Psychology, Five Year Combined BA/MA - General-Experimental Specialization (2001)

Overview

College Core

Complete the following required courses, preferably in freshman year, to satisfy core and major prerequisites (6 credits):

• PSY 201 - General Psychology 1 Credits: 3
• PSY 202 - General Psychology 2 Credits: 3

Required Psychology Courses

Complete the following required courses, preferably in sophomore year (6 credits):

• PSY 323 - Quantitative Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences 1 Credits: 3
• PSY 390 - Experimental Psychology 1 Credits: 3

Required Psychology Elective Courses

The BA in Psychology requires an additional 18 credits of undergraduate courses selected from the list of electives (15 credits) and capstone (3 credits) below. All BA/MA candidates, while undergraduates, also complete a maximum of 18 credits of the graduate courses (600-level) listed below. In order to complete the program within the five-year span, 18 graduate credits must be taken while an undergraduate. The 600-level courses listed below count for both the BA and MA degrees:

• PSY 321 - Psychology of Human Sexuality Credits: 3
• PSY 324 - Quantitative Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences 2 Credits: 3
• PSY 331 - Personnel Psychology Credits: 3
• PSY 336 - Psychological Tests and Measures Credits: 3
• PSY 338 - History and Systems: Psychology of Learning Credits: 3
• PSY 339 - Personality Theory Credits: 3
• PSY 341 - Brain, Mind, and Behavior Credits: 3
• PSY 412 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
• PSY 441 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
• PSY 461 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3
• PSY 602 - Proseminar in Personality and Social Psychology
• PSY 603 - Experimental Research Methods
• PSY 605 - Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology: Advanced Concepts
• PSY 607 - Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology
• PSY 613 - Psychopathology
• PSY 622 - Lifespan Development
• PSY 623 - Stress: Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Component
• PSY 649 - Personnel Psychology

With approval of the program coordinator or the chair of the psychology department, students may select other M.A. courses from courses shown below but the total graduate courses taken as an undergraduate status cannot exceed 18 credit.

Required Psychology Capstone Course

Complete at least one course from the following capstone options (3 credits):

• PSY 491 - Experimental Psychology 2 Credits: 3
• PSY 493 - Individual Experimental Research Credits: 3
• PSY 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3

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  The BA degree in the combined General-Experimental program requires 120 credits with maximum of 18 credits of graduate courses (600-level courses).
  
  

MA General-Experimental Required Courses

Core courses that are not chosen can be used as electives