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Major Requirements beginning with the Class of 2012
The major consists of at least eleven courses, including the thesis. All majors are required to complete successfully:
1) PSYC 101 (Principles of Psychology), although this requirement may be waived for students who achieve a four or five on the Advanced Placement examination in psychology or who pass a departmental examination.
2) One biological core course chosen from the following: NS/PY 200 (Introduction to Neuroscience), PSYC 302 (Sensation and Perception), or NS/PY 362 (Psychopharmacology). The biological core course may also count toward the content area course requirements described below.
3) One course with content related to diversity, broadly defined. Courses with content related to diversity or multiculturalism are identified with designation, (Diversity). Courses with the (Diversity) designation may also count toward the content area course requirements described below.
4) PSYC 218 (Statistics and Experimental Design).
5) Either PSYC 261 (Research Methodology) or ED/PY 262 (Community-Based Research Methods).
6) Courses in specific content areas. Students must take one course from each of the four areas below, and three additional courses in their area of focus. At least one of the courses taken outside the student's area of focus must be taken at the 300 level. Three of the four courses in each student's area of focus must be taken at the 300 level. Only one Short Term course may be counted toward the major; it must be from the list of courses in the student's area of focus. Short Term courses listed in content areas may count as one of the 300-level courses in the area of focus.
The content areas are as follows. Courses marked with an asterisk are offered irregularly.
Cognition and Emotion.
PSYC 230. Cognitive Psychology.
PSYC 250. Motivation and Emotion.
PSYC 302. Sensation and Perception.
PSYC 305. Animal Learning. *
NS/PY 330. Cognitive Neuroscience.
PSYC 361. Topics in Affective Neuroscience.
PSYC 374. Psychology of Language.
PSYC 380. Social Cognition.
PSYC s38. Political Psychology. *
Biological and Health.
NS/PY 200. Introduction to Neuroscience.
PSYC 235. Abnormal Psychology.
PSYC 303. Health Psychology.
PSYC 333. Advanced Topics in Abnormal Psychology.
PSYC 362. Psychopharmacology: How Drugs Affect Behavior.
NS/PY 363. Physiological Psychology.
PSYC 375. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
PSYC 399. Junior-Senior Seminar in Biological Psychology.
PSYC s41. Seminar in Biological Psychology/Neuroscience. *
PSYC s42. Practicum in Clinical Neuropsychology. *
Developmental and Personality.
PSYC 211. Psychology of Personality.
PSYC 240. Developmental Psychology.
PSYC 242. Child Psychopathology.
PSYC 320. Adolescence.
PSYC 340. Infancy.
PSYC 341. Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology. *
PSYC 372. Racial and Ethnic Identity Development.
PSYC 381. The Self.
PSYC s30. Contemporary Psychotherapies with Practicum. *
PSYC s36. Diversity in Adolescence.
Cultural and Social.
PY/SO 210. Social Psychology.
AS/PY 260. Cultural Psychology.
PSYC 307. Applied Social Psychology. *
PY/SO 310. Advanced Topics in Social Psychology.
PSYC 317. Psychology and Law.
PY/WS 343. Women, Culture, and Health.
PSYC 370. Psychology of Women and Gender. *
PY/SO 371. Prejudice and Stereotyping.
PSYC s18. Unequal Childhoods.
PSYC s35. Psychology and the Media. *
7) A senior thesis that takes one of two forms: empirical research or service-learning. The thesis satisfies the [W3] requirement.
It is recommended that students take no more than thirteen courses in the major, including the thesis.
Major Requirements for the Classes of 2010 and 2011
The major consists of at least eleven courses. All majors are required to complete successfully:
1) PSYC 101 (Principles of Psychology), 218 (Statistics and Experimental Design), and either 261 (Research Methodology) or ED/PY 262 (Community-Based Research Methods). These courses must be completed by the end of the junior year. PSYC 101 may be waived for students who achieve a four or five on the Advanced Placement examination in psychology or who pass a departmental examination.
2) Four courses from one of the three areas listed below (A, B, or C); only one of these four courses may be a 200-level course. With permission of his or her major advisor, a student may substitute a relevant course from psychology or another department or program for a course in this category, as long as the substitution is not used to fulfill other departmental requirements.
3) Two courses from each of the two remaining areas listed below; only one in each area may be a 200-level course.
A. Biological Psychology.
NS/PY 200. Introduction to Neuroscience.
PSYC 250. Motivation and Emotion.
PSYC 303. Health Psychology.
NS/PY 330. Cognitive Neuroscience.
PSYC 361. Topics in Affective Neuroscience.
PSYC 362. Psychopharmacology: How Drugs Affect Behavior.
NS/PY 363. Physiological Psychology.
PSYC 399. Junior-Senior Seminar in Biological Psychology.
B. Individual Psychology.
PSYC 211. Psychology of Personality.
PSYC 230. Cognitive Psychology.
PSYC 235. Abnormal Psychology.
PSYC 242. Child Psychopathology.
PSYC 302. Sensation and Perception.
PSYC 305. Animal Learning.
PSYC 317. Psychology and Law.
PSYC 333. Advanced Topics in Abnormal Psychology.
PSYC 372. Racial and Ethnic Identity Development.
PSYC 374. Psychology of Language.
PSYC 380. Social Cognition.
C. Sociocultural Psychology.
PY/SO 210. Social Psychology.
PSYC 240. Developmental Psychology.
AS/PY 260. Cultural Psychology.
PSYC 307. Applied Social Psychology.
PY/SO 310. Advanced Topics in Social Psychology.
PSYC 320 Adolescence.
PSYC 340. Infancy.
PSYC 341. Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology.
PY/WS 343. Women, Culture, and Health.
PSYC 370. Psychology of Women and Gender.
PY/SO 371. Prejudice and Stereotyping.
PSYC 375. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
PSYC 381. The Self.
4) In addition to taking these eleven courses, all majors must complete a senior thesis that takes one of two forms: empirical research or service-learning.
Study Abroad and Summer Study (beginning with the Class of 2012)
Psychology majors in the class of 2012 and beyond may transfer up to three credits from summer or study-abroad programs toward the major, provided the courses are preapproved by the faculty liaison for off-campus study (typically the chair). Students should submit to the liaison a course description and syllabus for each transfer course. With the liaison's approval, one of the three courses may be a statistics or methodology course that may be used in lieu of Statistics and Experimental Design (Psychology 218), Research Methods (Psychology 261), or Research Methods (Education/Psychology 262), but students are strongly encouraged to take their statistics and methodology courses at Bates. Under no circumstances is any student permitted to apply more than one course taken elsewhere to a single content area. The biological core course and diversity-related course may not be taken elsewhere.
Study Abroad and Summer Study (Classes of 2010 and 2011)
Psychology majors in the classes of 2010 and 2011 may transfer up to four credits from summer or study-abroad programs toward the major. The four courses should be comparable to Bates offerings and may include: a maximum of one course from each area of concentration and either Statistics and Experimental Design (Psychology 218) or Research Methods (Psychology 261). All transfer courses must be preapproved by the department's faculty liaison for off-campus study (typically the chair). Students should submit to the liaison a course description and syllabus for each transfer course.
Thesis
A thesis may be completed during the fall and/or winter semester of the senior year. Topics for theses must be approved by the department. For fall semester and two-semester theses: 1) students register for Psychology 457A (for empirical research) or Psychology 457B (for service-learning); 2) proposals must be submitted by Friday of the second full week of classes in the fall semester. For winter semester theses: 1) students register for Psychology 458A (for empirical research) or Psychology 458B (for service-learning); 2) proposals must be submitted by the second Friday in November. Guidelines for proposals are on the department's Web site (
Pass/Fail Grading Option
Pass/fail grading may not be elected for courses applied toward the major.
General Education Information for the Class of 2010
The following sets are available: Psychology 101-200, 101-210, 101-211, 101-230, 101-235, 101-240, 101-242, 101-250, 101-260, 101-First-Year Seminar 255, 101-First-Year Seminar 305, and 101-First-Year Seminar 319. In addition, Neuroscience/Psychology 200 and any 200-level psychology course can be combined to meet the General Education set requirement. First-Year Seminar 338 may be used as a third social science course. If 101 has been waived, any pair of the aforementioned 200-level courses may constitute a set. A student may request that the department approve a two-course set not currently designated. The quantitative requirement may be satisfied through Psychology 218. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or A-Level credit awarded by the department may not be used toward fulfillment of any General Education requirements. |
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