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2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology, B.A.

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Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program in Psychology will be able to:

Identify basic tenets of general psychology.
Critique psychological theory in light of Christian theology.
Display an increase in self-knowledge for the purpose of serving others.
Demonstrate care for others.
Describe key components necessary for competitive graduate school applications.

Required Concentrations

Choose a concentration from the following:

Concentration A:   Character Morality and Culture
Concentration B:   General Psychology
Concentration C:   Therapeutic and Community Psychology

Lower-Division Requirements

PSY 101 - Psychology of Personal Development - First Year Experience (GE) (3) (first-time freshmen or transfers with fewer than 24 units)
PSY 103 - General Psychology (GE) (3)
MTH 203 - Introduction to Statistics (3)

Total: 9 Units

Upper-Division Requirements

PSY 300 - Personality and Adult Development (4)
PSY 308 - Developmental Psychology – Birth Through Adolescence (4)
PSY 321 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
PSY 390 - Research Methods and Design I (4)
PSY 391 - Research Methods and Design II (4)
PSY 400 - History and Contemporary Issues in Psychology (2)
PSY 409 - Psychology of Cognition and Learning (4)
PSY 420 - Pursuing Goodness: The Science of Moral Change (Senior Capstone) (4)

Total: 29 Units

Core Total: 38 Units

Required Concentrations

Concentration A: Character, Morality, and Culture Psychology

Upper-Division Requirements

PSY 330 - Moral Psychology and Cultural Values (4)
PSY 315 - Positive Psychology (3)

One course from the following:

PSY 410 - Issues in Psychotherapy–Theology Integration (3) *
PSY 440 - Psychology of Religion (4)

Total: 11-14 Units

Note(s):

*If course is selected, must also take PSY 325 (4)

Recommended

PHL 351 - Asian Philosophies and Religions (3)

Concentration B: General Psychology

Upper-Division Requirements

Twelve units of Psychology electives

Concentration Total: 12 Units

Note(s):

Electives - According to individual goals

Concentration C: Therapeutic and Community Psychology

Upper-Division Requirements

PSY 301 - Physiological and Neuropsychology (4)
PSY 325 - Clinical and Community Interventions (4)
PSY 350 - Clinical and Research Assessment (3)
PSY 380 - Family Development and Family Therapies (3)

Concentration Total: 14 Units

Recommended

PSY 315 - Positive Psychology (3)
PSY 341 - Group Counseling (1-3)
PSY 345 - Group Dynamics (3)
PSY 410 - Issues in Psychotherapy–Theology Integration (3)

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