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Major/Minor Requirements

Department of Psychology

 

From the 2011-12 Millsaps College Catalog

Requirements for major: Students may complete a major in psychology with 10 courses, including (PSYC 1000) Introduction to Psychology, (PSYC 2100) Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYC 2110) Research Methods, (PSYC 3100), Cognitive Psychology, (PSYC 4900) History and Systems 4900), and five electives. One elective must be taken from each of three areas: clinical/applied physiological/learning, and cognitive/developmental (see below). The fourth and fifth elective may be selected from any area. Only grades of C- or higher will be accepted in all courses required for a psychology major or minor.

Clinical/Applied

  • (PSYC 1100/IDST 1640) Love and Sexuality
  • (PSYC 2200) Clinical Reasoning
  • (PSYC 3020) Psychology of Women
  • (PSYC 3030) Forensic Psychology
  • (PSYC 3040) Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • (PYSC 3130) Abnormal Psychology
  • (PSYC 3140) Personality
  • (PSYC 3160) Clinical Psychology*
  • (PSYC 3170) Social Psychology
  • (PSYC 3190) Psychological Tests and Measurements
  • (PSYC 3200) Sport Psychology
  • (PLSC 3260) Political Psychology

Physiological/Learning

  • (PSYC 1100/IDST 1640) Love and Sexuality
  • (PSYC 3090) Drugs and Behavior
  • (PSYC 3110) Perception
  • (PSYC 3120) Learning
  • (PSYC 3180) Behavioral Neuroscience
  • (PSYC 3210) Cognitive Neuroscience* 
  • (PSYC 2210/NEUR 2000) Introduction to Neuroscience
  • (PSYC 2220/NEUR 4900) History of Neuroscience

Cognitive/Developmental

  • (PSYC 3020) Psychology of Women
  • (PSYC 3050) Decision Making
  • (PSYC 3060) Psychology of Language
  • (PSYC 3070) Adulthood and Aging
  • (PSYC 3110) Perception
  • (PSYC 3150) Developmental Psychology
  • (PSYC 3210) Cognitive Neuroscience*
  • (PLSC 3260) Political Psychology

Note:  All courses have a prerequisite of (PSYC 1000) Introduction to Psychology.  Courses with a * indicate that there is an additional prerequisite. 

Requirements for minor: Students may elect a minor in psychology with five courses in the department including Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 1000), but excluding undergraduate research, directed reading, and internships.