2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Arts Degree Program
Degree Requirements
Psychology Core (26 credit hours)
Psychology Concentration (21 credit hours)
Language and Communication (21 credit hours)
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
COM 1102 Writing about Literature .....................................................3
COM 3070 Professional Communication for Executives .......................3
Foreign Languages (two semesters of the same language) .....6
Communication Electives 1 ..................................................6
Humanities and Social Sciences (18 credit hours)
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................3
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 .......................................................................3
Humanities Elective ............................................................3
Social Science Electives 2 .....................................................9
Mathematics and Science (15 credit hours)
MTH 1701 College Algebra ...................................................................3
or
MTH 1000 Precalculus ...................................................................3
BUS 2703 Statistics for Business ..........................................................3
Physical Science Elective 3 ...................................................3
Life Science Elective 4 ..........................................................3
Life Science or Physical Science Elective ...........................3
Free Electives (19 credit hours)
Bachelor of Science Degree Program
Degree Requirements
Psychology Core (26 credit hours)
Psychology Concentration (21 credit hours)
Communication (9 credit hours)
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
COM 1102 Writing about Literature .....................................................3
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ...........................3
Humanities and Social Sciences (18 credit hours)
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................3
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 .......................................................................3
HUM 3351 History of Science and Technology 1 ..................................3
HUM 3352 History of Science and Technology 2 ..................................3
Humanities Elective ............................................................3
Social Science Elective 2 ......................................................3
Mathematics and Science (25 credit hours)
BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 .........................................................4
BIO 1020 Biological Discovery 2 .........................................................4
or
CHM 1101 Chemistry 1 ..................................................................4
CHM 1102 Chemistry 2 ..................................................................4
or
PHY 1001 Physics 1 .......................................................................4
PHY 2002 Physics 2 .......................................................................4
BUS 2703 Statistics for Business ..........................................................3
or
MTH 2401 Probability and Statistics ..............................................3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................4
Technical Electives 5 ............................................................6
Free Electives (21 credit hours)
Psychology Core
PSY 1400 Freshman Seminar ..............................................................1
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ..................................................3
PSY 2511 Introduction to Research Methods for Psychology .............3
PSY 3400 Junior Seminar .....................................................................1
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Two of the following three courses ..............................................................6
PSY 2441 Child and Adolescent Development .............................3
or
PSY 2442 Adult Development and Aging ............................. 3
PSY 3441 Social Psychology .........................................................3
PSY 3442 Psychology of Personality .............................................3
Two of the following four courses ................................................................6
PSY 3421 Psychology of Learning and Motivation .......................3
PSY 3422 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology ...........................3
PSY 3423 Physiological Psychology ..............................................3
PSY 4521 Animal Learning and Behavior ....................................3
13
PSY 3511 Advanced Research Methods for Psychology ......................3
PSY 4400 Senior Seminar ....................................................................1
PSY 4411 Internship ............................................................................3
or
PSY 4415, 4416 Senior Thesis 6 ......................................................6
Suggested Concentrations
Clinical/counseling psychology and applied behavior
analysis: Students interested in pursuing postgraduate study in
clinical, counseling or school psychology, or in obtaining employment
in a mental health or social service agency after graduation
should study in areas that will familiarize them with these
occupations and build basic skills. Such areas of study include
substance abuse, abnormal psychology, clinical psychology,
professional ethics, assessment techniques and applied behavior
analysis. Course work in behavior analysis can lead to certification
as a board certified Associate Behavior Analyst in the state
of Florida after completion of other requirements and a certification
examination.
Industrial/organizational psychology: Students who plan
to enter business directly after graduation, apply to an M.B.A.
program or apply for graduate programs in personnel or industrial/organizational
psychology should select courses in psychology
and business that will help define their interests, prepare
them for graduate school admission or develop skills. Some areas
of study useful in this regard include industrial/organizational
psychology, business law, management, human resource management,
organizational behavior and substance abuse.
Animal learning and behavior: Students interested in seeking
postgraduate training at an appropriate facility to pursue a career
in animal behavior, such as training marine mammals, should
take Biological Discovery 1 and 2 (BIO 1010, BIO 1020), and a
combination of psychology and biology courses in the areas of
learning and behavior analysis, anatomy, zoology, ecology, and
the biology of marine mammals and other vertebrates. Scuba and
CPR certifications are recommended. An internship in an animal
training facility should be performed. The bachelor of science
degree program is required for students in this concentration.
1 Communication Electives may be satisfied by any COM 2xxx, 3xxx or 4xxx
courses, foreign languages, or linguistics.
2 Social Science Electives exclude PSY and PSF courses except PSY 2444.
3 Physical Science Electives include chemistry, geology, meteorology, physics,
space sciences, and EDS 1031.
4 Life Science Electives include biology, ecology and EDS 1032.
5 Technical Electives exclude mathematics courses below the 2xxx level.
6 For students writing a thesis, the required credit hours for Free Elective or
Psychology Concentration are reduced by three.
Minors
Minors in psychology and forensic psychology are offered through
the School of Psychology. A complete policy statement regarding
minors can be found in the Undergraduate Information and