Psychology and Education

Students interested in the fields of psychology and/or education begin their program by taking a 100 level course in psychology. We offer PSYCH-101fs (an introductory course from a biological perspective) and three first-year seminars. See course descriptions.

After the 100 level course, students move on to Statistics.(Psychology 201) and then Research Methods (Psychology 200), either of which can be taken at the same time as other 200 level courses.

All psychology majors must take three of the five areas of the psychology curriculum: social psychology; personality and abnormal psychology; developmental and educational psychology; perception, cognition, and language; and biological bases of behavior. At least one course needs to be in the perception and cognition or biological bases area. Please see the course catalogue for details on other requirements for the psychology major and minor, the psychology and educational major, the educational studies minor, and the education minor with teacher licensure.

Students pursuing teacher licensure in early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary education must enroll in specific psychology and education courses as outlined under "Procedures and Course of Study" in the Psychology and Education Department section of the course catalogue.

First-year students may consider enrolling in:

Psychology (PSYCH)

PSYCH-101fs	Introduction to Psychology: A Biological Perspective
PSYCH-110f-01	Introductory Seminar in Psychology: Brain/Mind (FY Seminar)
PSYCH-110s-01	Introductory Seminar in Psychology: Systems Thinking in Psychology: Families, Groups and Organizations (FY Seminar)
PSYCH-110s-02	Introductory Seminar in Psychology: First Love: Attachment Theory and Research (FY Seminar)

Education (EDUST) 

EDUST-109f

Whiteness-The Other Side of Racism (FY Seminar)