A psychology degree can lead to a fulfilling career in which you can help people overcome obstacles. The training you receive in critical thinking, interpersonal communications, and human behavior are skills highly valued in today’s workforce.
A degree in psychology prepares you for careers as:
- Counselors
- Social Services representatives
- Child and youth advocates
- Child Protective Services specialists
- Psychology and psychiatric technicians
- Probation and parole officers
- Research assistants
- Caseworkers
- FBI special agents
- Market researchers
Psychology B.S. Requirements
PSYC 212
General Psychology
3
PSYC 220
Human Growth & Development
3
PSYC 222
Ethics for Mental Health Professionals
3
PSYC 233
Social Psychology
3
PSYC 244
Marriage, and Family Therapy
3
PSYC 322
Child & Adolescent Psychology
3
PSYC 330
Life Transitions, Grief and Loss
3
PSYC 331
Multicultural Counseling
3
PSYC 338
Conflict Resolution
3
PSYC 340
Abnormal Psychology
3
PSYC 360
Personality Theory & Development
3
PSYC 370
Physiological Psychology
3
PSYC 415
Crisis, Intervention, Assessment, and Treatment
3
PSYC 430
Addictive Behaviors
3
PSYC 445
Deviant Behavior
3
PSYC 460
Applied Social Research Methods
3
PSYC 470
Counseling Theory & Techniques
3
Education Courses
EDUC 254
Introduction to the Teaching Profession
3
EDUC 310
Teaching English Language Learners
3
EDUC 312
Educational Psychology
3
EDUC 350
Digital Literacy Proficiency
3
EDUC 382
Reading and Language Arts in the Elementary School
3
EDUC 385
Philosophy of Christian Education
3
EDUC 386
Mathematics in the Elementary School
3
EDUC 414
Science and Health in the Elementary School
3
EDUC 418
Legal Foundations of Education
3
EDUC 419
Social Studies in the Elementary School
3
EDUC 424
Language Arts Essential Skills in the Elementary School
3
EDUC 434
Classroom Assessment
3
EDUC 436
Classroom Management
3
EDUC 475
Directed Teaching in Elementary School
6
EDUC 495
TExES Prep #1 - Core Subjects EC-6
0
EDUC 496
TExES Prep #2 - Pedagogy and Professionalism Responsibilities EC-12
0
Required Cognates
POLS 211
National and Texas Constitutions
3
MATH 141
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
3
Total Credits
0
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