Psychology and Women’s and Ethnic Studies (WEST) Double Major

Psychology Courses

Students should complete the four required foundation courses (first four courses listed below) before attempting other course requirements.

• PSY 1000 - General Psychology
• PSY 1100 - The Profession of Psychology
• PSY 2100 - Introduction to Psychological Statistics
• PSY 2110 - Introduction to Psychological Research and Measurement

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  Complete four courses from those listed below with no more than one course from any given area.

  Abnormal

• PSY 3280 - Abnormal Psychology

• Biopsychology

• PSY 3270 - Introduction to Biopsychology

• Cognition and Learning

• PSY 3130 - Learning and Cognition
• PSY 3140 - Cognitive Psychology
• PSY 3200 - Psychology of Learning

• Developmental

• PSY 3620 - Developmental Psychology

• Social

• PSY 3400 - Social Psychology

• Complete one of the following advanced seminar courses.

• PSY 4060 - Seminar in Health Psychology
• PSY 4110 - Seminar in Methodology
• PSY 4130 - Seminar in Learning and Cognition
• PSY 4240 - Seminar in Psychology of Personality
• PSY 4270 - Seminar in Biopsychology
• PSY 4280 - Seminar in Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 4400 - Seminar in Social Psychology
• PSY 4430 - Seminar in Social Issues
• PSY 4510 - Seminar in History of Psychology.
• PSY 4620 - Seminar in Developmental Psychology

• Complete 6 credit hours of upper-division (3000+level) PSY courses to meet total and upper-division credit hour requirements.

  Complete the Psychology Senior Accountability Exam.

WEST Courses

• WEST 1010 - Introduction to Social Justice Studies: Leadership, Inclusion, and Engagement
    
• WEST 3400 - Advanced Theory: An Intersectional Approach
    

At least one class must be completed from each of the following three substantive areas (for a total of three courses).

PSY 3560  may be used to fulfill the Transnational/Global Studies requirement.

Courses cannot be counted in more than one area.

Check updated lists at http://www.uccs.edu/west/current_students/substantive.html.

Transnational/Global Studies

• WEST 3070 Global Men and Masculinities
    
• WEST 3380 Caribbean Literature, History, and Theory
    
• WEST 3480 Global Women’s Issues
    
• WEST 3550 Native American Literature
    
• WEST 3560 Women and Aging International: Diversity, Challenges, and Contributions
    
• WEST 3680 Islam and the West: Contacts, Representations, and Approaches
    
• WEST 4050 From the Harem to the War Zone: Women Writers Encountering the Orient and Occident
    
• WEST 4100 Native American Perspectives on Museums
    
• WEST 4120 Indigenous Views on Sustainability: All My Relations
    
• WEST 4170 The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Literature, History, and Theory
    
• WEST 4700 Global Feminisms
    

Creative and Artistic Expression

• WEST 2040 Global Black Women Writers
    
• WEST 2500 Race and Gender at the Movies
     
• WEST 3020 Me, Myself, and I: Life Writing, Autobiography and the Creation of the Self
     
• WEST 3100 Women of Color: Image and Voice
     
• WEST 3360 U.S. Latina/o Literature
     
• WEST 3380 Caribbean Literature, History, and Theory
     
• WEST 3550 Native American Literature
     
• WEST 3990 Readings in Multiethnic Literature
   
• WEST 4010 Privilege and Oppression in Popular Culture 
• WEST 4060 Middle East Women in Film
     
• WEST 4100 Native American Perspectives on Museums
    

Social Movements, Communities, and History

• WEST 2030 Hiphop and the Performance of Identities
    
• WEST 2070 Foundations in Native American Studies
    
• WEST 3060 Multi-Racial Identities
    
• WEST 3090 Peep Show: Sexuality in Popular Culture
    
• WEST 3130 Gender, Race, and Sexuality
    
• WEST 3290 Perspectives on Race and Ethnic Relations
    
• WEST 3480 Global Women’s Issues
    
• WEST 3620 Media and Consumption: Monopolies, Myths, and Misrepresentations
    
• WEST 3680 Islam and the West: Contacts, Representations, and Approaches
    
• WEST 3760 - Social Justice and Sustainability: Living Mindfully  
• WEST 4120 Indigenous Views on Sustainability: All My Relations
    
• WEST 4140 Unnatural Disasters: Hurricane Katrina, Climate, and Our Future on a Changing Planet
    
• WEST 4160 The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Comparative, Cross-cultural Perspective
    
• WEST 4170 The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Literature, History, and Theory
    
• WEST 4280 Native American Philosophical Thought
    
• WEST 4700 Global Feminisms
    

• Complete 15 additional credit hours of upper-division (3000+ level) WEST courses.

  PSY/WEST crosslisted courses may count toward this requirement, as can:

• PSY 3400 - Social Psychology
• PSY 3450 - Psychology of Diversity
• PSY 3480 - Selected Topics in Psychology
• PSY 3620 - Developmental Psychology
• PSY 3660 - Service-Learning Internship