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  • Curriculum

    The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology requires completion of 120 credits, including at least 40 credits in the major as described below. Psychology courses prepare students for graduate study in academic or applied psychology and for careers in psychology-related human service fields such as social work and counseling.

    Students choose their courses in consultation with a faculty advisor. Only courses designated by The New School's Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students satisfy major (or minor) requirements, including psychology electives. Students must receive grades of C or better in all courses taken to fulfill the major or minor requirements. Search the University Course Catalog for a list of current course offerings.

    Required Courses Credits
    Introductory Course—Choose One
    NPSY 2001 Fundamentals of Psychology
    ULEC 2160/2161 Introduction to Psychology

    3

    Research Methods Course
    NPSY 2701 Research Methods I
    4
    Statistics Course
    NPSY 2010 Introductory Statistics
    3
    Integrative Foundations Course
    NPSY 3347 Cultural Psychology
    3
    Fundamentals Courses—Choose Four
    NPSY 2140 Introduction to Neuropsychology 
    NPSY 2301 Introduction to Social Psychology
    NPSY 2401 Theories of Personality
    NPSY 2501 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
    NPSY 2556 Introduction to Developmental Psychology
    NPSY 2601 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
    NPSY 2843 Introduction to Health Psychology
    12
    Intermediate Psychology Courses—Choose Four or More
    NPSY 2702 Disability and Psychology
    NPSY 3458 Psychology of Food
    NPSY 3646 Mindfulness and Meditation in Psychology
    NPSY 3841 Psychology of Gender
    NPSY 3820 Media Psychology
    NPSY 3530 Attachment Across the Lifespan
    NPSY 3339 Psychology, Technology, and Ethics
    NPSY 3500 Forensic Psychology
    NPSY 3801 Genealogies of Psychology: Histories, Systems, and Contemporary Debates
    NPSY3844 Psychology of Masculinity

    NPSY 3630 Trauma Politics and Culture
    NPSY 3671 Reproductive Technologies, Rights, and In/justice
    NPSY 3602 Psychology and Sexuality 
    NPSY 3700 Psychedelics and Psychology
    NPSY 4115 Community Psychology

    12 
    Senior Capstone Experience—Choose One
    NPSY 4900 Independent Senior Project
    GPSY 1 graduate-level psychology course by advisement
    Internship
    3-4
    Total46
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