Psychology

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Professors: Ault (Chair), Barton, Kello, Munger, Palmer, Ramirez (On leave, Spring)
Associate Professors: Multhaup, M. Smith
Assistant Professor: Tonidandel (On leave, Fall)
Visiting Assistant Professor: Boyd
Adjunct Assistant Professor: C. Martin
Adjunct Lecturer: Huddleston (On location at Broughton Hospital)
Affiliated Faculty: Case (Biology)

Major Requirements

Ten courses are required including 101; 310; and 400, 401, or 402. Three courses must be methods courses: one must be 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, or 323; and one must be 314, 315, 316, 318, or 319; the third can be from either sequence. Of the ten courses, students must take at least one in each of the following areas:

Animal Behavior/Physiological courses: 282, 284, 302, 303, 305, 323, 324, 360, 361, 365
Cognitive courses: 276, 301, 304, 357, 377, 379
Developmental courses: 234, 241, 243, 245, 315, 319, 352, 356, 377
Clinical/Industrial-Organizational/Social/Personality courses: 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 236, 254, 260, 314, 316, 318, 350, 351, 356, 358, 359, 361, 364, 365

One of the ten courses must be a seminar.

In addition, all seniors must satisfactorily complete an oral interview conducted by a psychologist who is not a member of the department.
(Courses 295–298 are reserved for transfer credits.)

Distribution Requirements

Psychology 101, 199c, and any course numbered between 230 and 284 are courses which may be counted toward fulfillment of the distribution requirements in Social Science.

Honors Requirements

The Department of Psychology considers for honors those senior majors who meet the general college requirements with a minimum 3.2 GPA overall, meet the stated requirements for a major in Psychology with a minimum 3.5 GPA, and complete a senior thesis (PSY 400). Completion of these courses does not guarantee a recommendation for graduation with honors. The student’s work must be of superior quality. Evidence for such superior quality consists of generally high degrees of proficiency or exceptional creativity in course work, thesis, papers and projects.

Note on Prerequisites

Occasionally, under extraordinary circumstance, the department chair may waive a specific prerequisite for a particular course.

Davidson-Broughton Summer Program

Each summer, if there is sufficient enrollment, the department offers Practicum in Psychology (Psychology 290) during an eight-week period, with the students living and working at the state mental hospital in Morganton, N.C. There students have direct contact with patients and staff members while studying with adjunct lecturer Huddleston. Credit for Psychology 290. Prerequisites: Psychology 231 and consent of instructor. Inquiries may be directed to Department of Psychology, Davidson College.

Rationale for Course Numbering

Psychology 101 is open to all levels of students and is the prerequisite for all other courses in the department.

The 200-level courses except 290 (Practicum) are survey courses suitable for all levels of students who have had PSY 101.

The 300-level courses numbered between 301 and 349 focus on research methodology and/or participation in doing research. These are designed for majors, not open to first year students, and generally are taken after a few 200-level courses. The 300-level seminars (numbered between 350-380) are generally restricted to juniors and seniors but not necessarily to psychology majors.

The 400-level courses are capstone experiences open only to senior psychology majors.