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Psychology Major Requirements (BA in Psychology)

Portfolio Requirements (for BA in Psychology)

UNCG Undergraduate Bulletin

Psychology Minor Requirements

If your major field of study is anthropology, biology, business and marketing, human development, sociology, exercise and sports science, education, nursing, social work, communication, counseling, pre-law or pre-med, consider complementing your major with a Minor in psychology.

REQUIREMENTS: from 18-19 semesters hours in psychology.

These must include:

• PSY 121
• a minimum of 2 psychology courses at the 200 level
• one psychology course at the 400 level
• any two additional psychology electives OR PSY 311

Some Examples:

For Sociology: We recommend a focus on social psychology, with some cognitive psychology, including courses such as PSY 260 and PSY 280, and PSY 460, 461, 462 and/or 463. All focus on topics that relate individual psychology to social context.

For Biology: We recommend a focus on biopsychology, including courses such as PSY 230 and PSY 240, and PSY 435, 438, 442 and/or 457. Topic may relate to neuroscience, animal management, animal learning and animal behavior in both laboratory and field settings.

For Business and Marketing: We recommend a focus on social psychology, and cognitive psychology, including courses such as PSY 260 and PSY 280, and PSY 460, 480, 462 and/or 483. Topics can provide a foundation in industrial organizational psychology and in the psychology of persuasion and decision making.

For Human Development: We recommend a focus on developmental psychology , including courses such as PSY 250 and PSY 280, and PSY 455 and 456, 463 and/or 481. Topics can provide a foundation in cognitive development, attachment, and interpersonal relationships.

For Counseling: We recommend a focus on clinical psychology , including courses such as PSY 275 and PSY 280 or 250, and PSY 470, 471, and/or 472. Topics can provide a foundation in abnormal processes in adults and children and in interpersonal relationships.

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. Ed Wisniewski, edw@uncg.edu, (336) 256-0004

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