Minor in Psychology

Fall 2007 update to reflect changes in course numbers

The minor in Psychology is designed for students who desire a systematic background in Psychology to complement their major area of study in other departments. It is available to students from the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science and Mathematics, the College of Management, and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

The Psychology Minor requirements are:

1) Introduction to Psychology (Psych 100 or 101)

2) Introduction to Behavioral Reseaarch (Psych 201) or Statistics (Psych Z270) (Note: Psych 201 was previously called Psych 102)

3,4) Two intermediate level courses from the following options:

a. Learning & Memory (Psych 350)

b. Perception (Psych 355)

c. Behavioral Neuroscience (Psych 360)

d. Personality (Psych 300)

e. Abnormal Psychology (Psych 315)

f. Social Psychology (Psych 330)

g. Infancy & Child Development (Psych 341)

h. Adolescence (Psych 342)

5,6) Two advanced courses (courses at the 300-400 level, with the exception of 300-level intermediate courses listed in options a-h above and 488, 489, and 496-499)

The intermediate level courses provide broad knowledge of major areas in the discipline and serve as prerequisites to more specialized advanced courses. Minors are advised to select intermediate level courses that will prepare for advanced courses in an area of interest. The distribution of requirements allows minors to gain some degree of both breadth and depth in Psychology.

Note that the intermediate level courses are the same as they were previously. Only their identifying numbers have changed. There has been no substantive change in the Minor in Psychology.