Requirements: Psychology Major (B.A.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C") Writing & Criticism EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C") Elementary French & Culture II  FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
CCI 1 Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI)
(May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.)

Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements.

Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.		  
CCI 2  
CCI 3  
CCI 4  
CCX Experiential Learning  
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM) Quantitative Reasoning  
Lab science course coded CCS Experimental Reasoning MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 44 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
PY1000 Introduction to Psychology [course:py1000:prereq]
PY2020 Research Methods in Psychology + Lab [course:py2020-0:prereq]
PY/GS2120 (course type CCR) Writing the Social World [course:py2120:prereq]
PY4090 (course type CCC)
or
PY4095 (course type CCC)		 Senior Seminar
or
Senior Project		 [course:py4090:prereq]
or
[course:py4095:prereq]

 

Fundamental Courses

Select three courses from the following list.
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
PY2013 Understanding Human Development [course:py2013:prereq]
PY2021 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality [course:py2021:prereq]
PY2022 Personality & Individual Difference [course:py2022:prereq]
PY2042 The Psychoneuroses: A Psychodynamic Approach to the Neuroses [course:py2042:prereq]
PY2043 Abnormal & Clinical Psychology [course:py2043:prereq]
PY2044 Clinical Theories [course:py2044:prereq]
PY/GS2045 Social Psychology [course:py2045:prereq]
PY2046 Cultural Psychology [course:py2046:prereq]
PY2055 Brain & Behavior [course:py2055:prereq]
PY2075 Cognitive Psychology [course:py2075:prereq]
 
Select four courses from the following list or the list above if not already taken – at least two must be at the 3000 level or above.
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
MA1020 Applied Statistics I MA0900 or placement above
PY2007 Madness, Mania & the Cinema [course:py2007:prereq]
PY/GS2008 Gender Identity, Homosexuality & the Cinema [course:py2008:prereq]
PY2009 Shattered Brains & Fractured Minds [course:py2009:prereq]
PY/GS2010 Psychology & Gender [course:py2010:prereq]
PY2013 Understanding Human Development [course:py2013:prereq]
MA2020 Applied Statistics II [course:ma2020:prereq]
PY2021 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality [course:py2021:prereq]
PY2022 Personality and Individual Differences [course:py2022:prereq]
PY2042 The Psychoneuroses: A Psychodynamic Approach to the Neuroses [course:py2042:prereq]
PY2043 Abnormal and Clinical Psychology [course:py2043:prereq]
PY2044 Clinical Theories [course:py2044:prereq]
PY/GS2045 Social Psychology [course:py2045:prereq]
PY2046 Cultural Psychology [course:py2046:prereq]
PY/GS2051 Sexuality, Aggression & Guilt  [course:py2051:prereq]
PY2055 Brain and Behavior [course:py2055:prereq]
PY/GS2061 Love, Sexuality & the Cinema  [course:py2061:prereq]
PY2075 Cognitive Psychology [course:py2075:prereq]
PY3025 Psychology of Sensation & Perception  [course:py3025:prereq]
PY/LI3035 Psycholinguistics [course:py3035:prereq]
CS/CM3048 Human-Computer Interaction [course:cs3048:prereq]
PY3065 Psychology of Learning & Memory [course:py3065:prereq]
PY3066 Life Stories [course:py3066:prereq]
PY3067 Social Memory [course:py3067:prereq]
PY3068 The Autobiographical Process [course:py3068:prereq]
PY/FR3090 Topics in French Literature, only topics on Psychoanalysis, maximum one course towards PY degree  [course:py3090:prereq]
PY3091 Topics in Psychology [course:py3091:prereq]

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

 

Honors

Students earning a 3.7 or above in their Psychology courses taken during the junior and senior years may apply for honors, which requires the creation of an original scholarly product of exceptional quality. Interested students should contact the department chair.