Psychology
Students must earn a "B-" or better in PSY 1012.
Students must earn a "C" or better in each course taken to fulfill all other concentration requirements.
Program Overview:
The Psychology concentration provides students with a background in the science of mind and behavior and an understanding of how empirical methods are used to study human cognitive, behavioral, motivational, social, and emotional processes. Requirements for the concentration include introductory and survey courses, specialized seminars, laboratories, and a research thesis. Psychology is intrinsically interdisciplinary, as the field lies at the nexus of the biological and social sciences. Consequently, students concentrating in psychology benefit from coursework taken outside of the field. Students interested in pursuing graduate study in psychology should work closely with a member of the psychology advisory board to insure a sufficient preparation. Our undergraduate concentration is broad and research-based in order to best prepare our students for entry into this competitive field.
Advisory Board
Dr. Julie Earles听听 |听 听Dr. Kevin Lanning
Dr. Laura Vernon听听 |听 听Dr. Shaina Rowell
Available options:
Concentration in psychology; Minor in psychology
Alternative Requirements for students entering prior to Summer 2021
Concentration
A. Foundations in Psychological Science (7 credits)
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 1012 * | Honors General Psychology听 | 3 |
| PSY 3213, 3213L ** | RI: Honors Research Methods in Psychology/Lab听 | 4 |
*Note: Students must earn a "B-" or better in PSY 1012.
**Note: PSY 3213 and PSY 3213L must be taken concurrently and should be taken in the sophomore or junior year. The only prerequisite for these courses is PSY 1012.
B. Foundations in Biology and Neuroscience (7-8 credits)
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BSC 1010, 1010L | Honors Biological Principles/Lab听 | 4 |
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One of more of the following:
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BSC 2084 | Honors Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology听 | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Variable Titles | 3 |
| PSB 3340听 | Honors Behavioral Neuroscience听 | 3 |
| PSB 3441听 | Honors Drugs and Behavior听 | 3 |
| PCB 3703, 3703L, or BSC 2085, 2085L听 | Honors Human Morphology and Function 1/Lab or Honors Anatomy and Physiology 1/Lab听 | 4 |
| PCB 3063听 | Honors Genetics听 | 3 |
| ZOO 4742听 | Honors Human Neuroanatomy听 | 3 |
| PSB 4243 | Honors Neuroscience of Addiction听 | 3 |
Note: Students in the Max Planck Honors Program may count Introduction to Neuroscience Research (PSB 4003, 1 credit) and two distinct MPHP Enrichment courses (1 credit each) as their 3 credit, Group A elective.
C. Foundations in Mathematics and Computational Science (6-7 credits)
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STA 2023听 | Honors Introductory Statistics听 | 3 |
Electives:
One or more of the following:
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STA 3164听 | Honors Intermediate Statistics听 | 3 |
| MAC 2311听 | Honors Calculus听 | 4 |
| PSY 4302, 4302L听 | Honors Psychometrics/Lab | 4 |
| COP 3076 | Honors Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| COP 2000 | Honors Foundations of Programming | 3 |
| ISS 4304 | Honors Computational Social Science | 3 |
D. Surveys of Psychology as a Social Science (6 credits)
Two or more of the following:
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PPE 3003听 | Honors Personality听 | 3 |
| DEP 3053听 | Honors Psychology of Human Development听 | 3 |
| SOP 3004 * | Honors Principles of Social Psychology听 | 3 |
*Note: Unlike in the College of Science, in the Wilkes Honors College, the only prerequisite for SOP 3004 is PSY 1012.
E. Surveys of Psychology as a Natural Science (3 credits)
One or more of the following:
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSB 3441听 | Honors Drugs and Behavior听 | 3 |
| EXP 3604听 | Honors Cognition | 3 |
| PSB 3340听 | Honors Behavioral Neuroscience听 | 3 |
F. Surveys of Psychology as a Health Science (3 credits)
One or more of the following:
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLP 4143听 | Honors Psychopathology (Abnormal Psychology)听 |
3 |
| CLP 4314听 | Honors Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 4930 | Honors Psychotherapy Systems | 3 |
G. Seminars and Advanced Coursework in Psychology (9 credits)
Three or more of the following:
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 4936 | Honors Advanced Seminar in Psychology听 | 3 |
| ISS 4304听 | Honors Computational Social Science听 | 3 |
| EXP 4631听 | Honors Thinking and Decision- Making听 | 3 |
| EXP 3202听 | Honors Sensation and Perception听 | 3 |
| PCB 3411听 | Honors Animal Behavior听 | 3 |
| PSY 4930听 | Honors Evolutionary Psychology听 | 3 |
| DEP 4463C听 | Honors Lab in Cognitive Aging听 | 3 |
| DEP 4464听 | Honors Psychology of Aging听 | 3 |
| PSY 4604听 | Honors History and Systems of Psychology听 | 3 |
| ANT 4495 | Honors Research Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology听 | 3 |
| DEP 4095 | Honors Personality and Social Development听 | 3 |
| POS 4206听 | Honors Political Psychology听 | 3 |
| PSY 4930听 | Honors Positive Psychology听 | 3 |
| PSY 4930听 | Honors Psychotherapy Systems听 | 3 |
| PSY 4930 | Honors Variable Titles | 3 |
| PSY 4915 | Honors Directed Independent Research in Psychology | 3 |
| PSB 4072 | Honors Neurobiology of Mental Illness | 3 |
Note: In lieu of three classes from Group G, students may take two classes from G and one additional class from Group D, E, or F.
H. Advanced Writing and the Honors Thesis (7 credits)
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 4933听 ISC 3933听 ISS 2932听 |
Honors Advanced Writing in Psychology (or) Honors Interdisciplinary Science听 and Math Seminar (or)听 Honors Writing in the Social Sciences 1听 |
1 |
| IDS 4970听 | RI: Honors Thesis听 | 6 (2 X 3 credits)听 |
| 听 | Total Credits | 48-50 |
Notes:
听Students must earn at least a B- in PSY 1012 and a C in all other courses for these to count towards the psychology concentration.听
At least five psychology courses in Groups C - G must be taken at the Honors College.听
Interdisciplinary courses (prefixes IDS, ISS, etc.) may be substituted for coursework in psychology with the permission of a member of the psychology advisory board and an approved petition for a course substitution.听
A course used to fulfill one psychology concentration requirement may not also be used to fulfill another psychology concentration requirement.
Students are reminded they need 42 upper-level (3000 or 4000-level) credits to graduate.
Minor
The Psychology minor concentration provides students with a background in the science of mind and behavior, and an understanding of how empirical methods are used to study human cognitive, motivational, social, and emotional processes. To complete the psychology minor concentration, students complete the following courses totaling 16 credit hours:听
- PSY 1012 Honors General Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 3213 Honors Research Methods in Psychology and PSY 3213L (4 credits)
- Three additional 3-credit upper-level psychology courses (9 credits).听
Note: At least four of the psychology courses must be taken at the Honors College.