Minor in Psychology

Requirements for Minor (18 Credits)

A minor in psychology is often chosen by students to complement training in the health or natural sciences and the professional schools of art, business, education, engineering, and music.

PSY 101        Introductory Psychology:  Concepts
PSY 102        Introductory Psychology:  Applications
PSY 270W    Research Methods & Statistical Analysis I
Nine (9)         Credits of electives in psychology

Only one course from the Experientially based courses can be applied toward the minor.  These include Student Internship (PSY 384, 385, 484, 485) and Independent Study (PSY 440-449).  If more than one of these courses is taken, it will be counted as a free elective toward graduation requirements.

All courses taken by declared Psychology minors to satisfy the minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade.  They may not be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.  Other psychology courses not counted for the minor may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.  Transfer students minoring in Psychology must meet department core requirements, and must take a minimum of 6 credits above PSY 101 and PSY 102 within the Department of Psychology at the University of Hartford.

In order to graduate, a psychology minor must earn an overall GPA of 2.25 in the Psychology courses presented for the minor.  In addition, psychology minors must earn a C- or above in PSY 270W.

NOTE:  PSY 132, 232, 332 and 333 are courses that cannot be counted towards the Psychology Minor.

Elective Options:

Biological and Learning Perspectives

PSY 210           Physiological Psychology
PSY 222           Principles of Learning, Conditioning, and Behavior
PSY 311           Brain and Behavior
PSY 320          Thinking, Memory and Problem Solving
PSY 323W       Health Psychology
PSY 425          Motivation and Emotion

Social and Applied Perspectives

PSY 205           Career Development
PSY 240           Infant and Child Development
PSY 242           Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development
PSY 244           Early, Middle, and Late Adult Development
PSY 245           Psychological Aspects of Parenting
PSY 247           Psychological Aspects of Death and Dying
PSY 248           Psychology of Gender
PSY 252           Social Psychology
PSY 253           Psychology Applied to the Workplace
PSY 255           Personality Psychology
PSY 257           Multicultural Issues in Psychology
PSY 258           Human Sexual Behavior
PSY 260           Psychology of Adjustment
PSY 261           Stress and Stress Management
PSY 262           Abnormal Psychology
PSY 265           Sports Psychology
PSY 367           Theories of Psychotherapy
PSY 465           Clinical and Counseling Psychology

Experiential

PSY 384-385    Student Internship (Junior)
PSY 484-485    Student Internship (Senior)
PSY 488           Honors Thesis
PSY 489           Independent Study

Only one course from the Experientially based courses can be applied toward the major, or the minor, although additional courses from this grouping can be counted as electives toward graduation requirements.

Other

PSY 290-5, 490-5  Special Topics in Psychology
PSY 376                Psychological Tests & Measurements
PSY 380                Contemporary Studies in Psychology
PSY 487                Honors Seminar