Nov 21, 2024

2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology, Minor - Human Resources

About the Minor

Human Resources is a field in which students combine business and psychological principles important to the management professional. Students should complete a major in one discipline and a minor in the other, with the major either in Psychology or Business, based on the area of stronger interest to the student. Courses in Psychology help the student to gain an understanding of human behavior with particular emphasis on issues critical to the dynamics of behavior in an organizational setting. Business courses provide the student with a background in business functional areas as well as study in human resources administration.

Requirements

(32 credits)

Seven Psychology Courses

PY 111 Introduction to Psychology
PY 221 Psychology as a Natural Science: Learning and Cognition
PY 222 Psychology as a Natural Science: Behavioral Neuroscience
PY 142 Research Methods
PY 153 Social Psychology
PY 261 Psychology of Work Behavior
One psychology elective

One Mathematics Course

MA 141 Elementary Statistics