Nov 21, 2024

2023-2024 Academic Catalog

2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology, General-Experimental Concentration, (BS)

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The psychology major (BS), general-experimental concentration consists of 37 hours of required psychology core courses and 21 hours of required concentration courses.

Degree Requirements: 120 Credits

General Education	41
Major	37
Concentration	21
Electives	21
Total Credits	120

The requirements for the psychology major (BS), general-experimental concentration are as follows:

General Education Curriculum

University Success Skills

(1 credit)

OREN 105 - The Tusculum Experience Credit(s): 1

Communication

Take ENGL 110 (3 credits), ENGL 111 (3 credits), and one course in COMM or SPCH (3 credits) for a total of 9 credits.

ENGL 110 - Composition I: Close Reading And Analysis Credit(s): 3
ENGL 111 - Composition II: Research And Rhetoric Credit(s): 3
COMM 210 - Interpersonal Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 212 - Team And Small Group Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 220 - Argumentation And Debate Credit(s): 3
SPCH 101 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

Mathematics

Take one MATH course for 3 or 4 credits.

MATH 140 - Statistics Credit(s): 3

Arts and Humanities

Take one literature course (3 credits) and one additional course from either category (3 credits) for a total of 6 credits.

Literature

ENGL 201 - Literature Of Sexuality Credit(s): 3
ENGL 204 - Introduction To Poetry Credit(s): 3
ENGL 205 - Introduction To Short Fiction Credit(s): 3
ENGL 206 - Folklore And The Fairytale Credit(s): 3
ENGL 207 - Myth And Making Credit(s): 3
ENGL 213 - British Literature I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 214 - American Literature I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 215 - World Literature I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 217 - Science Fiction Credit(s): 3
ENGL 219 - Theatre Of The World Credit(s): 3
ENGL 223 - British Literature II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 224 - American Literature II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 225 - World Literature II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 227 - Appalachian Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 228 - Minority Voices In American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 231 - Introduction To Film Credit(s): 3
ENGL 245 - Nature Writing And Environmental Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 250 - Special Topics In Literature Credit(s): 3

Fine Arts and Humanities

ARTS 110 - Introduction To Art Credit(s): 3
ARTS 204 - Ancient Through Renaissance Art History Credit(s): 3
ARTS 208 - Baroque Through Modern Art History Credit(s): 3
ENGL 120 - Introduction To Creative Writing Credit(s): 3
HUMA 222 - Philosophy Through The Humanities Credit(s): 3
MUSC 101 - Introduction To Western Music Credit(s): 3
RELG 101 - Introduction To The Old Testament Credit(s): 3
RELG 102 - Introduction To The New Testament Credit(s): 3
RELG 201 - World Religions Credit(s): 3
RELG 230 - Hebrew And Christian Traditions Credit(s): 3
RELG 260 - Physical Settings of the Bible: Israel Credit(s): 3
THEA 104 - Introduction To The Theatre Credit(s): 3

Natural Science

Take one science course (3 credits) along with that course’s lab (1 credit) for a total of 4 credits.

BIOL 105 - Introductory Biology Credit(s): 3 (w/ BIOL 105L - Introductory Biology Lab Credit(s): 1)
or
BIOL 110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 3 (w/ BIOL 110L - General Biology I Lab Credit(s): 1)
or
BIOL 251 - Anatomy And Physiology I Credit(s): 3 (w/ BIOL 251L - Anatomy And Physiology I Lab Credit(s): 1)

Behavioral Wellness and Social Science

Choose 2 courses for a total of 6 credits. No more than one course may be from the Wellness category.

PSYC 101 - Essentials Of Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 206 - Life Span Development Credit(s): 3

History

Choose two courses for a total of 6 credits.

HIST 101 - The West And The World I Credit(s): 3
HIST 102 - The West And The World II Credit(s): 3
HIST 201 - U.S. History Survey I Credit(s): 3
HIST 202 - U.S. History Survey II Credit(s): 3
HIST 250 - Thematic Surveys in History Credit(s): 3
HIST 251 - American Environmental History Credit(s): 3
HIST 280 - The History Of Representative Government In The Western Tradition Credit(s): 3
POLS 280 - The History Of Representative Government In The Western Tradition Credit(s): 3

Religion

Choose one course for 3 credits - Must be a different religion course if used above to satisfy a requirement in the Arts and Humanities general education core.

RELG 101 - Introduction To The Old Testament Credit(s): 3
RELG 102 - Introduction To The New Testament Credit(s): 3
RELG 201 - World Religions Credit(s): 3
RELG 230 - Hebrew And Christian Traditions Credit(s): 3
RELG 260 - Physical Settings of the Bible: Israel Credit(s): 3

Civic Studies

Choose one course for 3 credits. Must be a different political science course if used above to satisfy a requirement in the Social Science general education core.

CIVS 223 - The Philosophy Of Social Science Inquiry Credit(s): 3
CIVS 251 - Theory And Practice Of Citizenship Credit(s): 3
POLS 110 - American Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 230 - State And Local Government Credit(s): 3
SOCI 252 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credit(s): 3

Psychology Core Curriculum

PSYC 201 - Research Methods For Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 201L - Research Methods For Psychology Lab Credit(s): 1
PSYC 221 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 225 - Career Options In Psychology Credit(s): 1
PSYC 308 - Abnormal Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 315 - Cognition Credit(s): 3
PSYC 315L - Cognition Lab Credit(s): 1
PSYC 319 - Theories Of Personality Credit(s): 3
PSYC 345 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credit(s): 3
PSYC 345L - Behavioral Neuroscience Lab Credit(s): 1
PSYC 352 - Civic Engagement In Community Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 400 - Seminar In Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 415 - History And Systems Of Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 430 - Cultural Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 449 - Ethics And Legal Issues Credit(s): 3

Requirements

PSYC 353 - Independent Study In Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 373 - Data Collection And Analysis Credit(s): 3
PSYC 453 - Independent Research Credit(s): 3
Plus 12 credits from the 200, 300, and 400 level psychology courses. PSYC 490 , if chosen, is limited to 3 credits. Credit(s): 12