Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Department of Psychology

 

Name __________________________                                 Advisor ____________________

 

Course Semester Credits Pre-requisite Grad check
Psyc 100, Introduction to Psychology   3 None  

Level IIa Lower Division Psychology Core Courses - Select Two

Psyc 210, Developmental Psychology1   3 Psyc 100 or Self & Society  
Psyc 230, Social Psychology   3 Psyc 100, Soci 100, CCSS 100  
Psyc 270, Abnormal Psychology   3 Psyc 100 or CCSS 100  
 Level IIb Required Methodology Sequence (Enrollment in a laboratory section is required for each course)
Psyc 290, Statistical Methods in Psychology   4 Psyc 100 & Math 232 or CCMA 102  
Psyc 291, Research Methods in Psychology   4 Psyc 290  
Level IIIa  Select one of the following:
Psyc 360, Psychological Testing   4 Psyc 291  
Psyc 390, Research Design & Analysis   4 Psyc 291  
Level IIIb Upper Division Psychology Core Courses – Select two            
Psyc 310, Cognitive Psychology   3 Psyc 291  
Psyc 316, Behavior Analysis   3 200-level Psyc course  
Psyc 331, Biological Psychology   3 Psyc 291  
Psyc 350, Theories of Personality   3 Psyc 291  
Psyc 370, Communication & Perception   3 Psyc 291  

Level IIIc  Upper Division Psychology Electives – Select  two courses2

Psyc _______   3    
Psyc _______   3    
Level lV Psychology Capstone Course – Select One                          
Psyc 410, History of Psychology   3 Psyc 291 & 9 credits UD Psyc  
Psyc 499, Advanced Seminar in Psychology   3 Psyc 291 & 9 credits UD Psyc  
Psyc 550, Senior Thesis in Psychology3   3 See note 2 below  

 

 

1Teacher Licensure Students are advised to take Psyc-208, Applied Developmental Psychology, to fulfill Education Department Requirements.  General majors may take the course in lieu of Psyc-210 with advisors approval.

2Upper Division Psychology Electives             (Check prerequisites before registering for a course.)

Psyc-320, Ergonomics

Psyc-388, Adulthood & Aging

Psyc-325, Environmental Psychology

Psyc-397, Research Seminar in Psychology

Psyc-332, Drugs and Behavior

Psyc-399, Honors Seminar in Psychology

Psyc-335, Organizational Psychology

Psyc-416, Research in Behavior Analysis                             

Psyc-340, Psychology of Children with Special Needs

Psyc-440, Counseling Methods in Psychology

Psyc-355, Human Sexuality

Psyc-460, Human Behavior in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Psyc-356, The Psychology of Gender                         

Psyc-495, Special Topics in Psychology 

Psyc-357, Psychology of Women

Psyc-540, Internship in Psychology     

Psyc-369, Forensic Psychology

Psyc-516, Treatment Assessment and Intervention             

Psyc-375, Health Psychology                     

Psyc-552, NECC: Advanced Learning4

Psyc-380, Educational Psychology           

Psyc-553, NECC: Funct. Anal. And Treat. Of Beh. Dis. 4

Psyc-386, Adolescent Development     

Psyc-554, NECC: Systematic. Inquiry in Applied Res. 4

Psyc-387, Childhood Disorders       

Psyc-555, NECC: Sem. & Pract. In Clinical Practice4

 

Directed Study Courses   (See your advisor for registration for these courses.  All courses carry Department Approval as a prerequisite.  The forms for registration are available from the Psychology Department Secretary.)

Psyc-391,   Research Assistant in Psychology          

Psyc-470,   Teaching Assistant in Psychology

Psyc-496,   Research in Psychology

Psyc-500,  Independent Study in Psychology

 

3Registration for Psyc-550, Senior Thesis in Psychology, is by special arrangement with a faculty sponsor and approval of a second faculty reader.  Students must complete either Psyc-496, Research in Psychology or Psyc-5 00, Independent Study in Psychology as prerequisites.  See your advisor for further information.

4All NECC courses are at the NECC site and are by application only.  See your  advisor for details.