Psychology at Towson University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PSYC coursework.

• PSYC 314Research Methods in Psychologyopens 28 courses (14 directly)
• PSYC 313Research Design and Statistical Analysis in Psychology IIopens 25 courses (12.5 directly)
• PSYC 212Behavioral Statisticsopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• PSYC 486Advanced Experimental Designopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• PSYC 203Human Developmentopens 2 courses (1 directly)
• PSYC 205Introduction to the Helping Relationshipopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PSYC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 53 PSYC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 4 more PSYC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on PSYC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in PSYC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at PSYC 499

  1. PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology
  2. PSYC 212Behavioral Statistics
  3. PSYC 486Advanced Experimental Design
  4. PSYC 498Honors Capstone Psychology
  5. PSYC 499Honors Senior Thesis in Psychology

• 4 courses deep, ending at PSYC 457

  1. ENGL 102Writing for a Liberal Education
  2. PSYC 313Research Design and Statistical Analysis in Psychology II
  3. PSYC 447Psychology of Gender

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYC 404

  1. PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology
  2. PSYC 203Human Development
  3. PSYC 404Adolescent Psychology

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYC 439

  1. PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology
  2. PSYC 205Introduction to the Helping Relationship
  3. PSYC 439The Initial Interview

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for PSYC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under PSYC yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

Psychology does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Towson campus feed.