The field of psychology covers a broad range of topics that are studied from a
diverse array of perspectives. After completing Introduction to Psychology (or scoring 4 or 5 on
the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in Psychology), students who declare the psychology major must
complete nine additional courses: two departmental core courses, one course from each
“Fundamentals” area, and three electives (either advanced seminars on special topics,
research courses, or additional fundamentals courses).
The major is designed 
to provide
sufficient exposure – breadth and depth – to a range of the basic subdisciplines
comprising the field of Psychology and foster the analysis of intra- and inter-disciplinary themes.
All majors receive basic training in research techniques, but many pursue more advanced training
by conducting independent research projects (see PSYC 395 or 397). Finally, senior psychology
majors must demonstrate writing proficiency with a portfolio of written work from past courses
(submitted in the Fall semester) and knowledge by performing at a satisfactory level on the
psychology comprehensive exam (taken in the Spring semester).
Regular courses offered by the department are listed below and in this downloadable PDF file: Psychology Course Requirements. Please refer to the Course Catalog for current offerings and full course descriptions.
Departmental Core Requirements (for all majors)
Introduction to Psychology (Psyc 102)
Methods in Psychological Science (Psyc 200)
Statistics in Psychological Science (Psyc 201)
Writing Proficiency Portfolio - Spring of junior year
Comprehensive Exam - Spring of senior year
Fundamentals: Interpersonal
&
Intergroup Relations
Developmental Psychology (Psyc 321)
Social Psychology (Psyc 323)
Personality (Psyc 348)
Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations &
Fundamentals: Biologically Based
Analyses
Psychophysiology (Psyc 303, 303L)
Evolutionary Psychology (Psyc 336)
Physiological Psychology (Psyc 322, 322L)
Fundamentals: Information Processing
Learning (Psyc 301)
Perception (Psyc 302)
Cognitive Psychology (Psyc 306)
Fundamentals: Application-Oriented
(also designated as FHWB)
Dialogue (Psyc 223)
Abnormal Psychology (Psyc 330)
Clinical Psychology (Psyc 331)
Health Psychology (Psyc 334)
Organizational Psychology (Psyc 340)
Specialized & Integrative Themes*
*Offerings vary from year to year. See Course Catalog for details.
Adolescence (Psyc 328)
Cross-Cultural Psychology (Psyc 324)
Peer Dialogue (Psyc 325)
Psychological Assessment of Individual Differences (Psyc 360)
Practicum in Psychology / Field Work (Psyc 398)
Contemporary Topic Seminars (Psyc 390) - Topics and instructors vary each year.
Captsone Course in Psychology (Psyc 380)
Directed Research (Psyc 295)
Directed Research - Advanced (Psyc 395)
Directed Research - Advanced Seminar (Psyc 395A)
Independent Study (Psyc 397)
Independent Study for Honors (Psyc 499)