BA in Liberal Studies: Psychology Concentration

Concentration Overview

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The concentration in Psychology offered under the BA degree in Liberal Studies is an 18-credit program that focuses on psychological principles and research methods and explores the psychological approaches to various problems in the humanities, social sciences, and the life sciences. Students who complete this concentration may also earn an Undergraduate Certificate in Psychology.

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 18 credits must be upper level, 300 level or above, and no more than 6 credits in the area of study at the 100 level.

Credit Distribution

I. General Education Featured Courses (45 Credits)

TESU Featured Courses are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses. For more information see About Our General Education Program. To plan your program please contact an Advisor.

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)

ENC-101	English Composition I	3
ENC-102	English Composition II	3
COM-209	Public Speaking	3
MAT-105	Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics	3
SOS-110	Critical Information Literacy	3

For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills.

B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 Credits)

SOC-101	Our Changing World An Introduction to Sociology	3
ETH-230	Ethics in the Digital Age	3
POS-110	American Government	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Civic and Global Leadership.

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (15 Credits)

SOC-210	Marriage and the Family	3
HIS-113	American History I	3
FIL-110	American Cinema	3

Select two featured courses from the list below

SOC-291	Criminology	3
HIS-114	American History II	3
HIS-121	Introduction to World History I	3
HUM-103	Introduction to the Humanities III: Music	3
PHI-130	Introduction to Critical Reasoning	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures.

D. Scientific Knowledge (6 Credits)

EAS-101	General Earth Science	3
BIO-208	The Science of Nutrition	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Scientific Knowledge.

II. Area of Study (45 Credits)

A. Concentration (18 Credits)

PSY-211	Developmental Psychology	3
PSY-350	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY-379	Social Psychology	3
PSY-400	History and Systems of Psychology	3

Select one course from the following:

PSY-352	Psychology of Personality	3
PSY-360	Organizational Theory	3
PSY-363	Industrial Psychology	3

For TESU course options, please contact an Advisor.

B. Complete 24 Credits of Liberal Studies Courses

For additional TESU course options, please contact an Advisor.

C. Capstone (3 Credits)

LIB-495

Liberal Arts Capstone

III. Electives (30 Credits)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.

TESU accepts credits in transfer from accredited institutions as well as non-collegiate providers. View information and resources on where you may find additional learning experiences.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Psychology concentration will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical concepts, and historical trends in psychology;
use the scientific method to examine psychological questions;
articulate the importance of values, ethical standards and diversity in psychology; and
apply psychological principles to personal, social and organizational issues.