Psychology, Bachelor of Arts
College: College of Liberal Arts
Department: Psychology
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Campus: Both Lisle Campus and Mesa Campus
Requirements - Major
All majors are required to complete 41 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better. This includes a departmental core of:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Departmental Core | ||
| PSYC 1100 | Survey of Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2250 | Basic and Applied Statistics 1 | 3 |
| PSYC 4351 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 4395 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Experimental Lab Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Learning and Cognition and Learning and Cognition Lab | ||
| Physiological Psychology and Physiological Psychology Lab | ||
| Applied Lab Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Behavior Modification/Lab | ||
| Clinical Practicum/Lab | ||
| Positive Psychology Lab | ||
| 2000 level courses 3 | 9 | |
| 3000 level or higher courses 4 | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 41 | |
- 1
or any department approved course
- 2
PSYC 4351 Research Methods in the Social Sciences must be completed at Benedictine University.
- 3
Exclusive of PSYC 2250 Basic and Applied Statistics
- 4
Exclusive of PSYC 4351 Research Methods in the Social Sciences and PSYC 4395 Senior Thesis.
Internships require a minimum GPA of 3.000.
Note: Students who plan to major in two or more of the following programs: psychology, sociology, and/or criminology, must complete a capstone course for each major. Students have the following options:
- Complete 4395 twice, once for each program (ex: PSYC 4395 Senior Thesis and SOCL 4395 Senior Thesis)
- Complete 4395 for one program and an internship (PSYC 4397 Psychology Internship, SOCL 4397 Sociology Internship, or CRIM 4390 Internship) in the other program.
- Complete 4395 in one program and a research practicum in the other program (PSYC 3352 Research Practicum, SOCL 3352 Research Practicum, or CRIM 3352 Research Practicum)
Students in the Psychology program will achieve the following student learning outcomes (SLO):
Student Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate informational competence by formulating a research topic, conducting a literature search, selecting valid and appropriate sources, and accurately summarizing selected literature.
• University SLO: 4. Information Fluency
Student Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of key concepts, theories, and theorists needed to gain acceptance to a graduate program or to be employed in and entry level job that requires a social science degree.
• University SLO: 1. Disciplinary Competence and Skills
Student Learning Outcome 3: Effectively and professionally communicate research both orally and in writing at the college level using APA style.
• University SLO: 3. Communication Skills
Student Learning Outcome 4: Recognize the proper application of descriptive and basic inferential statistical techniques and use computers to conduct and interpret data analyses
• University SLO: 5. Analytical Skills
Student Learning Outcome 5: Understand and apply psychological principles in the cognitive and biological sciences, formulating and evaluating questions involving the mind/brain or information processing.
• University SLO: 1. Disciplinary Competence and Skills
Student Learning Outcome 6: Understand and apply psychological principles in the clinical / behavioral sciences, formulating and evaluating questions involving different therapeutic approaches and techniques used to treat a variety of disorders.
• University SLO: 1. Disciplinary Competence and Skills