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How to Apply/Declare
Current Undergraduate Students: Declare or change your minor by completing an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form.
Prospective Undergraduate Students: Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks. Use the links below to apply:
Curriculum
Required Courses (6 Credits)
PSYCH 271 must be taken for a grade, minimum grade of C-.
- PSYCH 271L - Introduction to Cognitive Science 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 370 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)
Elective Courses (12 to 16 Credits)
Take four courses from the list below. No more than one course can be at the 100-level and at least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher. With approval from the department, one semester of directed/independent study OR one semester of research apprenticeship OR both semesters of honors research/thesis may be applied toward this requirement.
- ANTH 105 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 211 - Human Origins 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 385 - Language and Culture 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 478 - Directed Study I 1-3 Credit(s) OR
- ANTH 479 - Directed Study II 1-3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 490 - Independent Rsrch I 3 Credit(s) OR
- ANTH 491 - Independent Research II 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 102 - Evolutionary Biology 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 252 - Genetics 4 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 254 - Genetics (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 316 - Neurobiology 4 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 318 - Neurobiology (Lecture) 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 348 - Animal Behavior 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 352 - Evolution 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 478 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s) OR
- BIOL 479 - Independent Study II 1-3 Credit(s)
- CS 110 - Introduction to Computing 4 Credit(s)
- CS 420 - An Introduction to the Theory of Computation 3 Credit(s)
- CS 438 - Applied Machine Learning 3 Credit(s)
- CS 470 - An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 Credit(s)
- CS 478 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
- CS 498 - Honors Thesis 3 Credit(s)
- LING 479 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
- PHIL 250 - Formal Logic 3 Credit(s)
- PHIL 255 - The Mystery of Consciousness 3 Credit(s)
- PHIL 340 - Speech Acts 3 Credit(s)
- PHIL 344 - The Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit(s)
- PHIL 345 - Theory of Knowledge 3 Credit(s)
- PHIL 440 - Philosophy of Language 3 Credit(s)
- PHIL 478 - Independent Study I 1-3 Credit(s) OR
- PHIL 479 - Independent Study II 1-3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 201 - Introduction to Behavioral Research 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 230 - Social Psychology 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 241 - Infancy and Childhood Development 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 250 - Learning and Memory 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 255 - Perception 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 346 - Language Development 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 360 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 447 - Cognitive Development 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 460 - The Neuropsychology of Higher Cognitive Processes 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 462 - Psychopharmacology 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 466 - Hormones and Behavior 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 475 - Experimental Methods: Learning and Perception 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 476 - Experimental Methods: Physiological 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 477 - Experimental Methods: Social 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 486 - Research Apprenticeship in Psychology 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 488 - Directed Study in Psychology 1-4 Credit(s) OR
- PSYCH 489 - Directed Study in Psychology 1-4 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 496 - Honors Research 3 Credit(s) OR
- PSYCH 497 - Honors Research 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 281 - Society and the Individual 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 350 - Social Statistics 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 479 - Directed Study in Sociology 1-4 Credit(s)
Completion Requirements
Complete between 18 and 22 credits from six courses, including two required courses and four electives.
Pass/Fail: Only one course taken pass/fail.
Course level: No more than two 100-level courses may be applied toward the minor. At least two courses for the minor must be at the 300-level or higher.
Contact
Michelle Browning, Department Manager & Advising Coordinator
McCormack Hall, Floor: 04, Room: 00206
617.287.6350
michelle.browning [@] umb.edu
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