Psychology, B.A.

University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

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One of the three core requirements in the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit is satisfied by PSY 101 within the major.

PSY 214 and PSY 498/499 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in Psychology.

College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours

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Major Requirements — 33 credit hours

Required Courses — 9 credit hours

PSY 101Psychological Science

3

PSY 214/SOC 214/SW 214Research Methods: Design

3

PSY 215/SOC 215Research Methods: Analysis

3

Capstone - 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following:
PSY 498SSenior Capstone: Seminar

3

PSY 498ASenior Capstone: Applied Projects

3

PSY 499Senior Capstone: Thesis

3

Upper-division psychology electives - 21 credit hours

Select 21 upper-division PSY credit hours, including at least one course from each of the following three groups:

Group 1 courses (the brain level) - 3 credit hours or more

Select from the following:
PSY 301Behavioral Neuroscience

3

PSY 311Sensation and Perception

3

PSY 321Psychology of Learning

3

Group 2 courses (the mind level) - 3 credit hours or more

Select from the following:
PSY 331Cognition

3

PSY 341Evolutionary Psychology

3

PSY 351Health Psychology

3

Group 3 courses (the behavior level) - 3 credit hours or more

Select from the following:
PSY 361Life Span Development

3

PSY 371Social Psychology

3

PSY 381Abnormal Psychology

3

Select at least one additional 3 credit hour course from one of these Groups as a specialized area of study.

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

A maximum of six non-classroom credit hours may be used for completion of the major.

Total Credit Hours: 120