Social Psychology Concentration

This concentration emphasizes the study of how social situations affect behavior. 

Foundations of Psychology (15 hours)

• Survey of the Discipline (3 hours)
  • PSYS 100 Introductory Psychology
  • PSYS 160 Introduction to Biopsychology
• Developmental Processes (3 hours)
  • PSYS 220 Introduction to Lifespan Developmental Psychology
  • PSYS 321 Child Developmental Psychology
• Learning and Cognition (3 hours) 
  • PSYS 331 Principles of Human and Animal Learning
  • PSYS 333 Cognitive Psychology
• Individual Differences and Social Processes (3 hours)
  • PSYS 350 Social Psychology is required.
• Biological Bases of Behavior and Mental Processes (3 hours)
  • PSYS 360 (or PSYS 362) Behavioral Neuroscience
  • PSYS 363 Sensory and Perceptual Systems 

Research Methods and Statistics (7 hours)

• PSYS 210 Research Methods in Psychology
• PSYS 211 Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory
• PSYS 313 Statistics in Psychology 

Integrative Science in Psychology (3 hours)

• PSYS 380 Psychology and Science Fiction
• PSYS 481 History of Psychology
• PSYS 490 Research, Readings, or Special Projects in Psychology 

Lab Experience (1 hour) 

• Select any one PSYS course with a laboratory or lecture / laboratory designation at the 300-level or above.
• This requirement began with the 2017-2018 catalog.

Social Psychology Concentration Courses (12 hours) 

• PSYS 413 Psychological Measurement (3 hours)
• Electives (9 hours)
• PSYS 353 Psychology of Prejudice
• PSYS 433 Psychology of Judgement and Decision Making
• PSYS 440 Abnormal Psychology
• PSYS 450 Personality Psychology
• PSYS 451 Psychology of Religion
• PSYS 453 Psychology of Women
• PSYS 482 Psychology of Sexuality
• PSYS 490 Research, Readings, or Special Projects in Psychology
• PSYS 499 Senior Seminar in Psychology (category-related topic)
• PSY 412 Motivation and Emotion

B.S. in Psychological Science (PSYS Major)

Course Listing

Handouts

• Concentration Requirements (pdf)
• Course Number Comparison Chart (pdf)
• Bachelor of Science Brochure (pdf)

Concentrations

• Applied Psychological Science
• Biobehavioral Psychology
• Clinical Psychological Science
• Cognitive Psychology
• Developmental Science
• Neuroscience
• Social Psychology
• Quantitative Psychology
• General Concentration 

 

Psychological Sciences

 

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