Minor in Psychology
The minor in Psychology provides a background in psychology for non-majors as part of their liberal arts education. The minor is valuable for any student with career or graduate school plans that are related to thought or emotional processes, human behavior, or social dynamics. For example, this may include students in natural sciences or on a pre-Health track (e.g., experimental research, healthcare); students in Business, Mathematics, or Computer Science whose work involves communication; student in Public Policy, Law, or Criminal Justice interested in decision-making, mental illness, or forensics; or students in Sociology interested in social work.
Students who want to complete a minor in Psychology should consult with the Department Chair.
- PY 111 Introduction to Psychology (4 Credits)
- PY 142 Research Methods (4 Credits)
- PY 242 Experimental Psychology I (4 Credits)
- Three Psychology Electives
- One from List A: Natural Sciences (see below)
- One from List B: Social Sciences (see below)
- A third elective from either List A or List B, or any other course taught by a psychology professor. Examples of common electives shown below.
| List A: Natural Sciences | List B: Social Sciences | Additional Electives | |
| PY 221 Learning and Cognition | PY 202 Cross-Cultural Psychology | PY 203 Health Psychology | |
| PY 222 Behavioral Neuroscience | PY 209 Black Child Development | PY 205 Adult Psychopathology | |
| PY 223 Cognitive Neuroscience | PY 212 Developmental Psychology | PY 215 Developmental Psychopathology | |
| PY 245 Drugs and Behavior | PY 230 Social and Personality Development | PY 285 Special Topics in Psychology (4 Credits or Two 2 Credits) | |
| PY 252 Sensation & Perception | PY 288 What it Means to be Human: Character Strengths and Weaknesses | PY 238 Adolescence | |
| US 288 Psychology of Music | PY 331 Social Psychology | US 220 Education Stories: Films about Schools and What They Teach Us | |
| PY 332 Personality Psychology |
- MA 141 Elementary Statistics (4 Credits)
