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Psychology uses scientific methods to study a broad range of topics
related to behavior and mental processes, including motivation,
learning and memory, human development and personality,
psychological disorders, social interaction, and physiological bases
for behavior and thought.
The study of psychology should help a student to develop skills in
three basic areas: skills associated with the scientific method,
including data collection, analysis, and interpretation; skills that
are useful in the construction and evaluation of theories, such as
analytic and synthetic reasoning; and skills in human relations
through which the student learns to become a more precise and more
tolerant observer of human behavior and individual differences. Many
students with a background in psychology choose careers in
psychology-related fields, such as counseling, psychotherapy, or
research, but many others choose careers that are not so directly
tied to psychology. For example, psychology provides a good
background for careers in law, education, marketing, management,
public relations, publishing, and communications.
General Education Distribution Requirements for the
Major
Students entering Oglethorpe University during the Fall 2003
through Fall 2005 semesters are required to complete the following
General Education coursework before receiving their degrees.
The General Education Distribution Requirements consist of a
total of 12 courses (36 credit hours). Any course used to meet
the general education distribution requirements cannot be used to
fulfill major requirements.
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(Must complete 5 of the following) |
| Composition I |
| Composition II |
| Western Civilization I |
| Western Civilization II |
Intermediate Writing: Investigative or
Intermediate Writing: Persuasive |
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| Humanities and Fine Arts |
| (complete 3 different categories) |
| Literature |
| Foreign Language |
| Philosophy |
| Art |
| Music |
| Theater |
| Film |
| Note: No more than one 3 credit hour
course may be taken to fulfill each individual category |
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| Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| (complete any 2) |
| Politics |
| Psychology |
| Sociology |
| Anthropology |
Microeconomics
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Macroeconomics |
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| Natural Sciences & Quantitative |
| (complete any 2) |
| Algebra II (prerequisite, Algebra I) |
| Calculus |
| Physical Science |
| Biological Science |
| Computer Programming (prerequisite, Elements of
Computer Application Software) |
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Psychology Major Requirements 6 courses (18 credit hours)
To satisfy the requirements for this major, a student must complete
the following courses:
| UCMAT |
2702 |
Introduction to Statistics |
| UCPSY |
1701 |
Principles of Psychology |
| UCPSY |
3821 |
Survey of Physiological Psychology |
| UCPSY |
3860 |
Research Methods |
| UCPSY |
4920 |
History and Systems of Psychology |
One Course to meet the Cross Cultural Requirement. This
requirement may be satisfied by courses such as: Cultural
Anthropology, Cross Cultural Psychology, Asian-American Literature,
African-American Literature, Race and Gender in U.S. culture.
Directed Electives
in Psychology 5 courses (15 credit hours)
Seventeen Free Elective courses 17 courses (51 hours)
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