Minor in Psychology

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Psychology Minor

The psychology minor requires PSYC 100 plus 15 credits of coursework from the list.  No more than 10 credits can be transferred toward the minor. Outside of PSYC 100, courses used for the minor cannot duplicate credits used for a major in the School of Psychology.  Must receive a ≥C overall in order to graduate with this minor.

Required
PSYC 100GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (a BACR for social sciences)5
Electives–choose from the following list and approved by the department chair15
THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
FOUNDATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
ADULT DEVELOPMENT
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS
TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS
HUMAN MEMORY AND COGNITION
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
BLACK PSYCHOLOGY
CARE AND CUSTODY OF FEMALE OFFENDERS
DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR
CONDITIONING AND LEARNING
COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE
PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
EMOTION AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
HUMAN SEXUALITY
CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
DIRECTED STUDY
DIRECTED STUDY
COLLABORATIVE CARE & BHSS INTERNSHIP PREP
RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR
PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
COMPASSION FOCUSED THERAPY
HAPPINESS AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
TRAUMA: THEORY, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT
PREJUDICE AND STEREOTYPING
EXPERIMENTAL COURSE
SEMINAR
DIRECTED STUDY
Total Credits20