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School of Liberal Arts & Education
Department of Psychology
The Department of Psychology offers a sequence of study, which leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. The Department seeks to achieve three major objectives. First and foremost, it strives to offer broad, fundamental theoretical and research training in the science of psychology to its majors. The department offers a wide array of courses, which demonstrate the challenging complexities of psychology, ranging from philosophical/deductive inquiries and laboratory/empirical investigations to field/clinical applications.Â
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Department of Psychology
Hampton University
Martin Luther King Hall
Suite 238
200 William R. Harvey Way
Hampton, VA 23668
- 757-727-5301
Department Overview
The second major objective the Department seeks to achieve is to provide the necessary background and experience (e.g., research/writing development opportunities, internship) for successful entry into, and completion of, graduation education.Â
The third major objective is to serve the schools and divisions of the university by enhancing all students’ liberal arts education with 1) a sound behavioral science orientation; and 2) an opportunity to fulfill specific vocational or professional accreditation/certification requirements for courses in psychology.
Department Majors
Psychology
The Psychology major consists of 48 credit hours in the discipline. All students wishing to major in psychology must first take Introduction to Psychology in order to take any other core psychology classes. The other core curriculum courses include Social Psychology (PSY 346 and 347), Physiological Psychology (PSY 308), Abnormal Psychology (PSY 300), Theories of Personality (PSY 302), Developmental Psychology (PSY 311), Junior Seminar (PSY 309), and Senior Seminar (PSY 408). At least 15 hours of Psychology Electives are also required. In addition to the required courses, psychology majors are encouraged to enroll in additional classes that strengthen their writing and analytical skills and mathematical background, or to use their free electives to take additional courses (or minor) in departments that complement psychology and/or their professional goals.
Psychology (Minor)
The psychology minor requires 21 credit hours, to include:
Introduction to Psychology (PSY 203), Methods of Psychology (PSY 208), Statistics I Introduction to Statistical Methods (PSY 346), and Theories of Personality (PSY 302).The remaining nine credits may be chosen from other selected psychology courses; however, only three of these remaining credits may come from any applied (i.e. psychology elective) courses.
African American Marriage and Family Concentration
The Department of Psychology offers a concentration in African American Marriage and Family Studies to provide students the opportunity: 1) for exposure to cutting-edge research and theory focused on African American family theory, research, and practice; 2) to analyze the current state of African American marriages and families; and 3) to explore culturally congruent approaches to prevention and intervention which promote healthy marriages, parent-child and other family relationships and quality family interactions-dynamics across generations; and 4) to learn about the needed attitudes, knowledge and skills that will assist African American marriages and families experience more satisfying and lasting intimate relationships and outcomes.
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Pre-medical Concentration
The Department of Psychology also offers a Pre-Medical track. Students interested in a career in medicine, psychiatry, public health, neuroscience, and epidemiology can take advantage of the Pre-medical Concentration. This concentration combines curricula in biology, chemistry and physics with psychology, giving Hampton University psychology majors interested in pursuing the aforementioned careers a unique advantage.