General Program
101 or 115 General Psychology
208 Experimental Design
209 Quantitative Methods
3 Distribution Courses*
4 Psychology Electives
30 HOURS
Research Concentration
101/115 General Psychology
208 Experimental Design
209 Quantitative Methods
3 Distribution Courses*
2 Research Skills & Tools**
3 Concentration Courses***
1 Psychology Elective
36 HOURS
Research with Honors
101/115 General Psychology
208 Experimental Design
209 Quantitative Methods
3 Distribution Courses*
2 Concentration Courses***
4 Honors Seminars
36 HOURS
The General Program is designed for students who desire a broad background in contemporary psychology but do not plan graduate research training in psychology or related disciplines.
The Research Concentration program is designed to offer additional background for students whose career plans involve continued research in psychology or a related discipline. This program differs from the General Program by requiring additional (a) Research Skills & Tools courses relevant to psychological research and (b) Concentration Courses relevant to research in a specialized area of psychology. Both the Research Skills & Tools and Concentration Courses categories include many courses offered by other departments, reflecting the inter-disciplinary nature of contemporary psychology. Many different course options might be selected for a specific area of research concentration, depending on the student’s career plans. Students should meet with their major advisor (or honors supervisor) prior to selecting courses in the Research Skills & Tools and Concentration Courses categories.
Research skills and experience are highly valued for admission to graduate training programs in psychology and other areas, and are relevant to the needs for creativity that arise in many professions. Students in both the General Program and the Research Concentration are strongly encouraged to obtain research skills and experience through Directed Study, in a summer internship, or as an undergraduate research assistant. Students should meet with their major advisor for advice on seeking research experience.
The Research with Honors program requires four semesters of honors research, participation in the Honors Seminar (PSY 295 and 296), an honors thesis, and two Concentration Courses. (The Research with Honors program is similar to the Research Concentration, but substitutes the honors project for the two Research Skills & Tools courses and one course in the Concentration Courses component.) Students in the Research with Honors program must assure that their two Concentration Courses are consistent with the theme of their honors research, so the courses must be selected with the advice and consent of the faculty mentor for the honors project. Open only to Honors candidates.
The Research with Honors program offers unusual opportunities for interested students, including special seminars and individual research projects in collaboration with faculty members. Honors projects involve four semesters of research and participation in the Honors Seminars, PSY 295a–b and 296a–b. Under special circumstances (e.g., a semester abroad or student teaching), students may sometimes enroll in only three semesters of the Honors Seminars — provided that they can complete the four-semester research project by extra work during three regular semesters and/or a summer, and provided that this arrangement is acceptable to the faculty mentor and to the Director of the Honors Program. Majors in psychology are eligible to apply for the Honors program at the end of their sophomore year if they have a grade point average of at least 3.20 in all courses and in psychology courses. Students who complete the program successfully and who have a final grade point average of at least 3.20 will receive Honors or High Honors in Psychology. The program should substantially aid those intending to do graduate work.
These courses aim to develop laboratory, analytical, and quantitative skills and tools relevant to specific areas of research in contemporary psychology. Students planning to attend graduate school in psychology or a related discipline are strongly encouraged to obtain additional laboratory experience through Directed Study, a summer internship, or an undergraduate research assistantship.
At least 2 of the following courses are required for the Research Concentration.
PSY 234 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience
PSY 253 Laboratory in Cognition
PSY 254 Laboratory in Perception
PSY 290 Directed Study (3 credit hours only)
BME 258 Medical Imaging
BME 260 Analysis of Biomedical Data
BME / EECE 263 Signal Measurement and Analysis
BME 271 Biomedical Instrumentation
CS 101 Programming and Problem Solving or
CS 150 Introduction to Computing and Problem Solving
CS 201 Program Design and Data Structures
CS 274 System Simulation
EECE 112 Electrical Engineering Science
EECE 116 Digital Logic
EECE 218 Microcontrollers
GPSY 2102 Statistical Analysis
GPSY 2520 Observational Research Methods
GPSY 2530 Psychometric Methods
MATH 170a, b Second-Year Calculus
MATH 175 Second-Year Accelerated Calculus
MATH 204 Linear Algebra
MATH 208 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 218 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
PHYS 228 Physics of Medical Imaging
3 courses required for the Research Concentration program
2 courses required for the Research with Honors program
Concentrations Courses provide advanced training in a contemporary inter-disciplinary area of experimental psychology. Each Concentration Area requires one or two specified Distribution Courses plus three advanced Concentration Courses. (For students in the Research with Honors program, the Honors Seminar, PSY 295a, counts as one of the three Concentration Courses.) Possible Concentration Areas are listed below. Other specialized Concentration Areas may be formulated with approval of the student’s major advisor or honors mentor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies. The Concentration Courses must include at least one course from the Department of Psychology. Students should consult with their major advisor or honors mentor in selecting specific Concentration Courses. Note that many Special Topics (280-289) and Independent Study (293) courses can be included within the Concentration Courses. Relevant Concentration Courses may be in other academic programs or other Schools or Colleges of the University. (Arts & Science students are reminded that a Bachelor’s degree requires at least 102 hours of coursework within the College. Students with an approved second major outside the College must complete at least 90 hours of coursework within the College.)
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Comparative and Systems Neuroscience
Psychopathology and Clinical Neuroscience
Social and Cultural Influences
Vision
NOTE: Each set of Concentration Courses must include at least one course offered by the Department of Psychology.
Cognitive Development
(required Distribution courses: PSY 225 and GPSY 1630)
PSY 222 Learning and Memory
PSY 226 Thinking and Reasoning
PSY 232 Mind and Brain
PSY 252 Human Sexuality
PSY 276 Knowledge, Brain, and Culture
PSY 282 Special Topics in Cognitive Psychology
PSY 283 Special Topics in Developmental Psychology
GPSY 1500 Cognitive Aspects of Human Development
GPSY 1600 Psychology of Thinking
GPSY 1750 Social and Personality Development
GPSY 2000 Psychology and Language
GPSY 2250 Infancy
GPSY 2310 Educational Psychology
GPSY 2320 Adolescent Development
Cognitive Neuroscience
(required Distribution courses: PSY 225 and PSY 201)
PSY 214 Perception
PSY 216 Movement
PSY 222 Learning and Memory
PSY 226 Thinking and Reasoning
PSY 232 Mind and Brain
PSY 236 The Visual System
PSY 240 Cognition, Consciousness, and Self
PSY 242 Psychology of Language
PSY 256 Philosophy of Mind
PSY 269 Developmental Neuroscience
PSY 272 Structure and Function of the Cerebral Cortex
PSY 274 Neuroanatomy
PSY 276 Knowledge, Brain, and Culture
PSY 277 Brain Damage and Cognition
PSY 280 Special Topics in Perception
PSY 282 Special Topics in Cognitive Psychology
PSY 285 Special Topics in Neuroscience
NSC 255 Integrative Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
(required Distribution course: PSY 225)
PSY 214 Perception
PSY 222 Learning and Memory
PSY 226 Thinking and Reasoning
PSY 232 Mind and Brain
PSY 240 Cognition, Consciousness, and Self
PSY 242 Psychology of Language
PSY 251 How the Mind Works
PSY 256 Philosophy of Mind
PSY 276 Knowledge, Brain, and Culture
PSY 277 Brain Damage and Cognition
PSY 278 Cognitive Science
PSY 280 Special Topics in Perception
PSY 282 Special Topics in Cognitive Psychology
ANTH 201 Introduction to Linguistics
ANTH 203 Anthropological Linguistics
CS 260 Artificial Intelligence
GPSY 2000 Language and Representational Systems
PHIL 202 Formal Logic and its Applications
PHIL 246 Philosophy of Language
SOC 202 Sociolinguistics
Comparative and Systems Neuroscience
(required Distribution course: PSY 201)
PSY 216 Movement
PSY 258 Animal Behavior and Evolutionary Psychology
PSY 269 Developmental Neuroscience
PSY 272 Structure and Function of the Cerebral Cortex
PSY 274 Neuroanatomy
PSY 285 Special Topics in Neuroscience
BSCI 205 Evolution
BSCI 210 Principles of Genetics
BSCI 239 Behavioral Ecology
BSCI 254 Neurobiology of Behavior
BSCI 256 Molecular Neurobiology
NSC 255 Integrative Neuroscience
Psychopathology and Clinical Neuroscience
(required Distribution course: PSY 215)
PSY 211 Personality
PSY 232 Mind and Brain
PSY 235 Biological Basis of Mental Disorders
PSY 240 Cognition, Consciousness, and Self
PSY 244 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY 245 Emotion
PSY 246 Schizophrenia
PSY 247 Depression
PSY 252 Human Sexuality
PSY 261 Drugs and Behavior
PSY 267 The Delivery of Psychological Services
PSY 268 Health Psychology
PSY 275 Behavioral Endocrinology
PSY 277 Brain Damage and Cognition
PSY 279 Chemistry of the Brain
PSY 288 Special Topics in Clinical Psychology
GPSY 1700 Social and Emotional Context of Cognition
NSC 255 Integrative Neuroscience
SOC 231 Criminology
SOC 232 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
SOC 233 Deviant Behavior and Social Control
SOC 264 Social Dynamics of Mental Health
SOC 267 Seminar on Gender and Violence
Social and Cultural Influences
(required Distribution course: PSY 231)
PSY 217 Psychology of Women
PSY 245 Emotion
PSY 266 Interpersonal and Intergroup Relations
PSY 276 Knowledge, Brain, and Culture
PSY 282 Special Topics in Cognitive Psychology
PSY 289 Special Topics in Social Psychology
ANTH 237 Ethnicity, Race, and Culture
GPSY 1700 Social and Emotional Context of Cognition
GPSY 1750 Social and Personality Development
SOC 226 Gender, Race, and Class
SOC 247 Human Behavior in Organizations
SOC 250 Gender in Society
SOC 254 Schools and Society: The Sociology of Education
SOC 260 The Individual and Society
SOC 264 Social Dynamics of Mental Health
SOC / ANTH 265 Psychological Anthropology
SOC 267 Seminar on Gender and Violence
Vision
(required Distribution course: PSY 201 or PSY 225)
PSY 214 Perception
PSY 216 Movement
PSY 232 Mind and Brain
PSY 236 The Visual System
PSY 272 Structure and Function of the Cerebral Cortex
PSY 274 Neuroanatomy
PSY 277 Brain Damage and Cognition
PSY 280 Special Topics in Perception
BSCI 254 Neurobiology of Behavior
BSCI 256 Molecular Neurobiology
CS / EECE 253 Image Processing
EECE 254 Computer Vision
