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Department of Psychology and Sociology - Columbus State University

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Academics

Department of Psychology and Sociology

Psychology

Two degree programs with a major in psychology are offered: the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts. Graduates of both will have studied psychology in a liberal arts framework and be prepared for graduate study in psychology or related fields or for careers requiring a baccalaureate degree. The bachelor of arts graduate will also have proficiency in a foreign language.

Expected Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

  • demonstrate a knowledge base of significant facts, theories, and issues of psychology and a conceptual framework within which new facts and ideas can be assimilated
  • demonstrate reasoning skills, employing critical thinking
  • use English to participate effectively in communication of psychological knowledge and processes
  • gather, synthesize, and utilize information from various sources
  • demonstrate the ability to design experiments, gather data, and utilize quantitative tools and skills to investigate questions of human behavior
  • demonstrate an understanding of the historical roots and development of psychology as a discipline and its place in the broader intellectual traditions of the sciences and humanities

Course Requirements

Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45

Area F - Courses Related to the Major - Required Hours: 18

BA Psychology

  • BIOL 1215 Principles of Biologya
  • MATH 1227 Introductory Statistics
  • PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychologyb
  • Foreign Language 2001
  • Foreign Language 2002
  • Select two semester hours of non-psychology courses from the core.

BS Psychology

  • BIOL 1215 Principles of Biologya
  • MATH 1227 Introductory Statistics
  • PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychologyb
  • Select two laboratory science courses approved in Area D.

Notes:

  1. If taken in the core it must be replaced by another lab science approved for the Area D.
  2. If taken in the core it must be replaced with another behavioral science approved for Area E.

The following requirements are for both the BA and BS in Psychology:

Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 19

  • PSYC 3211 Research Design and Methodology 1
  • PSYC 3212 Research Design and Methodology 2
  • PSYC 3215 Tests and Measurement
  • PSYC 4115 History and Systems
  • Select one of the following two courses:
    • PSYC 4205 Physiological Psychology
    • PSYC 4215 Comparative Behavior

Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 27-29

Select three courses from Group 1 and three courses from Group 2. Select two additional courses from any group.

Group 1

  • PSYC 3205 Pseudopsychologies and the Paranormal
  • PSYC 3235 Learning
  • PSYC 3255 Social Psychology
  • PSYC 4275 Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYC 4285 Sensation and Perception

Group 2

  • PSYC 3125 Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC 3145 Clinical Psychology
  • PSYC 3185 Child Development
  • PSYC 3565 Selected Topics in Psychology
  • PSYC 4125 Theories of Personality
  • PSYC 4145 Psychology of the Workplace
  • PSYC 4165 Motivation

Group 3

  • PSYC 4205 Physiological Psychology (if not used in Area G)
  • PSYC 4215 Comparative Behavior (if not used in Area G)
  • PSYC 4698 Internship
  • PSYC 4899 Independent Study
  • PSYC 5105 Psychology of Aging

Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 12-14

Total Hours Required 123

Sociology

The BS in sociology is designed to satisfy the following objectives:

  • to give students a more profound understanding of society, its structures, how it functions, the interrelationships among its institutions, and its impact on the human individual
  • to prepare those students who are planning careers in which knowledge of sociology contributes to quality performance
  • to provide a strong foundation in the discipline for students planning to attend a graduate school of sociology

Expected Outcomes

Graduates will:

  • be able to demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental ideas and concepts of contemporary sociology
  • be able to demonstrate the ability to choose the appropriate research methods and, where applicable, the appropriate statistical methods to employ for study of a sociological subject
  • have attained what C. Wright Mills calls the sociological imagination ("The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society.")
  • have obtained an understanding of values as well as propositions. They will have learned how to use these concepts in the exploration of human betterment. They will know how to think intelligently about what might constitute a good rule, norm or law; good structures; and how together the rules and structures may be used to create societies which provide the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.
  • be able to demonstrate understanding of the ethical issues relevant to sociological research
  • be able to read, listen, and think analytically, critically, and creatively about sociological matters

BS Sociology

Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45

Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18

  • ANTH 1105 Cultural Anthropology
  • ENGL 2111 World Literature 1
  • ENGL 2112 World Literature 2
  • PHIL 1105 Survey of Philosophical Thought
  • PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology
  • SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology

Note: If any course listed above is used to satisfy Area A-E, select another course approved for the same area of the core.

Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 15

  • SOCI 3101 Social Research 1
  • SOCI 3102 Social Research 2
  • SOCI 3105 Society and the Individual
  • Select one of the following two courses:
    • SOCI 4105 Sociological Thought
    • SOCI 4106 Modern Sociological Theory
    • SOCI 4795 Seminar in Sociology (taken three times)

Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 15

  • Select from the following courses:
    • SOCI 2105 Human Sexuality
    • SOCI 2293 Introduction to Marriage and the Family
    • SOCI 3108 Selected Topics in Sociology
    • SOCI 3109 Sociology of Deviance
    • SOCI 3115 Sociology of Religion
    • SOCI 3116 Sociology of Medicine and Mental Disorders
    • SOCI 3117 Race and Ethnic Relations
    • SOCI 3118 Culture and Personality
    • SOCI 3119 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
    • SOCI 3126 Introduction to Social Work and Welfare
    • SOCI 3169 Sociology of Human Sexual Relationships
    • SOCI 3698 Internship
    • SOCI 4405 Sociology Practicum
    • SOCI 4899 Independent Study
    • SOCI 5106 Sociology of Aging

Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 30

  • Select at least nine semester hours of courses at the 3000-level or higher.

Total Hours Required 123

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