BA in Applied Psychology/Forensic Psychology
Explore how psychology is used to understand and counter criminal behavior.
Curriculum
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Core Courses
Mastering eLearning
Civilization 1: Ancient through Medieval
Introduction to Psychology
Research and Computer Literacy
Research Methods in Applied Psychology
Applied Psychology
Multicultural Issues
Psychology of Learning and Motivation
Social Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Experimental Psychology 1
Applied Test and Measures
Personal and Professional Development
Professional and Ethical Issues
Experimental Psychology 2
ASC1006 - Mastering eLearning
Credits: 1
Helps students new to Florida Tech and online learning to adjust to the university and acquire essential academic and administrative survival skills (online classroom behavior, academic honesty, study skills, etc.) that enhance academic integration into college.
HUM2051 - Civilization 1: Ancient through Medieval
Prerequisite: COM 1102
Credits: 3
Introduces civilization from its early development to the European Renaissance. Emphasizes the interpretation of primary texts that reflect the intellectual and historical changes in society. The first of two interdisciplinary courses.
PSY1411 - Introduction to Psychology
Credits: 3
Overviews psychological processes, including both areas in which psychology is a natural science (physiological psychology, sensation and perception, basic learning and cognition) and a social science (motivation, human development, personality, social interaction, psychopathology and psychotherapy).
PSY2510 - Research and Computer Literacy
Prerequisite: COM 1001 or COM 1101 or WRI 1001
Credits: 3
Addresses the research and computer literacy needs of psychology, behavioral and social science students. Includes reading, evaluating and summarizing scientific literature; scientific writing (APA format); research terminology; and proper document and presentation format.
PSY3012 - Research Methods in Applied Psychology
Prerequisite: EST 2703, PSY 1411, PSY 2510
Credits: 3
Introduces basic research methods in applied psychology. Includes experimental research design, qualitative and quantitative approaches to data analysis, and interpretation and critiquing.
PSY3013 - Applied Psychology
Minimum student level - third year or junior Prerequisite: PSY 1411, PSY 2510 Corequisite: PSY 2510
Credits: 3
Examines the various major concepts of applied psychology. Includes theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, historical trends, principles and practices as they apply to personal, social and organizational issues.
PSY3344 - Multicultural Issues
Prerequisite: CRM 3012 or PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Covers how to recognize, understand and respect the complexity, key concepts, theoretical perspectives and empirical findings of sociocultural and international diversity.
PSY3421 - Psychology of Learning and Motivation
Prerequisite: PSY 1411, PSY 2512 or PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Studies the principles of learning and motivation based primarily on nonhuman studies in classical and instrumental conditioning. Focuses on procedures, theories and applications.
PSY3441 - Social Psychology
Prerequisite: BUS 2703 or EST 2703 or PSY 2512 or PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Surveys the areas of social psychology as it has evolved in American psychology, including its history, methods and theories of intrapersonal, interpersonal and group behavior. Reviews sociological approaches to social psychology and cultural processes that affect social phenomena.
PSY3761 - Abnormal Psychology
Minimum student level - junior or third year Prerequisite: PSY 1411
Credits: 3
Examines psychological disorders, including theories for their development, symptomology and system of classification.
PSY3901 - Experimental Psychology 1
Prerequisite: PSY 3012, PSY 3013
Credits: 3
Covers experimental methodology and statistics. Introduces students to fundamental concepts in experimental design and statistics that support research in the field of psychology. Emphasizes the application, use and interpretation of statistics through the use of computer-based software. First in a two-course series.
PSY4112 - Applied Test and Measures
Prerequisite: PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Examines the key concepts, principles and construction of measures. Focuses on the criticality of reliability and validity.
PSY4512 - Personal and Professional Development
Credits: 3
Explores realistic goals for implementation of psychological knowledge, skills, abilities and values in occupational and/or educational pursuits in a variety of settings that meet personal goals. Also includes how those goals may meet societal needs.
PSY4712 - Professional and Ethical Issues
Prerequisite: PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Examines and discusses the value of empirical evidence, tolerance of ambiguity, ethical behaviors (including the APA Ethics Code) and other values that underpin psychology as a science.
PSY4901 - Experimental Psychology 2
Requirement(s): Second in a two-course sequence. Prerequisite: PSY 3901
Credits: 3
Covers experimental methodology and statistics. Builds on the knowledge introduced in PSY 3901. Includes independent work related to research design and analysis of data sets. Culminates in the production of a final research project. Serves as the QEP course for the applied psychology program.
Communication
Choose COM 1101 or WRI 1001 (Dependent on Placement Test Score).
Composition and Rhetoric
First Year Writing 2
Writing About Literature
2000-Level Course
COM1101 - Composition and Rhetoric
Requirement(s): Passing grade on placement exam or prerequisite course Prerequisite: COM 0100 or COM 0110 or WRI 0100 or WRI 0110
Credits: 3
The first of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on writing essays using various rhetorical modes: persuasion, description, comparison and analysis. Presents basic methods of library research, as well as the MLA documentation system. Students write one research paper and several essays.
WRI1001 - First Year Writing 2
Requirement(s): Second in a two-course series. Passing score on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: WRI 1000
Credits: 3
Continues work begun in WRI 1000. Includes study in rhetorical analysis and the conventions of various genres. Also includes intensive instruction in writing and revision of work that culminates in a research paper.
COM1102 - Writing About Literature
Prerequisite: COM 1001 or COM 1101
Credits: 3
The second of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on reading and analyzing poems, plays and short works of fiction. Students write several essays and one research paper on literary topics.
2000-Level Course
Choose one 2000-level (or higher) communication course.
Credits: 3
Free Electives
Choose five of the following:
Available Electives
Available Electives
Credits: 3
Elective courses available will vary depending upon your individual situation.
Mathematics
Statistics
1000-Level Course
EST2703 - Statistics
Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702
Credits: 3
Emphasizes mathematical concepts. Includes measures of central tendency and spread; probability; binomial, normal and t distributions; statistical inference; and linear regression and correlation.
1000-Level Course
Choose one 1000-level (or higher) math course.
Credits: 3
Concentration Electives
Integrated Theories of Crime
Victim Studies and Advocacy
Forensic Clinical Psychology
Law and Psychology
Psychology of Leadership
PSF3551 - Integrated Theories of Crime
Prerequisite: PSF 2551 or PSY 3100
Credits: 3
Explores the basic questions concerning human nature, human behavior, crime and criminality from the perspectives of sociological, psychological and criminological theories.
PSF4551 - Victim Studies and Advocacy
Prerequisite: PSY 1411
Credits: 3
Explores the response to crime by law enforcement, the court system, social services and victim advocates. Primarily focuses on advocacy for individuals and the community. Examines domestic violence, crime prevention, delinquency, hate crimes and substance abuse in terms of best practices from the field.
PSF4562 - Forensic Clinical Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1411
Credits: 3
Overviews forensic clinical psychology, including forensic interviewing and assessment of children and adults, treatment of offenders and victims, legal procedures involving the interaction of clinical psychologists with the justice system, and expert testimony by mental health professionals.
PSY3100 - Law and Psychology
Prerequisite: CRM 3012, PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Introduces the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, historical trends, principles and practices of various areas of psychology and explores their intersection with the law.
PSY3541 - Psychology of Leadership
Prerequisite: PSY 1411
Credits: 3
Examines the research and application of the essential competencies of effective leadership such as managing conflict, facilitating communication and leading groups and teams.
Humanities
Choose one of the following:
Available Electives
Available Electives
Credits: 3
Elective courses available will vary depending upon your individual situation.
Humanities Core
Choose one of the following:
2000-Level Course
2000-Level Course
Choose one 2000-level (or higher) humanities course.
Credits: 3
Physical/Life Sciences
Choose two of the following:
Available Electives
Available Electives
Choose two physical/life sciences courses.
Credits: 3
Elective courses available will vary depending upon your individual situation.
Psychology
Choose two of the following:
1000-Level Course
2000-Level Course
1000-Level Course
Choose any 1000-level psychology course.
Credits: 3
2000-Level Course
Choose any 2000-level psychology course.
Credits: 3
Social Sciences
Choose one of the following:
Available Electives
Available Electives
Credits: 3
Elective courses available will vary depending upon your individual situation.
Restricted Electives
Choose four of the following:
Critical Issues in Child Advocacy
Organizational Psychology and Behavior
Principles of Program Development and Evaluation
Employment and Personality Testing
Physiological Psychology
Child Psychology
Introduction to Child Advocacy
Crisis and Conflict Resolution
Health Psychology
Psychology of Personality
Clinical and Community Psychology
Psychology of the Workplace
PSF4791 - Critical Issues in Child Advocacy
Prerequisite: PSY 3551
Credits: 3
Covers the history, comparative perspectives and legal framework as apply to the responses to child maltreatment. Addresses the necessary skills needed to work as a child advocate. Also includes other issues pertaining to child maltreatment.
PSY4242 - Organizational Psychology and Behavior
Prerequisite: PSY 3542 or PSY 3543
Credits: 3
Examines the key concepts, applications, theoretical perspectives and empirical findings of organizational effectiveness on human behavior.
PSY4511 - Principles of Program Development and Evaluation
Prerequisite: CRM 3012 or PSY 3012 or PSY 3513 or PSY 4514
Credits: 3
The psychological principles, methods and techniques used to assess, develop and evaluate the effectiveness of programs. Includes needs assessment methods, principles of program design, gaining support for programs and general methods for evaluating programs.
PSY4612 - Employment and Personality Testing
Prerequisite: PSY 4112
Credits: 3
Explores the application, psychometrics and legal considerations of tests and measures in applied settings. Includes personality, cognition and other forms of selection testing.
PSY3423 - Physiological Psychology
Prerequisite: BIO 1020 or EDS 1022 or EDS 1032, PSY 1411, BIO 2801 or PSY 3012 or PSY 2512
Credits: 3
Studies the biological bases of human behavior, including in-depth treatment of nervous system anatomy and physiology, and the biological concepts underlying emotion, motivation, learning and memory.
PSY3531 - Child Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 1411
Credits: 3
Overviews psychological principles, theories and research pertaining to the developing child from conception through early adolescence. Includes biological and environmental influences on affective, cognitive, moral, social and personality development.
PSY3551 - Introduction to Child Advocacy
Prerequisite: PSY 3531
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the history of child advocacy, comparative perspectives, legal framework and other interdisciplinary issues pertaining to child maltreatment, response and advocacy.
PSF4106 - Crisis and Conflict Resolution
Prerequisite: CRM 3012 or PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Examines crisis and conflict resolution in interpersonal and organizational contexts. Uses theory from behavioral and social sciences to assess, manage and resolve crisis and conflict situations in a criminal justice environment. Includes nature of and responses to crisis and conflict, and strategies for resolving them.
PSY3425 - Health Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 3012, PSY 3013
Credits: 3
Examines the scientific interrelationships among the biological, cultural, environmental and psychological factors involved in physical health and the prevention of illness.
PSY3442 - Psychology of Personality
Prerequisite: PSY 1411
Credits: 3
Overviews the major theoretical approaches to personality development and research in the field.
PSY4462 - Clinical and Community Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 3761
Credits: 3
Overviews clinical psychology and community psychology. Reviews methods of clinical assessment and treatment of behavioral disorders. Presents the concepts of community psychology as they have developed from the fields of psychology, social work and public administration.
PSY3543 - Psychology of the Workplace
Prerequisite: BUS 2703 or CRM 3012 or EST 2703 or PSY 2512 or PSY 3012
Credits: 3
Covers the many ways psychology is applied in organizations to improve performance and quality of work life. Includes employee selection and personnel law, performance management, training, motivation, job attitudes, stress, teamwork, leadership and organizational development.
Total Courses
Core Courses
109 credits
Restricted Electives
12 credits
Total
121 Credits
Tuition and curriculum are subject to change. For the official curriculum for this degree please visit the Florida Institute of Technology Catalog.
FALL 2 – 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Application Deadline | 10/12/2016 | |
| Start Date | 10/24/2016 | |
SPRING 1 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 1/2/2017 | |
| Start Date | 1/9/2017 | |
SPRING 2 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 2/22/2017 | |
| Start Date | 3/6/2017 | |
SUMMER 1 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 4/19/2017 | |
| Start Date | 5/1/2017 | |
SUMMER 2 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 6/21/2017 | |
| Start Date | 7/3/2017 | |
FALL 1 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 8/16/2017 | |
| Start Date | 8/28/2017 | |
FALL 2 - 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 10/18/2017 | |
| Start Date | 10/23/2017 | |
SPRING 1 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 12/27/2017 | |
| Start Date | 1/8/2018 | |
SPRING 2 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 2/21/2018 | |
| Start Date | 3/5/2018 | |
SUMMER 1 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 4/18/2018 | |
| Start Date | 4/30/2018 | |
SUMMER 2 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 6/20/2018 | |
| Start Date | 7/2/2018 | |
FALL 1 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 8/15/2018 | |
| Start Date | 8/27/2018 | |
FALL 2 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 10/10/2018 | |
| Start Date | 10/22/2018 | |
SPRING 1 - 2019 | ||
| Application Deadline | 12/26/2018 | |
| Start Date | 01/07/2019 | |
SPRING 2 - 2019 | ||
| Application Deadline | 02/20/2019 | |
| Start Date | 03/04/2019 | |
SUMMER 1 - 2019 | ||
| Application Deadline | 04/17/2019 | |
| Start Date | 04/29/2019 | |
SUMMER 2 - 2019 | ||
| Application Deadline | 06/19/2019 | |
| Start Date | 07/01/2019 | |
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