2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
General Education
General Education requirements are to be taken
outside of the major. Therefore, students who major in
psychology may not use psychology courses for
general education.
Upper Division Requirement
Psychology majors must take a minimum of 24 credits
of upper-division coursework in psychology.
GPA
A minimum grade of C is required in all psychology
courses counting toward the psychology major.
Requirements for the Psychology Minor
• Twenty credits of psychology, which must include
PSYCH 100 and nine credits of upper-division
coursework. Credits in PSYCH 494 and 495 do
not count toward the minor.
• A minimum grade of C in all psychology courses
counting toward the minor.
Psychology Concentration under the Liberal
Studies Major
In addition to Psychology 151 and 342, which are
required of all Teacher Education majors, the following
courses will fulfill the requirements for the concentration
in Psychology under the Liberal Studies Major.
Course Title Credits
PSYCH 251 Childhood and Adolescence..........3
This course is required of all Liberal Studies majors
who choose Psychology as a concentration area.
Select nine credit hours from the following list...........9
Courses Titles Credits
PSYCH 220 Drugs and Behavior................... 3
PSYCH 231 Marriage & Family Relationships .. 3
PSYCH 311 Theories of Personality.............. 3
PSYCH 336 Learning and Motivation ............ 3
PSYCH 337 Memory & Cognition .................. 3
PSYCH 352 Social Psychology ..................... 3
PSYCH 353 Advanced Developmental
Psychology ................................ 3
PSYCH 362 Abnormal Psychology................ 3
PSYCH 463 Psychopathology of Childhood .. 3
PSYCH 465 Behavior Modification ................ 3
Career/Employment for Psychology Majors
Psychology is a diverse field with hundreds of career
paths. Some specialties, like caring for mentally ill
people, are familiar to most of us. Others, like studying
how we know and remember things, are less well
known.
Across the nation, psychology is the second most
popular undergraduate major, even though many of
those who choose psychology as a major may not be
interested in psychology as a career. About 10 percent
of psychology majors pursue graduate training and at
CSU-Pueblo there is excellent preparation available for
students wishing to apply to graduate programs in
psychology.
For those students who do not wish to become
professional psychologists, many jobs are available.
Psychology is a valuable major for a Liberal Arts
degree. Jobs are found in various sectors of society
and psychology graduates are most often employed as
interviewers, counselors, mental health workers,
human service practitioners, personnel analysts,
probation officers, and writers. Employers find that
psychology graduates possess strong people skills
and psychology majors also value these skills
themselves.
Psychology majors cite courses in the principles of
human behavior as especially important to life after
college. Additional insight gained from these courses
into what motivates people to perform at their peak
helps them, whether they are functioning as parents at
home, coaching athletics, or managers on the job.
Training in the scientific method - the need to do
thorough, objective research, analyze data logically,
and put forth the findings with clarity - stands psychology
majors in good stead as they pursue future
careers.
SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT
Department Chair: Noel
Faculty: Baca, Gonzales, Kidd, Reilly-Sandoval
The profession of social work is dedicated to helping
individuals, families, groups, neighborhoods and
communities meet basic human needs within the
context of culture and society. Fundamental to social
work practice is the enhancement of social functioning
from a person-in-environment perspective. Particular
attention is given to populations at risk, services that
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