Undergraduate-Catalog

Psychology - B.S.

120 credit hours

Required Woods Core (36 credit hours)

WC 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

 

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PH 320Ethics

3

BI 330Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals

3

 

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FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

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BI 101Biology: Unity and Diversity

3

BI 101LBiology: University and Diversity Laboratory

0

Or

CH 101Chemistry for Changing Times

3

CH 101LChemistry for Changing Times Laboratory

0

 

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AD 200Studies in the Visual Arts

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

TA 213Introduction to Theatre

3

 

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WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 480Woods Core Capstone Topics

3

Required Psychology Courses (34 credit hours)

PS 111General Psychology

3

PS 198Seminar in Psychology I

1

PS 240Psychology of Women

3

PS 260Developmental Psychology

3

PS 298Seminar in Psychology II

1

PS 312Research

3

PS 320Learning

3

PS 330Biological Psychology

3

PS 360Abnormal Psychology

3

PS 398Seminar in Psychology III

1

PS 420Cognitive Psychology

3

PS 440Personality

3

PS 498Seminar in Psychology IV

1

 

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PL 200Law, Ethics, and Society

3

Or

HS 250Ethical and Legal Issues in the Helping Professions

3

Psychology Electives (6 credit hours)

PS 250Human Sexuality

3

PS 261Adolescent Psychology

3

 

PS 280Topics in Psychology

1-3

Or

PS 480Topics in Psychology

1-3

 

PS 285Techniques of Counseling

3

PS 295Stress Management

3

PS 370/SO 370Social Psychology

3

PS 486Crisis Intervention

3

PS 490Internship

1-6

PS 493Research Practicum

1-3

Open Electives (44 credit hours)

Forty-four credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours.  A student may choose to declare a concentration or a minor.