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Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts Degree Program<br />

Degree Requirements<br />

Psychology Foundation Courses (23 credit hours)<br />

PSY 1400 Freshman Seminar ..............................................................1<br />

PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ..................................................3<br />

PSY 2511 Introduction to Research Methods for Psychology .............3<br />

PSY 3400 Junior Seminar .....................................................................1<br />

PSY 3441 Social Psychology ................................................................3<br />

PSY 3511 Advanced Research Methods for Psychology ......................3<br />

Restricted Electives 1 ............................................................9<br />

Forensic Specialization Courses (33 credit hours)<br />

PSF 2551 Survey <strong>of</strong> Forensic Psychology .............................................3<br />

PSF 3511 Introduction to Crime Analysis ...........................................3<br />

PSF 3512 Forensic Behavior Investigation and Identification .............3<br />

PSF 3515 Special Topics in Forensic Psychology ................................3<br />

PSF 3551 Integrated Theories <strong>of</strong> Crime ..............................................3<br />

PSF 4515 Advanced Special Topics in Forensic Psychology ................3<br />

PSF 4551 Principles <strong>of</strong> Individual and Community Advocacy ............3<br />

PSY 3512 Interviewing and Assessment Techniques ..........................3<br />

PSY 4511 Principles <strong>of</strong> Program Development and Evaluation ...........3<br />

SOC 1551 Introduction to American Criminal Justice ........................3<br />

SOC 1552 Crime and Society ...............................................................3<br />

SOC 2541 Juvenile Delinquency ..........................................................3<br />

Communication and Languages (21 credit hours)<br />

COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3<br />

COM 1102 Writing about Literature .....................................................3<br />

COM 3070 Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Communication for Executives .......................3<br />

Foreign Language (two semesters <strong>of</strong> the same language) ...6<br />

Communication Electives 2 ..................................................6<br />

Humanities and Social Sciences (12 credit hours)<br />

HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................3<br />

HUM 2052 Civilization 2 .......................................................................3<br />

Humanities Elective ............................................................3<br />

Social Science Elective 3 ......................................................3<br />

Mathematics and Science (15 credit hours)<br />

BUS 2703 Business Statistics ...............................................................3<br />

MTH 1701 College Algebra ...................................................................3<br />

Life Science Elective 4 ..........................................................3<br />

Physical Science Elective 5 ...................................................3<br />

Life Science or Physical Science Elective ...........................3<br />

Free Electives (10 credit hours)<br />

Internship (6 credit hours)<br />

PSY 4411 Internship ............................................................................3<br />

PSY 4412 Internship ............................................................................3<br />

1 Restricted Electives must include one <strong>of</strong> the following courses in the social<br />

bases <strong>of</strong> psychology: Child and Adolescent Development (PSY 2441),<br />

Adult Development and Aging (PSY 2442), Psychology <strong>of</strong> Personality (PSY<br />

3442); and two <strong>of</strong> the following courses in the experimental bases <strong>of</strong> psychology:<br />

Psychology <strong>of</strong> Learning and Motivation (PSY 3421), Cognitive and<br />

Perceptual Psychology (PSY 3422), Physiological Psychology (PSY 3423),<br />

Animal Learning and Behavior (PSY 4521).<br />

2 Communication Electives may be satisfied by any COM 2xxx, 3xxx or 4xxx<br />

courses, foreign languages, or linguistics.<br />

3 PSY and PSF courses other than PSY 2444 cannot be used as the Social<br />

Science Elective.<br />

4 Life Science Electives include biology, ecology and EDS 1032.<br />

5 Physical Science Electives include chemistry, geology, meteorology, physics,<br />

space sciences, and EDS 1031.<br />

Minors<br />

Minors in psychology and forensic psychology are <strong>of</strong>fered through<br />

the School <strong>of</strong> Psychology. A complete policy statement regarding<br />

minors can be found in the Undergraduate Information and<br />

Regulations section <strong>of</strong> this catalog. Information about current<br />

minor <strong>of</strong>ferings is available through the individual colleges/<br />

departments.<br />

104 <strong>Florida</strong> Tech<br />

Forensic Psychology Minor (19 credit hours)<br />

PSF 2551 Survey <strong>of</strong> Forensic Psychology<br />

PSF 3515 Special Topics in Forensic Psychology<br />

PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology<br />

PSY 2511 Introduction to Research Methods for Psychology<br />

SOC 1551 Introduction to Criminal Justice<br />

One Social Bases <strong>of</strong> Behavior course from the following:<br />

PSY 2441 Child and Adolescent Development<br />

PSY 2442 Adult Development and Aging<br />

PSY 3441 Social Psychology<br />

PSY 3442 Psychology <strong>of</strong> Personality<br />

One 3-credit PSF 2xxx or above course<br />

Note: At least nine (9) credit hours <strong>of</strong> the psychology minor must be taken in<br />

a <strong>Florida</strong> Tech psychology program.<br />

Industrial/Organizational Psychology<br />

Master <strong>of</strong> Science<br />

Doctor <strong>of</strong> Philosophy<br />

Program Chair<br />

Richard L. Griffith, Ph.D.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Arthur Gutman, Ph.D., personnel law, program evaluation, applied<br />

statistics, personnel psychology, research design.<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />

William K. Gabrenya Jr., Ph.D., cross-cultural differences in group<br />

interaction, Chinese culture, social class and modernization, international<br />

student adjustment, indigenous psychologies.<br />

Richard L. Griffith, Ph.D., response distortion on noncognitive selection<br />

procedures, advanced measurement issues, organizational innovation,<br />

cognitive processes <strong>of</strong> work teams.<br />

Lisa Steelman, Ph.D., job performance feedback processes, performance<br />

appraisal, multirater feedback, organizational survey research, employee<br />

commitment and engagement.<br />

Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />

Patrick Converse, Ph.D., self-regulation, cognitive ability, ability<br />

requirements <strong>of</strong> occupations, personality measurement.<br />

Erin Richard, Ph.D., nature <strong>of</strong> emotional display rules, emotion regulation<br />

in the workplace, individual difference in workplace motivation.<br />

Adjunct Faculty<br />

A. English, Ph.D.; R.L. Frei, Ph.D.; E.L. Levine, Ph.D.<br />

Industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology is concerned with<br />

applying pr<strong>of</strong>essional skills and focusing scientific research on<br />

problems people encounter at work.<br />

The industrial/organizational programs at <strong>Florida</strong> Tech follow<br />

the scientist-practitioner model <strong>of</strong> graduate training, emphasizing<br />

the development <strong>of</strong> research skills, knowledge <strong>of</strong> I/O theory and<br />

techniques, and applied experiences. Through extensive course<br />

work, students receive great breadth in training, focusing on<br />

industrial psychology, organizational psychology and measurement/statistics.<br />

<strong>Florida</strong> Tech <strong>of</strong>fers both M.S. and Ph.D. level<br />

training in industrial/organizational psychology. The goal <strong>of</strong> these<br />

programs is to train well-rounded I/O psychologists who have<br />

flexibility in their career paths and the skills to make a significant<br />

difference in society.<br />

Master <strong>of</strong> Science Degree Program<br />

The goal <strong>of</strong> the master’s program is to <strong>of</strong>fer a two-year terminal<br />

degree that prepares master’s-level pr<strong>of</strong>essionals to work within<br />

the broad human resource function in organizations. In addition,

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