Fitchburg State College
Your Location: FSC Home > Academics > Course Catalog

Minor in Psychology

Chairperson

Margot Kempers

Program Objective

The minor in Psychology is particularly useful for students who wish to complement their chosen major with psychology courses relevant to their area of study, as well as for students who wish to gain a general knowledge of Psychology for application to their own lives.

Program of Study

The minor is designed to enable the student:

  • To understand and evaluate psychological research and literature
  • To choose courses which complement and relate to the major field of study
  • To explore a particular interest in Psychology in depth

Accordingly, the following course organization is required:

Group I

Two courses are required:
PSY 1100 General Psychology (prerequisite not counted towards minor) or
PSY 2200 Human Growth and Development
PSY 2000 Research Design and Analysis I or
PSY 2110 Introduction to Research Methods

Group II

At least one course is to be taken from each of any three of the four areas (Basic Processes, Social/Clinical and Applied/Industrial and Organizational and Developmental) described under the psychology major described in the section titled "Undergraduate Day Programs."

The remaining required courses may be selected from any one of the above mentioned areas or the general electives.

         Total for Psychology Minor 18 S.H.