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Twin Cities Campus
Psychology MinorPsychology
College of Liberal Arts
The undergraduate minor in psychology offers students an empirical foundation in the discipline, along with the opportunity to construct an area of emphasis or to explore a broad sampling of the Department of Psychology's distribution areas.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Prospective minors are strongly encouraged to complete PSY 3801 (or a Department of Psychology approved equivalent) prior to formally declaring the minor. Students may declare the minor with PSY 1001 (or equivalent) completed and PSY 3801 (or a Department of Psychology approved equivalent) in progress.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Minor Requirements
Courses without a PSY designator, or transfer courses may be approved to fulfill minor requirements with specific approval of Psychology Undergraduate Advising. 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 BA, or a BS, or a minor (including health psychology minor). Students may combine the psychology minor with the BA or the BS in child psychology, but not both. Note: declaring the minor does not guarantee admittance into required courses. Students are responsible for securing a seat in required courses.
Required Foundation Courses
Take the following 3 courses:
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSY 1001H - Honors Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
Upper Division 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.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
Distribution Area A: Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
PSY 3011 - Introduction to Learning and Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3031 - Introduction to Sensation and Perception
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3051 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3061 - Introduction to Biological Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 4011 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 4016 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4021 - Creativity Sciences: Minds, Brains, and Innovation
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 4032 - Psychology of Music
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 4036 - Perceptual Issues in Visual Impairment
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5014 - Psychology of Human Learning and Memory
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5015 - Cognition, Computation, and Brain
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5018H - Mathematical Models of Human Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5031W - Perception
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5036W - Computational Vision
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5037 - Psychology of Hearing
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5038W - Introduction to Neural Networks
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5054 - Psychology of Language
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5062 - Cognitive Neuropsychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5063 - Introduction to Functional MRI
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5064 - Brain and Emotion
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5065 - Functional Imaging: Hands-on Training
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5066 - Neuroscience, Philosophy and Ethics
(3.0 cr)
·
Distibution Area B: Clinical, Personality, and Social
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
PSY 3201 - Introduction to Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3206 - Introduction to Health Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3301 - Introduction to Cultural Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3604 - Introduction to Psychopathology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3617 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3633 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3666 - Human Sexuality
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5202 - Attitudes and Social Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5204 - Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5205 - Applied Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3101 - Introduction to Personality
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 5101H - Honors: Personality: Current Theory and Research
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 4207 - Personality and Social Behavior
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 5207 - Personality and Social Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
Distribution Area C: Individual Differences, Quantitative, and Applied
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
PSY 3121 - History and Systems of Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3511 - Introduction to Counseling Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3711 - Psychology in the Workplace
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 4501 - Psychology of Women and Gender
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 4521 - Psychology of Stress and Trauma
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5136 - Human Abilities
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5137 - Introduction to Behavioral Genetics
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5501 - Self, Society and Health - What's Work Got To Do With It?
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5701 - Employee Selection and Staffing
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5707 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 5708 - Organizational Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5862 - Psychological Measurement: Theory and Methods
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5865 - Advanced Measurement: Theory and Application
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3135 - Introduction to Individual Differences
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 5135 - Psychology of Individual Differences
(3.0 cr)
·
Additional Elective Options
Take 0 or more course(s) totaling 0 - 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
PSY 3960 - Undergraduate Seminar in Psychology
(1.0-5.0 cr)
·
PSY 3993 - Directed Study
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
PSY 3996 - Undergraduate Fieldwork and Internship in Psychology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4960 - Seminar in Psychology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
PSY 4993 - Directed Research: Special Areas of Psychology and Related Sciences
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
PSY 4996H - Honors Internship/Externship
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
PSY 5960 - Topics in Psychology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
PSY 5993 - Research Laboratory in Psychology
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3801/Psy 3801H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3801/Psy 3801H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3001W/Psy 3001V/3005W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3001W/Psy 3001V/3005W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Madr 3031/Psy 3031 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3051 / CGSC 5051 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3061/5061 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | NSc/Psy 5031 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | NSc 5037/Psy 5037 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Madr 3206/Psy 3206 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Argn 3301/Madr 3301/Psy 3301 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Madr 3604/Psy 3604/Psy 5604 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 4207/Psy 5207 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 4207/Psy 5207 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Madr 3711/Psy 3711 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 5701/Psy 5707 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 5702/5705/5708 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 8222/Psy 5865 |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3135/Psy 5135 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3135/Psy 5135 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -5.0 [max 45.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -6.0 [max 24.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -6.0 [max 48.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 18.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |