Electives

Wellness Requirement

All undergraduate students attending Georgia Tech must satisfactorily complete a wellness requirement (HPS 1040 or equivalent).

Humanities/Fine Arts

12 hours, ENGL 1101 and 1102, apply toward satisfaction of the 12 hour humanities requirement. An additional 6 hours of Institute-approved humanities courses are required to fulfill the 12 hour humanities requirement.

Social Science

12 hours, including 3 hours of Constitution and History; PSYC 1101 and PSYC 2015 count toward the 12 hours.

Science / Mathematics

  1. Chemistry/Physics (eight hours): either one year of chemistry (1310, 1311, 1312 ) or one year of physics (2211, 2212 ) or one semester of each
  2. Biology (eight hours): BIOL 1510, 1520
  3. Computer Science ( 3 hours): CS 1301 or CS 1371
  4. Mathematics (eleven hours): one year of calculus (1501, 1502) and ISYE 2027.

Preliminary Courses

  1. PSYC 1101 General Psychology (3-0-3)
  2. PSYC 2015 Research Methods in Psychology (with lab) (3-3-4)
  3. PSYC 2020 Psychological Statistics (with lab) (3-3-4)

Required Courses

  1. PSYC 2103 Human Development (3-0-3)
  2. PSYC 2210 Social Psychology (3-0-3)
  3. PSYC 3011 Cognitive Psychology (with lab) (3-3-4)
  4. PSYC 3020 Biopsychology (3-0-3)
  5. PSYC 3031 Experimental Analysis of Behavior (with lab) (3-3-4)
  6. PSYC 3041 Sensation and Perception (3-3-4)

Required Capstone Course

  1. PSYC 4031 Applied Experimental Psychology (with lab) (3-3-4) or
  2. PSYC 4601 Senior Thesis II (1-9-4)

Elective Courses (at least four must be taken)

  1. PSYC 2220 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3-0-3)
  2. PSYC 2230 Abnormal Psychology (3-0-3)
  3. PSYC 2240 Personality Theory (3-0-3)
  4. PSYC 2270 Engineering Psychology (3-0-3)
  5. PSYC 3060 Comparative Psychology (3-0-3)
  6. PSYC 3790 Introduction to Cognitive Science (3-0-3) (cross isted with CS and ISYE)
  7. PSYC 4010 Human Abilities (3-0-3)
  8. PSYC 4050 History and Systems (3-0-3)
  9. PSYC 4090 Cognitive Neuroscience (3-0-3)
  10. PSYC 4100 Behavioral Pharmacology (3-0-3)
  11. PSYC 4200 Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology (3-0-3)
  12. PSYC 4260 Psychology of Aging (3-0-3)
  13. PSYC 4270 Psychological Testing (3-0-3)
  14. PSYC 4310 Field Studies in Animal Behavior I (1-6-3)
  15. PSYC 4320 Field Studies in Animal Behavior II (1-6-3)
  16. PSYC 4600 Senior Thesis I
  17. PSYC 4770 Psychology and Environmental Design (2-3-3)
  18. PSYC 4801-4 Special Topics (3-0-3) (permission of instructor and junior/senior standing) (Only a total of 3 hours may be applied toward the psychology elective.)
  19. PSYC 4900-10 Special Problems (credit hours arranged) (permission of instructor and junior/senior standing)

Only a total of 3 hours may be applied toward the psychology elective.

Other Psychology Classes that May be Offered But Will Not Satisfy the Major Requirements (i.e., they can be free electives only)

  1. PSYC 2300 Psychology of Advertising (3-0-3)
  2. PSYC 2901-2903 Special Problems (arranged hours) [permission of instructor]
  3. PSYC 2400 Psychology and Contemporary Issues in Society (3-0-3)
  4. PSYC 3750 Human-Computer Interface Design & Evaluation (cross listed with CS) (3-0-3)
  5. PSYC 4790 Seminar in Cognitive Science (with lab) (cross listed with CS and ISYE) (3-0-3)
  6. PSYC 4791 Integrative Project in Cognitive Science (3-0-3)
  7. PSYC 4792 Design Project in Cognitive Science (3-0-3)

Premedical Preparation

Premedical students must take chemistry (CHEM 1310, 1311) and physics (PHYS 2211, 2212 ). In addition, premedical students must take either CHEM 1312 (Inorganic Laboratory) or 1313 (Introduction to Quantitative Methods) and CHEM 2311 (Organic I), 2312 (Organic II), and 2380 (Synthesis Laboratory I).

Business/Management Option

For a psychology major to complete the Business/Management Option, he or she must take the following courses:

Required

  1. ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
  2. MGT 3000 Accounting for Decision Making (3)
  3. MGT 3300 Marketing Management I (3)
  4. PSYC 2220 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)

Electives (One course from list below must be taken)

  1. MGT 3150 Principles of Management (3)
  2. MGT 3310 Marketing Research: Qualitative Aspects
  3. MGT 4191 The Entrepreneurship Forum (3)
  4. MGT 4331 Consumer Behavior