About the Program
The B.A. in Applied Psychology is focused on serving students interested in pursuing applied careers in psychology and related fields, including those potentially looking to enter the field with a bachelors or masters degree. While this degree is still rigorous and data/evidence based, it is designed to give students more experience in the field, greater skill at evaluating and using scientific data (rather than generating those data), and increased training in professional skills.
About the Psychology Department
A238 Buckham Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-6215
Fax: (716) 878-6228
https://psychology.buffalostate.edu/
Program Requirements
General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Psychology Major Requirements (36 credit Hours)
Required Courses (12 credit hours)
PSY 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3
PSY 350 STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 1 3
PSY 360 EVALUATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 3
PSY 468 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN PSYCHOLOGY 3
Note: PSY 350, PSY 360 and PSY 468 must be taken in sequence.
Content Courses (15 credit hours)
Students must select one course from each of the following groups. The prerequisite for all 300-level courses is PSY 101 with a grade of C or better, unless otherwise noted. 15
Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSY 304 LEARNING: THEORY AND RESEARCH
PSY 308 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
PSY 321 COMPARATIVE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
PSY 330 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL POWER OF LANGUAGE
PSY 333 BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
PSY 340 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Social/Personality Psychology
PSY 311 PERSONALITY: THEORY AND RESEARCH
PSY 325 SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Developmental Psychology
PSY 301 PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD ABUSE AND ADVOCACY
PSY 327 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING I
PSY 355 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 356 CHILD DEVELOPMENT
PSY 357 ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT DEVELOPMENT
Clinical Psychology
PSY 392 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2
PSY 393 ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2
Applied Psychology and Diversity
PSY 365 PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE
PSY 367 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
PSY 370 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PSY 375 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 376 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 381 PSYCHOLOGY OF CULTURE
PSY 382 PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CONSUMER
PSY 383 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
PSY 387 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
PSY 388 PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING
Advanced and Electives Selected by Advisement (9 credit hours)
Three additional courses (9 credit hours) required. At least two courses must be at the 400-level. 9
Service Learning/Internship
As part of the Required Course Content or Advanced and Elective courses, students must complete one PSY service-learning, PSY 488 Internship or PSY 495 Special Project course.
All College Electives
51 credit hours 51
Total Credit Hours 120
1 Prerequisite: At least sophomore status; Completion of the Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirement – only a MAT course at MAT 114 or higher.
2 Prerequisite: PSY 101 with a Grade of C or higher and 3 additional hours of psychology.