PSYC

PSYC 300-level Upper-level Psychology course: 3 Credit

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PSYC

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3

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3

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Additional elective classes must be taken to reach 122 hours required for the major. Total Credits 122 BS in Exercise Science, Pre-OTD Track

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PSYC

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3

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3

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Applied Psychology:

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PSYC

Credits (min)

3

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3

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Social factors of human behavior; social cognition, interpersonal influences, and relations; group process; interplay of individuals, groups, and society. Prerequisites: PSYC 100. Fall/Spring as needed. Credits 3

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

This course examines the application of evolutionary theory and methods to the field of psychology. Attention will be given to the role evolution plays in the understanding of complex human behavior, including cooperation, mating strategies and preferences, parenting, aggression, etc. Special attention will be given to efforts at integrating this perspective into the broader context of psychological inquiry. Prerequisites: PSYC 100. Spring. Credits 3

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Subject

PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Historical development of psychology as a science and profession; emphasis on evolution of psycho dynamic and behavioral theories. Prerequisite: PSYC 100. Fall Credits 3

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Credits 0

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Analysis of extant theories and their contribution to understanding individual differences in behavior and emotions. Analysis utilized to critically evaluate individuals’ traits as viewed through lenses of theories presented in course. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, PSYC 221 or PSYC 222, and Junior Standing. Fall. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

A survey of classic and contemporary issues regarding the psychology of music. Topics include: music origins, music and social behavior, auditory sensation and musical perception, neuroscience of music, physiological and emotional responses to music, and musical acquisition. Prerequisite: PSYC 100. Spring as needed. Credits 3 483 LMU Undergraduate Catalog

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Developmental:

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PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Credits 0

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Social factors of human behavior: social cognition, influences, andrelations; group process; interplay of individuals, groups, and society. Junior SEWS paper. Prerequisites: PSYC 100. Fall Credits 3

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

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www.lmunet.edu

Credits 0

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PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

*Candidates in secondary licensure programs are not required to adhere to transition; however, they must meet the same requirements for provisional and formal admissions. Total Credits 40 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Accounting

Subject

PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Introductory statistics course from the perspective of the social sciences. Purpose and application of procedures in research analysis are emphasized. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics, correlation and regression, probability, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, MATH 110 or MATH 115 (preferred), and Junior Standing. Fall. Credits 3

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Fundamental techniques of research design and methodology in psychology. Topics include description, observation, and measurement of behavior; ethics, correlational and experimental designs. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, PSYC 280, and Junior Standing. Spring. Credits 3

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Experimental and theoretical aspects of information processing and cognitive processes. Topics include memory, attention, knowledge, sensation & perception, language, decision-making, problem solving, and intelligence. Prerequisites: PSYC 100 and Junior or Senior Standing. Spring. Credits 3

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PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Credits 3

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PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Psychology of older adults 75 years to end of life. Topics include the dementias; psychology of health related issues, including long-term care, hospice and end of life issues. Prerequisites; PSYC 100, PSYC 221 or 222, and PSYC 390. Spring as needed. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Psychology Total: 15 Credit Hours Total Credits 0 Board of Trustees &

Subject

PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit Hours

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Contemporary issues regarding psychotherapeutic approaches to treating psychological disorders. Theories and research in clinical assessment and treatment. Discussion and demonstrations of therapeutic approaches as relevant to specific issues in counseling. Prerequisites; PSYC 340 and Senior Standing (or permission of instructor). Spring. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Study of principles and techniques of psychological assessment and testing, including test construction, norming, and issues of reliability and validity. Major tests of intelligence and personality will be discussed. Critical examinations of tests’ construction and development also covered. Prerequisites: PSYC 280, PSYC 380, and Senior standing. Fall. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Examines structures and functions of the human nervous system as the foundation of behavior. Topics include anatomy and physiology, intra- and intercellular communication, the biological basis of movement, sleep, disorders, memory, and perceptual systems. Prerequisites: PSYC 280, PSYC 380, and Senior Standing. Fall. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Psych Courses Total: 39 Credit Hours 61 Pre-Veterinary Medicine Curriculum Advisor: Dr. Amanda Rainey Competition for freshman class spaces in veterinary school is keen, and students should expect to achieve above a 3.5 GPA. Many successful applicants have completed the Bachelor’s Degree. Because course requirements differ with individual veterinary schools, students should familiarize themselves with entrance requirements for the schools to which they will apply. Most universities require the applicant to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Information regarding the GRE can be obtained from your pre-veterinary medicine advisor. Most colleges of veterinary medicine utilize the services of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) during the application process. Students should visit the AAVMC website at aavmc.org for more information regarding application to veterinary school. Coursework typically includes the following: English, three semesters; mathematics, two semesters; chemistry, four semesters; biology, four semesters; physics, two semesters; fine arts, one semester; humanities, three semesters; and social science, two semesters. It is important to have experience working with veterinarians and with animals. Students are encouraged to incorporate the pre-veterinary curriculum into an academic program leading to a career alternative such as veterinary health science, biology, or chemistry. Recommended Curriculum: English: 6 Credit Hours Humanities and Social Sciences: 18 Credit Hours Physics: 8 Credit Hours General Chemistry: 8 Credit Hours Organic Chemistry: 8 Credit Hours Biochemistry: 4 Credit Hours General Biology: 8 Credit Hours Genetics: 3-4 Credit Hours Cellular Biology or Microbiology: 3-4 Credit Hours Mathematics / Calculus: 5-6 Credit Hours Total: 71-74 Credit Hours

Subject

PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit Hours

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Sociocultural:

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Students design, conduct, and present an original empirical study. This course is intended for advanced students who, upon completion of PSYC 480, have designed an empirical study and have completed CITI certification. May be repeated. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Repeatable

May be repeated.

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Prerequisite

PSYC 480, PSYC 480Z, and Permission of Faculty. Spring as needed.

Clinical field placement within a facility offering psychological services. Field placement of 60 clock hours per credit hour. LMU retains ultimate control and supervision of the practicum. Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor / Program Director. As needed. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Weekly seminar, including a supervised internship experience of 60 clock hours, during the senior year with an approved agency or organization offering psychological services. Lincoln Memorial University retains ultimate control and supervision of the internship. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. Spring. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Additional Elective Requirements Item # Title Credits Additional Elective Requirements for the BS in Psychology - 41 Counseling and Practice Track Total Credits 122 BS in Psychology - General Track

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

This is a course for students who have already completed undergraduate research and statistics coursework. The overall objective is to provide opportunities to learn the skills necessary to apply statistical techniques to data analysis at an advanced level. This course addresses research designs, including analysis of variance (two-way, repeated measures, mixed designs), as well as covers correlation and partial-correlation. Finally, it addresses an regression analysis, including multiple regression. This course will also discuss sampling and post-hoc testing. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

This course covers the perennial themes in social psychology (including attitudes, stereotyping, conformity, power, aggression, prosocial behavior, the social self, emotions, group dynamics, and inter-group relations). The emphasis is on recent empirical and theoretical developments." Special attention will be given to evolutionary treatments of social-psychological phenomena. Research using primary sources will be emphasized and data processes that enable theoretical analysis. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

PSYC-550 PSYC-560

Subject

PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

This course reviews the extant issues and theories that represent individual development from conception through early adulthood. Attention will be given to the most recent research regarding the conceptualization of transformational events in development, individual differences in cognition and personality as well as the relationship between temperament and personality. This course will review the literature on the relationship of adverse childhood experiences on later, adult outcomes; and, finally, attention will be given to the measurement of stability and change for the age span addressed by this course. In addition, this course will include a review of the current literature of the discipline and engagement in recent and current research. d Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Psychopathology is an advanced level course addressing psychiatric disorders as defined in the most recent DSM (e.g., DSM-5). Psychiatric disorders will be considered from a descriptive and etiological perspective. This course includes a comprehensive review of theoretical and empirical research addressing each of the disorders to be addressed in this course. Special attention will be given to differential diagnosis, the importance of overlapping symptomatology, assessment & deception, and best practices to address the symptomatology. This course will include a review of the current literature of the discipline and engagement in recent and current research. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

This course is a comprehensive introduction to legal, ethical and professional issues pertaining to the practice of psychology. In this regard, there will be a review of the current literature of the discipline and engagement in recent and current research. Credits 3 206

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Advanced study of the contemporary field of cognitive psychology; survey of topics may include memory, attention, perception, decision-making and judgment, language, and mental representations. Course will focus on established empirical and theoretical findings that exemplify general principles of mental functioning with an emphasis on information processing. This will include a review of the current literature of the discipline and engagement in recent and current research. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie drug addiction. We will be looking at how the brain changes as a function of drug taking and how learning and genetics contribute to the development of addiction (both substance and behavioral addictions). We will look at both behavioral and substance addictions to understand how processes in the brain change after long term exposure to these types of external influences. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Applied Psychology includes the areas of clinical psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, occupational health psychology, human factors, forensic psychology, engineering psychology, as well as many other areas such as school psychology, community psychology and criminal justice. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Master of Science in Psychology - Forensic Track Course Options Total Credits 33 Master of Science in Psychology - Forensic Track

Subject

PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

73

Subject

PSYC

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

Selected topics reflecting specialized areas in psychology. Will look at current topics dominating the field, at current theories, and advanced methodologies of treatment. Content varies. May be repeated when topic is different. Credits 3

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Repeatable

May be repeated when topic is different.

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu

The thesis presents an opportunity for the student to define an empirical question regarding the relationship between variables relevant to the field of Psychology. It is an empirical question regarding the relationship between variables that, based on a review of existing related research and/or theory, remains untested; and, when the relationship is tested empirically, stands an opportunity to contribute to an already existing body of findings. For example, the Student may choose to test the generality of an already existing theory or a larger body of extant research. In doing so, the Student may attempt to either broaden the scope of a particular construct or strengthen the empirical validity of an already existing body of knowledge, e.g., demonstrating the salience of a particular personality trait in an unmeasured venue of the social environment.

Subject

PSYC

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-graduate

Source

www.lmunet.edu