DEPARTMENT
Psychology
- Chair: Dr. Eric
Amsel
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- Location: Social Science Building, Room 370
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- Telephone Contact: Aubrey Jenkins 801-626-6247
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- Professors: Eric Amsel, Norris R. Bancroft, Richard T. Grow, Joseph J. Horvat; Associate Professors: Lauren A. Fowler,
Theresa S. Kay; Assistant Professors:
Aaron L. Ashley, Todd C. Baird, Azenett A. Garza-Caballero, Melinda
Russell-Stamp, Matthew T. Schmolesky, Leigh Shaw; Lecturer: Maria
D. Parrilla de Kokal; Emeritus Professors: Julianne Arbuckle, Bruce Haslam, Merrill May, William H. McVaugh, Thomas Musgrave,
Benne Williams
The reasons for selecting a major or minor or choosing a BIS emphasis in
Psychology are to broadly prepare yourself to understand human and animal
behavior and to prepare yourself for a possible career working with or doing
research on people. The program is designed to teach the content of psychology,
the major methods of psychological inquiry, and some skills and techniques in
applying its concepts.
Students majoring in Psychology can select a program of study individually
tailored to interests in counseling, child and family, business, corrections,
neuroscience, research, graduate study in psychology and other areas such as law, business,
political science and personnel. Students are required to select courses as
described below to insure some breadth in their program of study. All majors are
assigned an advisor who will help them develop their course of study. Teaching
majors and minors and BIS students should contact the department chairperson for
advisement.
Required Core Courses (25 hours)
• Core General Courses (10 hours)
- PSY SS1010 Introductory Psychology (3)
- *PSY SI3600 Statistics in Psychology (3)
- **PSY SI3610 Research Methods in Psychology (4)
• Core Content Courses (15 hours)
- PSY 2730 Biopsychology (3)
- †PSY 3000 Child Psychology (3)
or †PSY 3140 Psychology of Adolescence (3)
- PSY 3010 Abnormal Psychology (3)
†PSY 3250 Conditioning and Learning (3)
or †PSY 3500 Cognition (3)
- †PSY 3460 Social Psychology (3)
or †PSY 3430 Theories of Personality (3)
* PSY SI3600 Statistics in Psychology is recommended to be taken no later
than first semester Junior year. Math 1030, 1040, or 1050 are required to
register for PSY SI3600.
** PSY SI3610 Research Methods in Psychology is recommended to be taken no
later than second semester Junior year. Note that PSY SI3600 (or an
equivalent with prior approval from the Department Chair) is a prerequisite
for PSY SI3610.
† One of these two courses must be taken to fulfill the core course
requirement. However, the student may opt to also take the second course as
an elective.
Additional Courses (11 hours): from the Core General Courses, Core Content
Courses, or Electives (Group A or B)
• Electives Group A: Area Specialization Courses
- PSY SS2000 Interpersonal Relationships (3)
- PSY DV2370 Psychology of Women & Gender (3)
- PSY 3020 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3)
- PSY DV3100 Psychology of Diversity (3)
- PSY 3270 Motivation and Emotion (3)
- PSY 3300 Applied Behavior Intervention (3)
- PSY 3550 Psychology of Consciousness (3)
- PSY 3560 Group Dynamics (3)
- PSY 3710 Physiological Psychology (3)
- PSY 3730 Perception (3)
- PSY 3740 Drugs and Behavior (3)
- PSY 4000 Advanced General (3)
- PSY 4050 Evolutionary Psychology (3)
- PSY 4090 History and Systems of Psychology (3)
- PSY 4310 Intro to Counseling Theories (3)
- PSY 4340* Skills & Techniques of Counseling (3)
- PSY 4510 Industrial and Organizational Behavior (3)
- PSY 4760**Tests & Measurements (3)
- PSY 4900 Selected Topics in Psychology (2-3)
- PSY 4990 Seminar (1)
* PSY 4310 or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for PSY 4340
** PSY 3010 and 3600 are prerequisites for PSY 4760
• Electives Group B: Individualized Instruction and Experiential Courses
- PSY 1050 Careers in Psychology (1)
- PSY 1540 Psychology of Adjustment (2)
- PSY 2010 The Science and Profession of Psychology (3)
- PSY 2800*** Projects & Research (1-2)
- PSY 2830*** Directed Readings (1-2)
- PSY 2890**** Cooperative Work Experience (1-2)
- PSY 4380***** Practicum (1-2)
- PSY 4390***** Practicum (1-2)
- PSY 4800*** Projects and Research (2-3)
- PSY 4830*** Directed Readings (2-3)
- PSY 4890**** Cooperative Work Experience (1-2)
- PSY 4910****** Capstone Research Project (3, 3)
- PSY 4920******* Conferences and workshops (1-3)
*** PSY 2800, 2830, 4800 and 4830 require a contract to be filled out with
an instructor prior to registration.
**** PSY 2890 and 4890 require the student to have a current job in the
field and get permission of the coordinator in the department.
***** Eighteen credit hours of psychology courses approved by the
supervising instructor are required, one of which must be PSY SS1010. Also,
permission of the instructor is required. A maximum of four credit hours
counted toward the psychology major and minor from the following courses:
PSY 2890, 4890, 4380 and 4390.
****** PSY 4910 requires a contract to be completed for the project and
approval of the Department of Psychology prior to registration. The course
is taken for one semester to complete the proposal and gain approval. This
course is taken for a second semester to complete the project.
******* PSY 4920 may be used for credit toward a major or minor or BIS in
psychology but only when written permission of the department is given at
the time of registration.
Course Designations:
DV = Fulfills a University Diversity Requirement
SI = Fulfills a University Scientific Inquiry Requirement
SS = Fulfills a Social Science General Education Requirement
Weber State University 2008-2009 Catalog