Psychology, Minor

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Saint Louis University's minor in psychology enriches students' academic experiences with the science behind human behavior. Coursework highlights how our behaviors depend on biological factors, developmental status, cognitive processes and social conditions.

Exposure to psychological science in the minor enhances SLU students’ abilities to critically evaluate behavioral science and understand human behaviors and interactions encountered in their professional and personal lives. A minor in psychology complements all major programs due to the relevance of understanding human behavior in all fields. Its application is most apparent within fields related to human behaviors, such as:

Business
Communication
Education
Health care
Law
Public health
Political science
Social work and other fields involving the delivery of human services
Sociology and areas of studies associated with social and cultural identities

Program Highlights

Recognized experts and researchers in the field teach courses delivered through SLU's minor in psychology program.
Students pursuing a minor in psychology at SLU experience a flexible curriculum. Aside from the general psychology requirement, students can choose from courses under four areas of breadth and an additional advanced elective, allowing for a curriculum tailored to their interests.
To optimize their experiences, all SLU psychology minors are assigned a faculty mentor.

Students must complete a minimum total of 18 credits for the minor.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
PSY 1010	General Psychology	3
Required Breadth Courses
Select a minimum of one course in each of the four areas below:		12
Cognitive Neuroscience
Select 3 credit hours with the "PSY Cog Neuro Cluster" attribute, such as:
PSY 3100	Brain, Mind, & Society
PSY 3120	Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Select 3 credit hours with the "PSY Dev Cluster" attribute, such as:
PSY 3210	Developmental Psych: Child
PSY 3230	Developmental Psychology: Adolescence
Social & Organizational Psychology
Select 3 credit hours with the "PSY Soc Org Cluster" attribute, such as:
PSY 3300	Social Psychology
PSY 3410	Organizational Psychology
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Applied Contexts
Select 3 credit hours with the "PSY Health Applied Cluster" attribute, such as:
PSY 3460	Abnormal Psychology
PSY 3470	Occupational Health Psychology
Psychology Elective Course		3
Select 3 credits of advanced elective courses in Psychology, such as: ¹
PSY 4340	African American Psychology
PSY 4480	Psychology and Law
Total Credits		18

¹: Excluding PSY 4790 Practicum (1-6 cr), PSY 4800 Undergraduate Research (1-6 cr), PSY 4960 Advanced Research Methodology and Statistics (4 cr), PSY 4965 Capstone Practicum Project (3 cr), PSY 4967 Capstone Research Project (3 cr), or PSY 4969 Critical Thinking About Psychology (3 cr).

Continuation Standards

To continue as a psychology minor, students must earn a C or better in PSY 1010 General Psychology (3 cr) and maintain a SLU psychology GPA of 2.00.

Minors are not required to meet with a psychology faculty mentor but are welcome to do so. The formal mentoring period typically begins after fall break and spring break.

Students can complete all or part of the psychology minor at Saint Louis University-Madrid.

Learn More

For additional information about this program, please contact psychology@health.slu.edu or call 314-977-2300.

Psychology, Minor

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