Morehead State University

The Department of Psychology at Morehead State University offers a traditional liberal arts major, minor, and area of concentration in psychology. Listed below are the specific departmental requirements for each degree that must be completed in addition to the University's General Education requirements. Other important information for undergraduate students also has been provided on this website to enhance the experience of majoring in psychology, as well as maximize one’s potential with a degree in the discipline.
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Area of Concentration in Psychology (54 hours)

Core Requirements (30 hours):
Introduction to Psychology (PSY 154)
Experimental Psychology (PSY 381)
Systems & Theories of Psychology (PSY 499C)
Statistics (select from MATH 353, MATH 354, or EDSP 581)
Life Span Developmental Psychology (PSY 156)
Introduction to Social Psychology (PSY 354)
Psychology of Personality (PSY 390)
Physiological Psychology (PSY 421)
Psychology of Learning (PSY 589)
Abnormal Psychology (PSY 590)

Electives (24 hours selected from the following):
Psychology of Adjustment (PSY 157)
Workshop (PSY 199)
Independent Study (PSY 276)
Cooperative Education (PSY 339)
Industrial Psychology (PSY 353)
Cognitive Development of the Infant and Child (PSY 356)
Psychological Testing (PSY 358)
Applied Behavior Analysis (PSY 359)
Workshop (PSY 399)
Comparative Psychology (PSY 422)
Disorders of Children (PSY 452)
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSY 456)
Psychopharmacology (PSY 465)
Counseling Psychology (PSY 469)
Research Problems (PSY 470)
Addiction Therapies (PSY 471)
Practicum (PSY 472)
Behavior Modification (PSY 559)
Selected Topics (PSY 576)
Experimental Psychology II (PSY 582)
Sensory Psychology (PSY 583)
Perception (PSY 584)
Motivation (PSY 586)
Workshop (PSY 599)

B.A. in Psychology (36 Hours)

Required Courses - 12 hours:
PSY 154 - Introduction to Psychology, 3 hours
PSY 381 - Experimental Psychology I, 3 hours
PSY 585 - Systems & Theories, 3 hours
Math 353 - Statistics or EDSP 581 - Educational Statistics, 3 hours

One each selected from the following categories (15 hours):
Biopsychology, 3 hours
PSY 521 - Physiological Psychology or
PSY 583 - Sensory Psychology, 3 hours
Developmental, 3 hours
PSY 156 - Life-span Developmental Psychology or
PSY 576 - Seminar in Developmental Research
Experimental, 3 hours
PSY 554 - Seminar in Social Psychology,
PSY 582 - Experimental Psychology II, or
PSY 584 - Perception
Learning and Motivation, 3 hours
PSY 559 - Behavior Modification,
PSY 586 - Motivation,
PSY 589 - Psychology of Learning
Social and Personality, 3 hours
PSY 354 - Introduction to Social Psychology,
PSY 390 - Psychology of Personality,
PSY 555 - Environmental Psychology,
PSY 556 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology,
PSY 590 - Abnormal Psychology

9 hours of electives (selected from courses not used as required courses
or from the following courses):
PSY 157 - Psychology of Adjustment, 3 hours
PSY 199 - Workshop, 1 to 3 hours
PSY 276 - Independent Study, 1 to 3 hours
PSY 353 - Industrial Psychology, 3 hours
PSY 422 - Comparative Psychology, 3 hours
PSY 470 - Research Problems, 3 hours
PSY 558 - Psychological Testing, 3 hours
PSY 575 - Selected Topics, 1 to 3 hours
PSY 599 - Workshop, 1 to 3 hours

Minor in Psychology (24 hours)

PSY 154 - Introduction to Psychology, 3 hours
Math 353 - Statistics, 3 hours
Psychology electives, 18 hours

Additional requirements pertain to teacher certification in psychology either as a major or a minor. For information on teacher certification or any aspects of the area-major-minor, department, or the University in general, please contact the Department at (606) 783-2981, or e-mail the Department Chair, Dr. Bruce Mattingly.