BGS in General Studies: Psychology Emphasis (33 hours*)

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1. Complete the following prerequisite course:
   STDEV 100 : Essential College Skills. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STDEV 100 : Essential College Skills. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing essential college skills. Aims of BYU, values and goals, sound thinking skills. Learning styles and adjustment to college courses. College requirements and planning.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
2. Complete the following core courses:
   PSYCH 111 : General Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 111 : General Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic course in modern scientific psychology.
   
   
   PSYCH 301 : Psychological Statistics. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 301 : Psychological Statistics. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 or equivalent; Psych 101, 111, 210.
   DESCRIPTION:	Descriptive analysis and hypothesis testing applied to psychological research data.
   NOTE:	May be taken concurrently with Psych 210. Stat 221 will not substitute for this course. Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   

   And complete two courses from the following:

   PSYCH 320 : Developmental Psychology: Childhood. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 320 : Developmental Psychology: Childhood. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical, mental, emotional, and social development of the child.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   
   PSYCH 321 : Developmental Psychology: Adolescence. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 321 : Developmental Psychology: Adolescence. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Development and maturation during adolescence; research methodology.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test.
   
   
   PSYCH 341 : Personality. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 341 : Personality. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Individual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion; personality theories and their associated strategies of research, assessments, and personality change.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   
   PSYCH 342 : Abnormal Psychology. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 342 : Abnormal Psychology. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Dynamics of maladjustment; major psychological disorders and therapeutic procedures. Fieldwork required.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   

3. Complete 17 hours from the following (including any courses not used for core above):
   ANTHR 101 : Social/Cultural Anthropology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ANTHR 101 : Social/Cultural Anthropology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Aspects of society and culture: kinship, beliefs, economy, and political order among peoples worldwide. Methods and perspectives used in social/cultural anthropology.
   NOTE:	Honors also.
   
   
   PSYCH 306 : Psychology of Gender. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 306 : Psychology of Gender. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Biological and social contributions to sex role development, sexual self-concept, and complementarity of sex roles.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test.
   
   
   PSYCH 330 : Organizational Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 330 : Organizational Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Personal, interactional, and structural aspects of organizations; motivation, decision making, problem-solving communication, leadership, organizational structure, change.
   NOTE:	Org B 321 will not substitute for this course.
   
   
   PSYCH 338 : Sport Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 338 : Sport Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Application of psychological principles to sporting activities.
   
   
   PSYCH 350 : (Psych-Soc) Introduction to Social Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 350 : (Psych-Soc) Introduction to Social Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Conformity and obedience; socialization, norms, roles; attitudes, leadership, group processes.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   
   PSYCH 358 : Leadership Development. (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 358 : Leadership Development. (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles and practices of successful leadership: decision making, communications, planning, team building, motivation, and interpersonal skills.
   
   
   PSYCH 361 : Principles of Learning. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 361 : Principles of Learning. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of learning; representative experiments.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   
   PSYCH 365 : Motivation. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 365 : Motivation. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Determinants of motivation, relationship of motives to emotion, cognition, personality, and action. Implications for understanding self and others.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   

   BYU undergraduate campus courses (including Salt Lake Center courses) as follows:

   Any BYU course in psychology may be used to satisfy the emphasis elective requirement.

4. Complete the following capstone course:
   STDEV 490 : Bachelor of General Studies Capstone. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STDEV 490 : Bachelor of General Studies Capstone. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study only.
   PREREQUISITE:	StDev 100; completion of all other BGS program requirements.
   DESCRIPTION:	Culminating course required for bachelor of general studies degree: analyze and evaluate BGS experience in light of the "Aims of a BYU Education" and summarize this experience in a reflective paper, integrate material learned in emphasis by completing a scholarly essay, and demonstrate accomplishment of learning outcomes.
   
   

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.