Through the online psychology major, students are not only prepared for graduate school and the workplace, but they also learn how to better understand themselves and relate with others in an effective manner. Starting with a Christ-centered curriculum, students can learn the knowledge and skills to be part of God’s restorative work in a fallen world.
The online courses are a subset of the all of the Psychology Department’s offerings and are chosen and sequenced to not only complete the psychology major, but to complete an emphasis in counseling psychology. This emphasis has wide applications to community, church and home, but is designed to prepare students for further training in the people-helping professions.
The curriculum link will show the list of courses that are offered online. Other courses from the Psychology Department, which are not offered online, may be used to fulfill the requirements of the psychology major and also to fulfill the requirements of the counseling psychology emphasis. (See the full list of courses that can be used to fulfill requirements of the major and the various emphases in the psychology section of this catalog.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core (27 hrs) | ||
| PSY 140 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 141 | Psychology Seminar | 1 |
| PSY 285X | Statistics | 4 |
| PSY 346X | Research Methods and Design | 3 |
| PSY 441 | Psychology Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| PSY 337 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
| Theory Courses | ||
| PSY 300 | Personality Theories | 3 |
| PSY 320 | Theories of Learning | 3 |
| Application Course | ||
| PSY 400 | Therapeutic Psychology | 3 |
| Integrative Course | ||
| PSY 440 | Integration of Psychology and the Christian Faith | 3 |
| Electives (21 hrs) | ||
| PSY 230 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| PSY 240 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 255 | Psychology of Addiction | 3 |
| PSY 310 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 345 | Internship I (1-6 hrs) | 3 |
| PSY 356 | Conflict Management | 3 |
| PSY 372 | Cognitive Behavioral Psychology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Counseling Psychology Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Theory Course | ||
| PSY 300 | Personality Theories | 3 |
| Clinical Course | ||
| PSY 310 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| Specialty Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Crisis Intervention | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Psychology of Addiction | ||
| Practical Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Internship I (counseling related only) | ||
| Conflict Management | ||
| Cognitive Behavioral Psychology | ||
| Professional Issues Course | ||
| PSY 400 | Therapeutic Psychology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
