinary program in such areas as chemical dependency counseling, gerontology, human health services and public relations. For information, see Individually Designed Major in the Undergraduate section of this catalog.