Requirements
The candidate for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology must complete all the general degree requirements as stated in their Avila University catalog. In addition, the student must fulfill the outlined hours of required work in each concentration as listed in the course catalog. Students desiring a minor in Psychology are required to complete nine specified hours and nine elective hours.

Curriculum
The School of Psychology recognizes that psychology is applicable and useful in almost all occupational setting. In line with this understanding, we offer three areas of concentration, each designed to prepare students fo their future goals:

• Human Behavior Concentration: The traditional liberal arts bachelors degree comparable to that found in most universities.
  
  
• Organizational Leadership Concentration: The track designed for students who are interested in a career in the corporate world.
  
  
• Research Concentratation: The track designed for students interested in pursuing doctoral-level work in the field.

Courses
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
For full descriptions of courses, see our course catalog.
PY 101. General Psychology. (3)
PY 201. Theories of Personality. (3)
PY 203. Cognitive Psychology. (3)
PY 205. Human Growth and Development. (3)
PY 220. Child and Adolescent Psychology. (3)
PY 224. Human Relations in Organizations. (3)
PY/ED 229. Developmental and Educational Psychology. (3)

PY/SO 230. Statistics. (3)
PY/ED 235. Psychology of the Exceptional Child. (3)
PY/AR 251. Introduction to Art Therapy. (3)
PY 310. Abnormal Psychology. (3)
PY/WS 314. Psychology of Gender. (3)
PY/SO 316. Social Psychology. (3)
PY 317. Adult Development. (3)
PY 320. Current Trends in Psychotherapy. (3)
PY 332. Health Psychology (3)
PY/IS 350. Biological Bases of Behavior. (3)
PY/AR 359. Art as Therapy. (3)

PY/SO 397. Research Methods. (3)
PY 360. Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology. (3)
PY 370. Solving Problems in the Workplace. (3)
PY 375. Motivation and Emotion (3)
PY 380. Special Topics in Psychology. (1-3)
PY 383. Human Behavior & Addiction. (3)
PY 390. Directed Study. (1-3)
PY 485. Practicum. (3)
PY 497. Applied Experimental Methods (1-3)
PY 498. Senior Thesis. (2)