{"id":2359,"date":"2015-06-09T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T19:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-16-17\/?page_id=2359"},"modified":"2016-06-24T10:07:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T14:07:06","slug":"psychology-b-a-sps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/catalog-16-17\/psychology-b-a-sps\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology (B.A.)- SPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<span id=\"Psychology_B.A.\"><h1>Psychology (B.A.)<\/h1><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#description\">Description<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#major_req\" target=\"_self\">Major Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#minor_req\">Minor Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#policies\">Program Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#course\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span id=\"Description\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"description\"><\/a>Description<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>The study of psychology emphasizes the behavior and experience of the individual. Psychology investigates the effects on the individual of other individuals, groups, the environment, and the world of sensation and perception. This investigation can be undertaken from a number of different perspectives: physiological, sociocultural, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and psychoanalytic. Psychology thus interfaces with fields such as sociology, economics, political science, education, biology, and philosophy. In summary, psychology contributes to an understanding of how people behave, think, interact, and make sense of the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>The goals of the Psychology Program are to prepare students to continue on to graduate training in psychology or related fields (such as counseling or social work); to enable students to apply psychological theory and research to everyday experience; and to provide students with the skills to devise, execute, analyze, and write reports of psychological studies. In accordance with the overall goals of Trinity, the Psychology Program strives to heighten student awareness of the diversity of human behavior and experience, notably with respect to gender, ethnicity, and age, as well as to teach and instill an ethical approach to the study of human behavior and cognition.<\/p>\n<p>The psychology major, offered in the School of Professional Studies and The College of Arts and Sciences, supports the human relations major in both Schools.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Program_Learning_Goals\"><h2>Program Learning Goals<\/h2><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li>Knowledge Base in Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Professional Development<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<span id=\"Program_Learning_Outcomes\"><h2>Program Learning Outcomes<\/h2><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li>Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology<\/li>\n<li>Describe applications of psychology<\/li>\n<li>Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate psychology information literacy<\/li>\n<li>Interpret, design and conduct basic psychological research<\/li>\n<li>Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate effective writing for different purposes<\/li>\n<li>Exhibit effective presentation skills for different purposes<\/li>\n<li>Develop meaningful professional direction in life after graduation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<span id=\"Major_Requirements\"><h2><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" name=\"major_req\"><\/a>Major Requirements<\/h2><\/span>\n<p>In addition to completing the\u00a0required core and elective courses, all psychology majors\u00a0must take the following foundation courses (29 credits)\u00a0and the select courses in either the\u00a0general OR open clusters (12 credits)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foundation Courses\u00a0(32 credits)<br \/>\n<\/strong>All major courses require a grade of C or above:<\/p>\n<p>ALL of the following courses:<br \/>\nPSYC 101<br \/>\nPSYC 241<br \/>\nPSYC 301<br \/>\nPSYC 311 OR PSYC 331<br \/>\nPSYC 490 OR SOCY 491<br \/>\nPSYC 499<\/p>\n<p>ONE\u00a0additional psychology course (PSYC 200 level) or higher elective.<\/p>\n<p>BOTH of the following statistics courses:<br \/>\nMATH 110<br \/>\nMATH 210<\/p>\n<p>ONE social science:<br \/>\nSSC 207<\/p>\n<p><strong>Co-requisite Courses (6 credits)<br \/>\n<\/strong>The below courses are counted towards the general education core:<br \/>\nPHIL 245<br \/>\nBIOL 101 OR\u00a0BIOL 111<\/p>\n<p>All psychology\u00a0majors choose ONE of the following clusters to complete.<br \/>\n<strong>General Cluster Courses (12 credits)<br \/>\n<\/strong>ALL of the following courses:<br \/>\nPSYC 211<br \/>\nPSYC 221<br \/>\nPSYC 231<br \/>\nPSYC 200 level or higher elective<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nOpen Cluster Courses (12 credits)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Select four (4) 200 level or higher Psychology courses.<\/p>\n<span id=\"Program_Policies\"><h2>Program Policies<\/h2><\/span>\n<p><strong>Advanced Placement:<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/catalog-courses]Credit for PSYC 101 is granted for a score of a 4 or 5 on the AP examination. These credits may count toward the major and the core\u00a0curriculum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLEP Policy:<\/strong><br \/>\nCLEP examination scores will not be accepted as qualifying for psychology credits or requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grades in Major Courses:<\/strong><br \/>\nA minimum of a 2.0 (&#8220;C&#8221;) cumulative GPA average must be earned in the required courses for the major. A grade of C- may be counted toward fulfilling the requirements, at the discretion of the program faculty, if the overall average in the required courses is at least a 2.0. This policy applies to the required Psychology classes, including the co-requisites in Mathematics (MATH 110, MATH 210), but not in Biology and Philosophy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pass\/No Pass:<\/strong><br \/>\nNo major courses may be taken on a pass\/no pass basis. MATH 110 and MATH 210 may not be taken on a pass\/no pass basis. However, required related courses (Biology and Philosophy) may be taken pass\/no pass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Assessment:<\/strong><br \/>\nAll students are required to take PSYC 499, which prepares students for the Senior Assessment. Students receive eight comprehensive questions by the end of the fall semester in which PSYC 499 is taken. Two of these questions are chosen for the assessment, which occurs early in the spring semester. Two three-hour sessions are used to develop and present analyses of two selected questions, one question per session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TELL Policy:<\/strong><br \/>\nPsychology faculty review TELL portfolios and will accept up to nine credits toward the major.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer Credits:<\/strong><br \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\na.dyn_course_off{padding-left:15px; background-image:url(\/interactive\/catalog\/plus.png); background-repeat:no-repeat; border-bottom:none !important}\n.coursedesc  { display: block; background-color:#fffde5; padding-left:15px; }\na.dyn_course_on{display: block; background-color:#fffde5; margin-top:5px; padding-left:15px; background-image:url(\/interactive\/catalog\/minus.png); background-repeat:no-repeat; border-bottom:none !important; font-weight:bold; line-height:normal; display:block}\n        <\/style><br \/>\nThe following courses must be taken at Trinity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the three Experimental Psychology courses\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >PSYC 301<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >PSYC 311<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >PSYC 331<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\" title=\"NO MATCHING EVENT ID FOUND IN DATABASE\" >PSYC 499<\/span><\/li>\n<li>At least three psychology electives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All other psychology courses, as well as the Biology and Philosophy requirements, may be accepted as transfer courses toward the psychology major.<br \/>\n<script>\nfunction toggleCourse(control) {\n\tif ($(control).hasClass('dyn_course_off')) {\n    \t$(control).removeClass('dyn_course_off').addClass('dyn_course_on');\n\t\tif ($(control).next().is('span')) {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideDown('slow');\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideDown('slow');\n\t\t}\n    } else {\n\t\t$(control).removeClass('dyn_course_on').addClass('dyn_course_off');\n\t\tif ($(control).next().is('span')) {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideUp();\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideUp();\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n\n<script>\n        function toggleDeptCourse(control) {\n\tif ($(control).hasClass(\"dyn_course_off\")) {\n    \t$(control).removeClass(\"dyn_course_off\").addClass(\"dyn_course_on\");\n\t\tif ($(control).next().attr(\"tagName\") == \"SPAN\") {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideDown(\"slow\");\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideDown(\"slow\");\n\t\t}\n    } else {\n\t\t$(control).removeClass(\"dyn_course_on\").addClass(\"dyn_course_off\");\n\t\tif ($(control).next().attr(\"tagName\") == \"SPAN\") {\n\t\t\t$(control).next().slideUp();\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t$(control).parent().next().slideUp();\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script>\n        <h2>Course Descriptions<\/h2><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychology (B.A.) Description Major Requirements Minor Requirements Program Policies Course Descriptions Description The study of psychology emphasizes the behavior and experience of the individual. 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