BS in Psychology
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
How do children form attachments to their parents, and what happens when these attachments fail? Can personality type contribute to the development of certain diseases, such as heart disease or cancer? Psychology studies behavior and mental processes. It's a science that seeks to answer basic questions about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while exploring connections to other areas of study such as medicine, philosophy, chemistry, biology, and the social sciences. Psychology reaches into multiple areas of human activity, from the workplace to schools, research hospitals to forensic investigation, as those trained in the field strive to understand and serve human needs.
Available fully online
This program is available fully online, allowing for maximum flexibility for students who are not able to participate in person.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
First Semester
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours (Math) or
- MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math) or
- MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math) or
- Math course higher than MATH 1730 (Math)
- PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Second Semester
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- PSY 2000 - Seminar on Careers in Psychology 1 credit hour
- PSY 2210 - Psychology of Social Behavior 3 credit hours
- PSY 2300 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Year
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- PSY required core class 3 credit hours
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Minor 6 credit hours
- PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours
- PSY 3070 - Research Methods 3 credit hours and
- PSY 3071 - Research Methods Lab 1 credit hour
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 32 Hours
Junior Year
- Psychology required core course 3 credit hours
- Psychology elective courses 6 credit hours
- Minor courses 15 credit hours
- General elective hours 2-6 credit hours
Subtotal: 26-30 Hours
Senior Year
- Psychology required core course 3 credit hours
- Psychology elective courses 6 credit hours
- Minor courses 9 credit hours
- General electives 7-12 hours
Subtotal: 25-30 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The skills a student possesses at graduation are critical to a successful career, and an undergraduate degree in Psychology can strengthen skills in human relations, communication, research, and creativity. That foundation can lead to a plethora of diverse and satisfying careers, including entry-level positions as:
- Advertising agent
- Affirmative Action officer
- Alumni relations director
- Behavior analyst
- Caseworker
- Child protection worker
- College admissions counselor
- College fundraising director
- Community recreation worker
- Community relations officer
- Congressional aide
- Corrections officer
- Customer relations
- Daycare center supervisor
- Drug/substance abuse counselor
- Employee counselor
- Group home coordinator
- Hospital patient-services representative
- Job analyst
- Marketing researcher
- Mental retardation unit manager
- Occupational analyst
- Parks and recreation director
- Probation/parole officer
- Public information officer
- Public relations
- Reporter
- Residential youth counselor
- Staff training and development
- Statistical assistant
- Technical writer
- Veteran's advisor
- Volunteer services director
English Language Requirements
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