Psychology Program at BardThe Major
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The Major

First-Year Introductory Courses
Choose one of the following:
  • PSY 103 Introduction to General Psychology*
  • PSY 111 Introduction to Child Development
  • PSY 115 Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PSY 141 Introduction to Clinical Perspectives

*General Psychology recommended for all moderating Psychology Majors
Sophomore Year Statistics and Methodology Sequence
  • Semester I (Fall) PSY 203 Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
  • Semester II (Spring) PSY 204 Research Methods in Psychology

Moderation
Junior Year Two Research Conference Courses (past offerings have included):

Clinical
  • PSY RC302 A New Perspectives on Psychopathology
  • PSY RC302 Controversies in Psychopathology
  • PSY RC354 Eating Disorders: Clinical and Cultural Perspectives

Social
  • PSY RC302 Psychology of Control
  • PSY RC301 Stereotyping and Prejudice
  • PSY RC302 Controversies in Social Cognition: Attitudes & Attitude Change
  • PSY RC302 Social Psychology and Education

Neuroscience
  • Psy 345 Recent Developments in Pharmacotherapies for Mental Illness
  • Psy 347 Brain Mechanisms and Addictive Behavior
  • Psy 349 Developmental Neuroscience
  • Psy 391 The Psychobiology of Stress and Mental Illness

Cognitive Psychology
  • Psy 302 Seminar in Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • Psy 320 Mind:Conscious and Unconscious Processes
  • Psy 327 Cognitive Psychology: Conceptual and Laboratory-Based Approaches
  • Psy 328 Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psy 329 Human Memory
  • Psy 352 Language and the Brain
  • Psy 356 Psycholinguistics

Counseling Psychology
  • Psy 321 Multicultural Counseling Competencies
Senior Year Senior Project (8 credits)

Senior Project Statement


Also see the course section for more course details.