Psychology
Psychology
Professors: William B. Flynn, Jr.
Associate Professor: Jennie R. Brown
Assistant Professors: Leslie Buddington
A Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree are offered in Psychology
for traditional students.
Three minors are offered in Psychology: Experimental Psychology, Forensic Psychology,
and Psychology.
The mission of the Franklin Pierce University Psychology program is to prepare undergraduates for a wide range of careers in which the understanding of behavior and mental processes is beneficial, or for further study in graduate and professional schools. The program adheres to a scientist/practitioner model and is compliant with American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines for undergraduate education in psychology. The program’s curriculum is designed to help students achieve mastery in each of the five goal areas delineated by those APA guidelines:
- knowledge base in psychology,
- scientific inquiry and critical thinking,
- ethical and social responsibility in a diverse world,
- communication, and
- professional development.
The program provides students the opportunity to engage in research and internship experiences. Students who intend to teach Psychology (Social Studies) in high school should refer to the School of Education for information on the Secondary Teacher Certification program. See Course List and Course Descriptions.
Note: For the B.A. degree in Psychology, it is highly recommended that students take one of the following sequences: BI101 and BI102, or BI101 and AN102, or CH101 and CH102.
Note: For the B.S. degree in Psychology, students are required to take one of the following sequences: BI101 and BI102, or BI101 and AN102, or CH101 and CH102, plus an additional semester of mathematics (MT151 or higher, MT 260 recommended)
Major Requirements
In addition to all graduation requirements, the following courses must be completed successfully to fulfill the major requirements:
PS101 Introduction to Psychology
PS230 Child and Adolescent Development or
PS231 Adult Development and Aging
PS260 Statistics for Behavioral Science
PS261 Research Methods in Psychology (laboratory)
PS322 Social Psychology or
PS320 Theories of Personality
PS489 Senior Thesis in Psychology (Literature Review) or
PS490 & 491 Senior Thesis in Psychology (Empirical Study) or
PS494 Senior Seminar in Psychology
PS495 Senior Internship in Psychology
Choose two 300-level psychology laboratory courses:
PS303 Psychology of Learning (laboratory)
PS306 Cognitive Psychology (laboratory)
PS304 Introduction to Neuroscience (laboratory)
PS308 Evolutionary Psychology (laboratory)
Nine additional elective credit hours in Psychology or other Psychology-related courses
approved by the major advisor.
Recommended Curriculum Guide - Psychology
First Year |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
||
PS101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
PS230 or PS231 |
Child and Adolescent Development or Adult Development and Aging |
3 |
BI101 or AN102 or _____ |
Biology I (laboratory) or Human Origins++ or other GLE Lab Science |
4 |
BI102 or _____ |
Biology II (laboratory)++ or other General Education Lab Science |
4 |
GLE101 |
First-Year Inquiry |
3 |
_____ |
GLE Elective |
3 |
GLE110 |
First-Year Composition |
3 |
_____ |
GLE Elective |
3 |
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Total |
16 |
Second Year |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
||
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS261 |
Research Methods in Psychology (laboratory) |
4 |
PS260 |
Statistics for Behavior Science (laboratory) |
4 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
GLE230 |
Second-Year Composition |
3 |
______ |
GLE Elective |
3 |
_____ |
GLE Elective |
3 |
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
16 |
|
Total |
13 |
Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
||
_____ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS320 |
Theories of Personality |
3 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS___ |
300-level Psychology Lab Elective |
4 |
PS___ |
300-level Psychology Lab Elective |
4 |
______ |
GLE Elective |
3 |
______ |
GLE Elective |
3 |
______ |
Elective** |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
16 |
|
Total |
13 |
Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
||
PS489 or 490 or PS495 |
Senior Thesis in Psychology (Literature Review)* or PS490 Senior Thesis in Psychology (Empirical Study)*** or Senior Internship in Psychology |
3 |
PS491 |
PS491 Senior Thesis in Psychology (Empirical Study)* |
3 |
PS494 |
Senior Seminar in Psychology |
3 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
______ |
Elective |
3 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
______ |
Elective |
3 |
______ |
Elective** |
3 |
______ |
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Total Credits |
120 |
*PS494 must be taken concurrently or subsequent to PS489, PS490 or PS495.
**One or more additional electives may be needed to fulfill general education requirements. See General and Liberal Education (GLE).
***PS490 and PS491 are both required to complete the empirical thesis option.
+ Mathematics elective at the MT151 level or higher required for those students pursuing the B.S. degree in Psychology.
Accelerated 3 Year Recommended Curriculum Guide – Psychology
First Year |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
|
Spring Semester |
Credits |
||
PS101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
|
PS260 |
Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (counts as MT GLE) |
4 |
BI101 or AN 102 or ____ |
Biology I or Human Origins or Other GLE Lab Science |
4 |
|
GLE ___ |
Humanities GLE |
3 |
GLE101 |
First-Year Inquiry |
3 |
|
_____ |
Social Science GLE |
3 |
GLE110 |
First-Year Composition |
3 |
|
BI102 or GLE___ |
Biology II or Other GLE Lab Science |
4 |
_____ |
Humanities GLE |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
|
Total |
17 |
Winter |
Credits |
|
Summer |
Credits |
||
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
3 |
|
|
Total |
6 |
Second Year |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
|
Spring Semester |
Credits |
||
PS261 |
Research Methods in Psychology |
4 |
|
PS30X |
300 Level Psychology Lab |
4 |
PS23x |
Child and Adolescent Development or Adult Development and Aging |
3 |
|
_____ |
Art & Design GLE |
3 |
_____ |
Humanities GLE |
3 |
|
PS322/320 |
Social Psychology or Theories of Personality |
3 |
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
GLE230v |
Second-Year Composition |
3 |
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
|
Total |
16 |
Winter |
Credits |
|
Summer |
Credits |
||
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
6 |
|
|
Total |
6 |
Final Year |
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Fall Semester |
Credits |
|
Spring Semester |
Credits |
||
PS30X |
300 Level Psychology Lab |
4 |
|
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS___ |
Senior Thesis in Psychology (Literature Review)* or PS490 Senior Thesis in Psychology (Empirical Study)*** or Senior Internship in Psychology |
3 |
|
PS___ |
Psychology Elective |
3 |
PS494 |
Senior Seminar in Psychology |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
_____ |
Art & Design GLE |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
|
Total |
15 |
Winter |
Credits |
|
|
|
||
_____ |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
3 |
|
|
Overall Total |
120 |
*PS494 must be taken concurrently or subsequent to PS489, PS490 or PS495.
**One or more additional electives may be needed to fulfill general education requirements. See General and Liberal Education (GLE).
++ for the B.S. degree in Psychology, students are required to take one of the following sequences: BI101 and BI102, or BI101 and AN102, or CH101 and CH102
***PS490 and PS491 are both required to complete the empirical thesis option.
+ Mathematics elective at the MT151 level or higher (excluding MT260) required for
those students pursuing the B.S. degree in Psychology.
++ for the B.S. degree in Psychology, students are required to take one of the following
sequences: BI101 and BI102, or BI101 and AN102, or CH101 and CH102
BI231 | Animal Behavior Lab |
PS101 | Intro to Psychology |
PS128 | Special Topics in Psych |
PS155 | Psychology of Gender |
PS211 | Psychology of Aging |
PS214 | Creative Art Therapy |
PS215 | Health Psychology |
PS220 | Group Dynamics |
PS228 | Special Topics in Psych |
PS230 | Child/Adolescent Develop |
PS231 | Adult/Aging Development |
PS234 | Human Growth and Develop |
PS235 | Forensic Psychology |
PS243 | Positive Psychology |
PS251 | Abnormal Psychology |
PS260 | Stats for Behavioral Sci |
PS261 | Research Methods in Psych |
PS270 | Psychology of Terrorism |
PS285 | Sports Psychology |
PS298 | Research in Psychology |
PS299 | Independent Study |
PS303 | Psychology of Learning |
PS304 | Biological Psychology |
PS304 | Intro to Neuroscience |
PS306 | Cognitive Psychology |
PS308 | Evolutionary Psychology |
PS310 | Psychological Testing |
PS318 | Psychology Intel Analysis |
PS319 | Case Studies in Espionage |
PS320 | Theories of Personality |
PS322 | Social Psychology |
PS323 | Seminar on Addiction |
PS328 | Special Topics |
PS330 | Child Abuse & Neglect |
PS340 | Techniques Counseling I |
PS345 | Crisis Intervention |
PS398 | Research in Psychology |
PS399 | Independent Study |
PS428 | Special Topics |
PS430 | Intro Psychopharmacology |
PS451 | Techniques of Counsel II |
PS489 | Senior Thesis (Lit Rev) |
PS490 | Senior Thesis (Empirical) |
PS491 | Senior Thesis (Empirical) |
PS494 | Senior Seminar |
PS495 | Senior Internship |
PS498 | Research in Psychology |
PS499 | Independent Study |