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Double Major Program of Study

BS, Applied Psychology / BA, Education Studies

128 Total Credits Required

Liberal Arts Requirements, 60 credits. Program requirements, 68 credits.

College Core Curriculum (CORE)

32 Credits

Foreign Language - 4 Credits
(Including American Sign Language)
Expository Writing - 8 Credits
EXPOS-UA 1
Writing the Essay
4 Credits
Foundations of Contemporary Culture - 12 Credits
PHED-UE 10 satisfies Texts and Ideas
CORE-UA 05xx/ST-CORE-UE
Cultures and Contexts
4 Credits
CORE-UA 07xx/ST-CORE-UE
Expressive Culture
4 Credits
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry - 8 Credtis
CORE-UA 2xx / CORE-UA 3xxx / ST-CORE-UE
Physical Science/Life Science/Steinhardt course
4 Credits
PSYCH-UA 10
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
4 Credits
Or
PSYCH-UA 10
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
4 Credits

Interdisciplinary Elective Sequence

16 Credits

 

Choose four courses from one Education Studies Area of Specialization: Global and Urban Education; Politics, Policies, & Social Entrepreneurship; Arts, Language, & Cultures, or Families, Community Health, & Human Development. For course options, please visit the Education Studies Website.  Students should meet with their advisor to make sure the course selection is correct.

Liberal Arts Electives

12 Credits 

 

 

Education Studies Requirements - 8 Credits
HSED-UE 1005
Restricted Education Studies Elective - 4 Credits
Choose one course from the options below:
ARTCR-UE 55
4 Credits
ARTCR-UE 10
MPADE-UE 1278
MPAET-UE 60

Additional Requirements

SAHS-UE 1
SAHS-UE WPE
Writing Proficiency Examination
0 Credits

Psychology Core

12 Credits

Restricted Psychology Electives

16 Credits

 

Restricted Psychology Coursework
Choose 1 course from each of the following 3 content areas plus one additional course in any of the content areas:
Social/Community - 4 Credits
APSY-UE 5
APSY-UE 13
APSY-UE 1032
Developmental/Learning - 4 Credits
APSY-UE 1014
APSY-UE 1272
APSY-UE 1280
Additional Restricted Psychology Elective - 4 credits
An additional course from any of the content areas above. Please visit the Applied Psychology website for a list of courses divided by content area.

Research & Field Requirements

20 Credits

Research Skills - 12 Credits
TCHL-UE 30

Educational Studies Electives

12 Credits

 

Specialization Electives

8 Credits

Typically, students choose additional Applied Psychology courses they have not yet taken for their Specialization Electives.  PSYCH-UA and CAMS-UA classes may also count here. 

Students pursuing the APUG/Education Studies program must complete HSED-UE 1005 and INTE-UE 10, as well as 1 additional of the following courses: ARTCR-UE 10 (Art: Practice & Ideas); ARTCR-UE 55 (Art of Now); MPADE-UE 1278 (Dance as an Art Form); MPAET-UE 60 (Theatre as an Art Form); MCC-UE 1 (Intro to Media Studies); or MCC-UE 1002 (Space & Place in Human Connection)Please Note: Some of these courses can count towards other CORE requirements (e.g., ARTCR-UE 10 can count towards Expressive Cultures); if this additional course counts towards another CORE requirement, students must complete an additional Liberal Arts Elective (i.e., any CAS class).

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