Department of Psychology
Courses
The University of Memphis Psychology department offers courses in a wide variety of areas. A list of courses, their descriptions, and prerequisites are available in our catalog. (From the catalog, choose the Undergraduate Catalog in the upper right. Choose “Course Descriptions” from the left menu. Choose “Psychology.”)
Suggested Plans
Course offerings and schedules differ each semester. However, the following suggestions of course sequences is a good base from which to start when thinking through your college plans.
BA in Psychology 4-Year Sequence (no summers)
Freshman Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1010 (3) Fine Arts/Humanities (3) PSYC 1030 (3) History* (3) General Elective (3) |
ENGL 1020 (3) Natural Science (4) PSYC 1300 (1) History (3) MATH* (3) |
Sophomore Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| ENG 2201 or 2202 (3) Foreign Lang 1010 (3) PSYC 3010 (4) Fine Arts (3) General Elective (3) |
COMM 2381 (3) Foreign Lang 1020 (3) PSYC 3020 (4) Natural Science (4) General Elective (1) |
Junior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Social Science (3) Major Course (3) [Content Area 1] UD Major Elective (3) Foreign Lang 2010 (3) Elective (3) |
General Elective (3) Major Course (3) [Content Area 2] Elective (3) Foreign Lang 2020 (3) UD Major Elective (3) |
Senior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Major Course (3) [Content Area 2] UD Major Elective (3) UD Major Elective (3) General Elective (3) |
UD Major Elective (3) UD Major Elective (3) UD Elective (3) General Elective (3) |
Freshman Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1010 (3) Fine Arts/Humanities (3) PSYC 1030 (3) History* (3) General Elective (3) |
ENGL 1020 (3) Natural Science (4) PSYC 1300 (1) History (3) MATH* (3) |
Sophomore Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| ENG 2201 or 2202 (3) BS Course (3) PSYC 3010 (4) Fine Arts (3) General Elective (3) |
COMM 2381 (3) BS Course (3) PSYC 3020 (4) Natural Science (4) General Elective (1) |
Junior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Social Science (3) Major Course (3) [Content Area 1] UD Major Elective (3) BS Course (3) Elective (3) |
General Elective (3) Major Course (3) [Content Area 2] Elective (3) BS Course (3) UD Major Elective (3) |
Senior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Major Course (3) [Content Area 2] UD Major Elective (3) BS Course (3) UD Elective (3) |
Major Course (3) [Content Area 3] UD Major Elective (3) UD Elective (3) |
Junior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| PSYC 3010 (4) Foreign Language 2010 (3) UD Major elective (3) UD Elective (3) Memphis Campus & Global Students: PSYC 1300 - Careers in Psychology (1) |
PSYC 3020 (4) Foreign Language 2020 (3) Major Course (3) [Content Area 1] UD Major elective (3) Lambuth Campus Students: PSYC 1300 - Careers in Psychology (1) |
Senior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Major Course (3) [Content Area 2] UD Major elective (3) UD Elective (3) General Elective (3) |
Major Course (3) [Content Area 3] UD Major elective (3) UD Elective (3) |
* Suggested sequence is based on common AA degree requirements that include 2 courses in a Foreign Language.
BS in Psychology 2-Year Sequence (no summers) for Transfer Students with A.S. DegreeJunior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| PSYC 3010 (4) BS Course (3) UD Major elective (3) UD Elective (3) Memphis Campus & Global Students: PSYC 1300 - Careers in Psychology (1) |
PSYC 3020 (4) BS Course (3) Major Course (3) [Content Area 1] UD Major elective (3) Lambuth Campus Students: PSYC 1300 - Careers in Psychology (1) |
Senior Year
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Major Course (3) [Content Area 2] UD Major elective (3) BS Course (3) UD Elective (3) |
Major Course (3) [Content Area 3] UD Major elective (3) UD Elective (3) |
* Suggested sequence is based on common AS degree requirements, which include 3 hrs in Math and 8 hrs in a natural science.