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   Undergraduate Catalog :: College of Arts and Sciences :: Psychology
 
  

Requirements

Majors are required to complete a minimum of 31 hours of coursework in psychology. Of the 31 hours of required coursework in psychology, a minimum of 22 hours must be completed at UMKC. The major is comprised of general, core area and elective courses.

General Courses (13 hours)

Students must complete the following four general courses:
  1. PSYCH 210 General Psychology
  2. PSYCH 316 Quantitative Methods in Psychology
  3. PSYCH 302WI Experimental Psychology -and-
  4. PSYCH 415 History and Systems of Psychology
Note: PSYCH 316, 302WI and 415 must be completed at UMKC.

Core Area and Elective Courses (18 hours)

The remaining hours comprise a minimum of four core area courses and two elective courses. A minimum of one course must be taken from each core area.

Transfer students may transfer in core area and elective courses, as equivalent courses from other institutions may be acceptable substitutes. Contact undergraduate advising for acceptable courses for transfer. Courses in educational psychology or mental hygiene may not be applied to the required hours in the major. A minimum of 22 total hours must still be taken from the Psychology Department at UMKC.

Core Area A:

  • PSYCH 312 Social Psychology -or-
  • PSYCH 322 Child Psychology
Core Area B:
  • PSYCH 323 Theory and Methods of Personality -or-
  • PSYCH 433 Abnormal Psychology
Core Area C:
  • PSYCH 308 Sensation and Perception -or-
  • PSYCH 418 Biopsychology
Core Area D:
  • PSYCH 304 Learning -or-
  • PSYCH 405 Motivation -or-
  • PSYCH 450 Cognition

Two elective courses:
A minimum of two elective courses in psychology must be selected with the assistance of a psychology department adviser. See the psychology advising Web site, http://cas.umkc.edu/psyc/undergrad/advising.htm, for a complete list of undergraduate psychology courses that may serve as these electives. A maximum of 3 credit hours for psychology 490 may be used toward fulfilling elective requirement.

Music Therapy/Psychology Double Majors

For students double-majoring in Music Therapy and Psychology:
  • CONS 260 Clinical Foundations of Music Therapy
    can fulfill one of the two required psychology elective courses.
  • CONS 435 Psychological Foundations of Music
    can fulfill either the third or fourth core area course.

Other Requirements

A grade of "C" or higher must be achieved for any course to apply toward the major in Psychology. When you have completed 90 credit hours, contact Arts and Sciences Advising (Scofield Hall, room 9) to conduct a senior audit. They will give you the materials you need for the Psychology audit (completed at Psychology Advising, 4825 Troost, suite 110).

Completion of PSYCH 316 at Another Institution

If a student has completed PSYCH 316 at another institution, he/she may petition to take an exam demonstrating mastery of PSYCH 316 course content. A score of 75 percent or above must be earned on the exam. The exam may only be attempted once. See a psychology department adviser for more information.

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