Psychology Minors
This page lists course requirements for the Psychology Minor and the Psychology Minor for Secondary Teacher Certification. This page reflects the requirements of the minors effective Fall 2013.
Previous versions of Psychology minor requirements are presented in the
older course catalogues.
The Psychology Minor
The Psychology minor is designed to supplement other majors. After
completing the Introduction to Psychology course, students have substantial
freedom to explore the many areas of psychology.
The Psychology Minor consists of at least 18 credits, including:
- Required Courses: Take all of the following:
PSYC 110: Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 200: Research Methods in Psychology
- Core Content: Choose at least one course from each of the following two groups:
Social Science Core:
PSYC 260: Introduction to Developmental Psychology
PSYC 320: Social Psychology
PSYC 301: Personality Psychology
PSYC 351: Abnormal Psychology
Cognitive Science Core:
PSYC 325: Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 330: Perception
PSYC 331: Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 375: Learning
- Elective Courses: Take six additional elective Psychology credits, which may
include couses listed above, not already used. [No more than 6 credits
of 200-level courses will count toward these electives.]