Psychology

Required Courses:

PSYX 100IS: Intro to Psychology (4 credits)

M 105Q, M 121Q, STAT 216Q: Choose one (4 credits)

University Core and Psychology Electives: (26 credits)

PSYX 222: Psychological Statistics (4 credits)

PSYX 225: Research Design and Analysis (3 credits)

University Core and Psychology Electives: (23 credits)

PSYX 490R or PSYX 495: Undergraduate Research or Field Pract in Applied Psy (3 credits)

University Core and Psychology Electives: (27 credits)

PSYX 499R: Senior Thesis/Capstone (3 credits)

University Core and Psychology Electives: (27 credits)

Elective Requirements:

Psychology Electives (44 credits):

Choose at least one course from each of the following four groups (12 credits):

Biological/Emotion/Motivation/Learning: PSYX 350, PSYX 383, PSYX 370, PSYX 380

Cognitive: PSYX 354, PSYX 384, PSYX 481

Social/Personality: PSYX 360, PSYX 463, PSYX 385, PSYX 462

Developmental/Psychopathology: PSYX 230, PSYX 333, PSYX 340, PSYX 400

Choose at least four of the following courses (12 credits):

PSYX 235D, PSYX 263CS, PSYX 274, PSYX 335, PSYX 352, PSYX 358, PSYX 375, PSYX 382, PSYX 428, PSYX 429, PSYX 443, PSYX 461, PSYX 475, PSYX 477, PSYX 482, PSYX 491, PSYX 494, PSYX 495

University CORE, PSYX, and General Electives: (76 credits)

Careers

1. Psychology students at Montana State University go into careers such as:
2. Counseling
3. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
4. Human Resource Management
5. Higher Education
6. Medical School

Career Resources

Within their first year of graduation, more than 96% of Montana State graduates are employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment, and career guidance website Zippia consistently ranks MSU as the #1 school in the state where alumni are most likely to land jobs.