Psychology
Degree Program
Undergraduate Program
Whether your goal is to find a job right after earning the Bachelor's Degree or go on to graduate school, the psychology program at Southwestern College will help you acquire the skills necessary to achieve success in your chosen career. Our program provides students with the breadth and depth of knowledge necessary to succeed in many areas of life. The flexibility of the curriculum allows students to take courses in which they are interested and ones that will help with future goals. Many courses provide hands-on learning, experiences outside the classroom, and opportunities to share what is discovered with others. Many psychology students at SC are making a difference by participating in our undergraduate research program. Conducting research is an activity typically reserved for graduate students pursuing a masters or doctoral degree. But, at SC, students at all levels can be involved in asking important questions and finding answers in some of the most interesting areas of psychology today.
Major in Psychology
Each of the following:
112 General Psychology
218 Developmental Psychology
219 Social Psychology
242 Personality
320 Abnormal Psychology
325 Research Methods
330 Biological Foundations of Psychology
333 Cognition
419 History & Systems of Psychology
Two courses selected from the following:
301 Human Sexuality
321 Introduction to Clinical, Counseling, and Community Psychology
322 Educational Psychology
328 Organizational Behavior
335 Psychology of Sport
416 Psychological Assessment
421 Emotion
422 Learning
430 Biological Psychology
Two courses selected from the following:
254-454 Research Project
259-459 Practicum
455 Topics Course
460 Internship
Cognate requirements:
In Mathematics:
215 Introduction to Statistics
Minor in Psychology
112 General Psychology
One 200-level course
Two 300-level courses (not including 322)
Two 400-level courses (not including internship or practicum)
For course descriptions: Southwestern College Course Catalog.
