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George Mason University
2002-03 University Catalog


Psychology

Minor in Psychology

The Psychology Department offers a minor to students who major in any other discipline at the university. Students in the minor complete 18 credits of course work in psychology distributed as follows.

1. 3 credits of PSYC 100 Basic Concepts in Psychology

2. One course from three of the following five areas (9 credits). At least one course must be PSYC 317 or 372.

    • Developmental: PSYC 211 or 313
    • Social/Personality: PSYC 231 or PSYC 324
    • Cognition: PSYC 317
    • Abnormal: PSYC 325
    • Physiological: PSYC 372

3. 6 additional credits of psychology courses. No more than 3 credits may be taken from PSYC 260, 350, and 460.

Related coursework in psychology can enhance many different majors. Please contact the Undergraduate Psychology Office or the Psychology Department web site for a list of suggested courses for students who are majoring in specific disciplines or areas of study that interact well with psychology.