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Biopsychology Courses Requirements

Core Courses (Taken in sequence):

  • PSY 101 - General Psychology
  • PSY 121 - Methods and Tools of Psychology
  • PSY 203 - Design and Analysis
  • PSY 299 - Research Seminar

Foundation Courses (Choose 3):

  • PSY 212 - Biopsychology
  • Other Foundation Courses (Choose 2)
    • PSY 214 - Cognitive Psychology
    • PSY 216 - Personality Theory & Research
    • PSY 217 - Abnormal Psychology
    • PSY 218 - Psychology of Power, Oppression, and Privilege
    • PSY 220 - Development across the Lifespan
    • PSY 267 - Organizational Psychology

Specialized Courses (Choose 3):

Recommendations:

  • PSY 303 - Advanced Behavioral Statistics
  • PSY 311 - Sensation and Perception
  • PSY 316 - Applied Behavior Analysis
  • PSY 340 - Health Psychology
  • PSY 342 - Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • PSY 343 - Behavioral Pharmacology of Drug Abuse
  • PSY 346 - Cognitive Neuroscience
  • PSY 348 - Emotion
  • PSY 390 - Laboratory Learning w/ Dr. Leynes*
  • PSY 390 - Laboratory Learning w/ Dr. Martinetti*
  • PSY 393 - Individual Study*
  • PSY 396 - Honors Thesis I*
  • PSY 397 - Instructional Internship*
  • PSY 399 - Internship*
  • PHL 411 - Philosophy of Science +

[Please check TESS for the semester offerings]

* Students may apply one of these courses as a Specialized courses.  Others may apply as a Psychology Option. 

+ Only one out-of-department course may count as a Specialized course in the Psychology major.


Psychology Option

  • One course (Recommended at 300-Level or 400-Level)

Senior Experience (Choose 1)

  • PSY 470 - Senior Topics Study Group
  • PSY 496 - Honors Thesis II
  • PSY 419 - Senior Seminar: History of Psychology
  • PSY 492 - Senior Laboratory Learning w/ Dr. Leynes*
  • PSY 492 - Senior Laboratory Learning w/ Dr. Martinetti*
  • PSY 493 - Senior Individual Study
  • PSY 499 - Senior Internship

[Please check TESS for the semester offerings]

* Students may apply one of these courses as a Specialized courses.  Others may apply as a Psychology Option. 

 

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"Crazy About Psychology" quilt by Nancy S. Breland

 

Psychology Department

Social Sciences Building

The College of New Jersey

P.O. Box 7718

2000 Pennington Rd.

Ewing, NJ 08628

P) 609.771.2485

Chair

Dr. Jean Kirnan

E) jkirnan@tcnj.edu

 

Assistant Chair

Dr. Betsy Ruddy

E) ruddy@tcnj.edu

 

Program Coordinator

Brunelle Tellis, MS

E) tellis@tcnj.edu

 

Secretary

Nadirah Shakir

E) nshakir@tcnj.edu