Program Description

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology requires 45 credit hours of coursework. Required core courses are as follows:

PSY 10000  Principles of Psychology (3)
PSY 30300  Abnormal Psychology (3)
PSY 30400  Basic Research Methods (3)
PSY 30600  Behavioral Science Statistics (3)
PSY 43200  Senior Seminar (3)
BIO 10700  Human Biology (3)
MTH14100  Basic Statistics (3)

Also required are six credit hours from each of the following subject areas:

Clinical Psychology

PSY 22000  Health Psychology (3)
PSY 30900  Personality (3)
PSY 31100  Behavior Modification (3)
PSY 32400  Psychological Testing (3)
PSY 34100  Psychotherapy (3)
PSY 36500  Human Sexuality (3)
PSY 41200  Disorders of Personality (3)

Experimental Psychology

PSY 32500  Behavioral Neuroscience (3)
PSY 33000  Psychology of Learning and Memory (3)
PSY 33100  Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSY 33200  The Psychology of Motivation and Emotion (3)
PSY 33400  Social Psychology (3)

Developmental Psychology

PSY 20500  Human Development (3)
PSY 20800  Child Psychology6 (3)
PSY 21000  Psychology of Parenting (3)
PSY 31200  Psychology of Aging (3)
PSY 31300  Psychology of Adolescence (3)

General Psychology

PSY 23100  Critical and Creative Thinking (3)
PSY 23500  Psychology of Grief (3)
PSY 29000  Special Topics (3)
PSY 39000  Special Topics (3)
PSY 40400  Advanced Research Methods (4)
PSY 42000  Senior Thesis (4)
PSY 45000  Psychology Practicum (3)

Minor in Psychology

The minor in psychology requires 21 credit hours of coursework. Required core courses are as follows:

PSY 10000 (3)
PSY 30300 (3)
MTH 14100 (3)

Also required are three credit hours from each of the subject areas as follows: clinical psychology, experimental psychology, developmental psychology, and general psychology.

For more information, please contact:

Toni RinconGallardo,

PhD
Professor of Psychology
410 Young Hall
(636) 949-4784
trincongallardo@lindenwood.edu