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This bulletin is the official Baruch College Undergraduate Bulletin that all students should reference – do not reference the bulletin listed on the website of CUNY’s University Registrar. For curriculum questions, please contact the Dean’s Office of the applicable school.

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Major Course Requirements

Prerequisite Courses                                     6 credits

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PSY 1001

General Psychology

3 credits

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Statistics for Social Science3 credits
  • Students who took STA 2000 to fulfill BBA core requirements and who change their degree objective to the BA will be given permission to use STA 2000 in lieu of PSY 2100. Psychology majors may not take PSY 2100 on a pass/fail basis.
 

Psychology Core

Required Course: 4 credits
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PSY 3001

Research Methods in Psychology (formerly
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4 credits
 

Foundation Courses: 12 credits

Choose four of the following courses

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PSY 3055

Abnormal Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3056

Social Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3059

Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence *3 credits
or
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PSY 3060

Developmental Psychology: Adult *3 credits
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Personality and Individual Differences (formerly PSY 4061 Theories of Personality)3 credits

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Psychology of Motivation and Learning3 credits
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Cognitive Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3082

Mind, Brain and Behavior (
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3 credits

* Students may not take both PSY 3059 and PSY 3060 to fulfill the core requirement.

 


Elective Courses (3000-level or above): 6 credits

Two courses of students' choosing. They may include courses that constitute part of the required core in psychology, if not otherwise used to fulfill core curriculum requirements, as well as any other elective courses offered by the department.

 


Elective Course (4000-level or above): 3 credits
One course of students' choosing. It must be at the 4000-level or above, and it must be completed at Baruch College. PSY 4035 and PSY 5030-5032 do not fulfill this requirement, but can be used as 3000-level or above elective courses.

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Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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Liberal arts courses applied in this major will count towards the 54 business credit minimum instead of the 62 liberal arts credit minimum.

Base Courses                                     6 credits

No credit toward the major

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PSY 1001

General Psychology

3 credits

 

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STA 2000

Business Statistics3 credits
Required Courses                               16 credits
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PSY 3001

Research Methods in Psychology4 credits
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PSY 3181

 Industrial and Organizational Psychology3 credits

PLUS three of the following:

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PSY 3056

Social Psychology3 credits

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Personality and Individual Differences (formerly PSY 4061 Theories of Personality)3 credits
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PSY 3067

Psychology of Motivation and Learning3 credits
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PSY 3081

Cognitive Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3082

Mind, Brain, and Behavior (
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3 credits
 

Elective Courses                          9 credits

Three of the following:

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PSY 4010

Diversity in the Workplace3 credits
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PSY 4013

Advanced Personnel Psychology3 credits
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PSY 4181

Advanced Organizational Psychology 3 credits
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PSY 4182

Occupational Health Psychology3 credits
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PSY 4183

Psychology of Career Development and Planning3 credits
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PSY 4184

Leadership and Managerial Development (formerly PSY 3184)3 credits
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PSY 4185

Psychology of Organizational Training and Development3 credits

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The Minor

The minor comprises three courses in Psychology, at least one of which must be a foundation course in psychology and at least one of which must be a capstone course at the 4000 level or above. The capstone course should be one of the department’s communications-intensive options and must be taken at Baruch College. The selection of a suitable capstone should take the student’s background in the discipline and academic interests into account and should be determined in consultation with the Department of Psychology.

Foundation Courses:      3-6 credits
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PSY 3055

Abnormal Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3056

Social Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3059

Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence *3 credits
       or
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PSY 3060

Developmental Psychology: Adult *3 credits
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Personality and Individual Differences (formerly PSY 4061 Theories of Personality)3 credits

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Psychology of Motivation and Learning3 credits
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Cognitive Psychology3 credits 
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PSY 3082

Mind, Brain and Behavior (
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3 credits

* Students may not take both PSY 3059 and PSY 3060 to fulfill the foundation requirement.

 

Elective courses               0-4 credits
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PSY 3030

Thought and Reality   (
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3 credits
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Animal Behavior (
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4 credits
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PSY 3035

Philosophy of Psychology  (
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3 credits
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PSY 3036

Psychology and Culture3 credits

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Special Topics in Psychology (formerly Special Problems in Psychology Series I)

3 credits
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PSY 3054

The Psychology of Sleep3 credits
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PSY 3058

Small Group Processes3 credits
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PSY 3062

Psychology of Stress Management3 credits
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PSY 3063

Health Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3069

Psychology and the Law3 credits
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PSY 3071

Psychology of Gender3 credits
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Positive Psychology3 credits
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Psychology of Learning3 credits
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PSY 3101

Political Psychology   (
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3 credits
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PSY 3181

Industrial and Organizational Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3185

Environmental Psychology3 credits
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PSY 3220

Experimental Philosophy   (
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3 credits
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PSY 3730

Literature and Psychology  (
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3 credits
   



Capstone CourseChoose one the following:
 

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PSY 4010

Diversity in the Workplace3 credits
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Evolution of Modern Psychology 3 credits 
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PSY 4013

Advanced Personnel Psychology3 credits
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Psychopathology of Childhood3 credits
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PSY 4051

Psychology of the Family3 credits
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Sensation and Perception3 credits
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Drugs, Brain, and Society3 credits
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Advanced Organizational Psychology 3 credits 
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Occupational Health Psychology 3 credits 
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Psychology of Career Development and Planning3 credits
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Leadership and Managerial Development3 credits
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 Psychology of Training and Development3 credits
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PSY 4900

Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Problems3 credits

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Independent Study in Psychology

(requires departmental permission)

3 credits
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Psychology Honors I3 credits

 

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Courses

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Courses in Psychology (PSY)
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PSY 1001

General Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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Statistics for Social Science4 hours; 3 credits
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PSY 3001

Research Methods in Psychology

2 recitation hours; 4 lab hours; 4 credits

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PSY 3030

Thought and Reality (

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3 hours; 3 credits

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Animal Behavior (
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2 lecture hours; 4 lab hours; 4 credits
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PSY 3035

Philosophy of Psychology (

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3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3036

Psychology and Culture

3 hours; 3 credits

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Special Topics in Psychology (formerly Special Problems in Psychology Series I)

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3054

The Psychology of Sleep

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3055

Abnormal Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3056

Social Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3058

Small Group Processes

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3059

Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3060

Developmental Psychology: Adult

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3062

Psychology of Stress Management

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3063

Health Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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Personality and Individual Differences (formerly PSY 4061 Theories of Personality)3 hours; 3 credits
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The Psychology of Motivation and Learning 3 hours; 3 credits
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PSY 3069

Psychology And Law

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3071

Psychology of Gender

3 hours; 3 credits

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Positive Psychology3 hours; 3 credits
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PSY 3081

Cognitive Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3082

Mind, Brain, and Behavior (

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3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3083

Psychology of Learning

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3101

Political Psychology (

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3 hours; 3 credits

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Financial Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3181

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3185

Environmental Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 3220

Experimental Philosophy (

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3 hours; 3 credits

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Psychology Internship1 hour; 1 credit
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PSY 3730

Literature and Psychology (

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3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 4010

Diversity in the Workplace

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 4012

Evolution of Modern Psychology

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 4013

Advanced Personnel Psychology

"3 hours, 3 credits"

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PSY 4035

Practicum in Community Psychological Services

6 hours; 4 credits

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PSY 4039

Psychopathology of Childhood

3 hours; 3 credits

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PSY 4051

Psychology of the Family

3 hours; 3 credits

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Sensation and Perception3 hours; 3 credits
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Drugs, Brain, and Society3 hours; 3 credits
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Advanced Organizational Psychology 3 hours; 3 credits 
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Occupational Health Psychology3 hours; 3 credits 
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Psychology of Career Development and Planning 3 hours; 3 credits 
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Leadership and Managerial Development

 
3 hours; 3 credits 
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Psychology of Training and Development 3 hours; 3 credits 
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PSY 4900

Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Problems

3 hours; 3 credits

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Independent Study I-V

hours and credits to be arranged

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PSY 5030

Research Practicum in Psychology

Variable (3 to 9 hours; 1 to 3 credits)

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Advanced Research Methods in Psychology3 hours; 3 credits 
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PSY 6001H

Psychology Honors I

3 hours; 3 credits per semester

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PSY 6002H

Psychology Honors II

3 hours; 3 credits per semester

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