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Psychology Minor

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
  • Program Type: Undergraduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2013
  • Required credits in this minor: 21
The undergraduate minor in psychology offers students an empirical foundation in the discipline, along with the opportunity to construct an area of emphasis.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Minor Requirements
No courses without a PSY designator can be used to fulfill minor requirements. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 9 upper-division credits in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus in order to be awarded the minor. Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree in psychology: a B.A. or a B.S. or a minor. Students may combine the psychology minor with the B.A. or the B.S. in child psychology, but not both.
Preparatory Courses
Students must complete PSY 1001 and PSY 3801 before declaring the minor.
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology [SOCS] (4.0 cr)
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis [MATH] (4.0 cr)
PSY 3001W - Introduction to Research Methods [WI] (4.0 cr)
Electives
Students must take 9 credits of PSY electives. Recommended options for structuring the elective coursework include: 1) sampling from each of the domains; or 2) selection of a focus area, including a 3xxx course followed by advanced coursework in that sub-area of the discipline.
PSY 3xxx
or PSY 4xxx
or PSY 5xxx
 
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PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology (SOCS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Scientific study of human behavior. Problems, methods, findings of modern psychology.
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis (MATH)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Psy 3801/Psy 3801H
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Descriptive/basic inferential statistics used in psychology. Measures of central tendency, variability, t tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation, regression, confidence intervals, effect sizes. Psychological measurement. Graphical data presentation. Statistical software. prereq: High school algebra, [PSY 1001 or equiv]; intended for students who plan to major in psychology
PSY 3001W - Introduction to Research Methods (WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Psy 3001W/Psy 3001V/3005W
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Concepts/procedures used to conduct/evaluate research, especially in social sciences. Benefits/limitations of traditional research methods. Evaluating scientific claims. prereq: [1001, [2801 or 3801 or equiv]] or dept consent