Psychology Major, Concentration in Developmental Processes

This concentration provides background for students planning careers related to developmental disabilities, special education, child and adolescent services, or hospital and nursing home programs for the disabled or aging. Developmental Process is especially recommended for students in education.

Requirements for a Major in Psychology, Concentration in Developmental Processes

43 credits

Required Courses(25 credits)
PS-101General Psychology3
PS-275Psychological Statistics4
PS-276Research Methods3
PS-307Applied Research Methods3
Select at least four of the following, including one from each of the four different areas:12
Developmental
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Psychology
Applied Social Psychology
Personality and Abnormal Psychology
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
Theories of Personality
Psychological Testing and Measurement
Learning and Cognition
Psychology of Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Biopsychosocial Processes
Brain and Behavior
Sensation and Perception
Introduction to Health Psychology
Concentration in Developmental Processes(18 credits)
PS-210Developmental Psychology3
PS-312Psychology of Adolescence3
PS-322Psychology of Aging3
PS-310Development of Exceptional Children/Youth3
PS-320Development of Thinking and Knowing3
or PS-355 Social and Personality Development
PS-410Capstone: Seminar in Developmental Psychology3
Total Credits43