Forensic Psychology
Psychology, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Forensic Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 34 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Skills | 15 | |
Writing – 6 hrs. | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| COLLEGE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LITERACY | ||
Oral Communication – 3 hrs. | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
Quantitative Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
Data Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
Select one from the following: | ||
| DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | ||
Until Fall 2028, students can satisfy this requirement with an approved data literacy course, or any approved natural or social science general education course. | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 13 | |
Social Science – 3 hrs. | ||
Humanities – 3 hrs. | ||
Natural & Physical Science (must complete a lab) – 4 hrs. | ||
Arts – 3 hrs. | ||
| Individual and Social Responsibility | 6 | |
Cultural Knowledge – 3 hrs. | ||
Civic Knowledge and Engagement – 3 hrs. | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Psychology Major with a Concentration in Forensic Psychology - 38+ Hours Required | ||
| Required Coursework | 29 | |
| The first six courses should be taken early in the student’s degree program. Concepts learned in these courses will benefit the student in upper-level Psychology classes. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II (^) | ||
| CAREER PATHS IN PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| EXPLORATIONS IN THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
or STAT 3000 | STATISTICAL METHODS I | |
| RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (* ^) | ||
| LAW & PSYCHOLOGY: ETHICS, RESEARCH & SERVICE (* ^) | ||
| SENIOR ASSESSMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| *Check with advisor to see if either PSYC 3450 or PSYC 4400 can be replaced with Criminal Justice courses. | ||
| Select four 3-credit (PSYC) Psychology courses from four of the five areas below. Some courses taken for the selected concentration will also be applied toward this requirement. See an advisor to plan accordingly. | 12 | |
| Applied Psychology | ||
| EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| LEARNING (^) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TESTING (^) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS (^) | ||
| FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| Social/Personality/Developmental Psychology | ||
| SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| PERSONALITY THEORIES (^) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (^) | ||
| Mental Health | ||
| CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| PERSONALITY AND ADJUSTMENT (^) | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH AND AGING (^) | ||
| BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTIONS (^) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (^) | ||
| LAW & PSYCHOLOGY: ETHICS, RESEARCH & SERVICE (^) | ||
| Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (^) | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| HORMONES & BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE (^) | ||
| Additional Perspectives | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (^) | ||
| HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY (**^) | ||
| LIMITS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (^) | ||
| POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, & WELL-BEING (^) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| SENIOR THESIS (^) 1 | ||
| Select one 3-credit (PSYC) Psychology Laboratory course at the 4000 Level | 3 | |
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: LEARNING (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: COGNITION, SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE (^) | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR LABORATORY (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (^) | ||
| LABORATORY IN PSYCHOLOGY: SOCIAL/INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL (^) | ||
| SENIOR THESIS (^) 2 | ||
| Select two 3-credit (PSYC) Psychology courses at the 3000-4000 level. Courses taken for the selected concentration can also be applied toward this requirement. See an advisor to plan accordingly. | 6 | |
| College Breadth (choose one option) | 15-30+ | |
| Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours | ||
| Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 18+ hours | ||
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours | ||
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from another Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from another Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ or without Lab - 3-5 hours | ||
| Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours) | ||
| Bachelor Science Cognate Requirement | 15 | |
| Students pursuing a BS in psychology must complete 15 credit hours of a cognate set of courses. Students will select one of the five cognate sets below. Course selection must include at least two different departments or programs. No more than 6 hours of courses may be at the 1000 level, with the remaining 9 hours taken at the 2000 level or above. Students may take a minor in place of the cognate under the following circumstances: 1) Students pursuing Option 1 College Requirements, which requires a minor, must take a second minor to satisfy the cognate requirement; OR 2) Students pursuing Option 2 College Requirements, which require additional general education courses, may add a minor to satisfy the cognate requirement. | ||
| Advocacy, Ethics, Social Justice & Law | ||
| BUSINESS ETHICS (^) | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
| ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | ||
| CRIME TO COURTROOM: THE JUSTICE JOURNEY | ||
| CRIMINAL LAW (^) | ||
| POWER, PERCEPTION, AND PUNISHMENT (^) | ||
| WOMEN, CRIME AND JUSTICE (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & REGULATIONS (^) | ||
| U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY SINCE 1860 (^) | ||
| CRITICAL REASONING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF LAW (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LAW | ||
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL RIGHTS (^) | ||
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL LIBERTIES (^) | ||
| REAL ESTATE LAW (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES (^) | ||
| SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE (^) | ||
| Artistic and Literary Perspectives | ||
| ART APPRECIATION | ||
| HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1850 (^) | ||
| GENDER & SEXUALITY IN MODERN ART (^) | ||
| MUSIC AND THE BLACK EXPERIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE I (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE II (^) | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE I (^) | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE II (^) | ||
| AMERICAN NONFICTION (^) | ||
| VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE (^) | ||
| VALUES AND VIRTUES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF ART (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DANCE | ||
| RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD | ||
| RELIGION AND CRITICAL THOUGHT (^) | ||
| FILM HISTORY AND APPRECIATION | ||
| THEATRE HISTORY AND LITERATURE:MODERN / 1850-2000 (^) | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS (^) | ||
| Global Culture & Diverse Populations | ||
| GLOBAL INDIGENOUS ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES (**) | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II: 1865-1954 | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY III: 1954-PRESENT DAY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE (^) | ||
| COMMUNICATING RACE, ETHNICITY & IDENTITY (^) | ||
| POWER, PERCEPTION, AND PUNISHMENT (^) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (^) | ||
| SOCIO-CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS IN LITERATURE (^) | ||
| BLACK SHORT STORY (^) | ||
| SURVEY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (^) | ||
| LATINO/A LITERATURE (^) | ||
| IRISH LITERATURE I (^) | ||
| IRISH LITERATURE II (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO TRIBAL MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES | ||
| LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION | ||
| MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE:THE WORLD | ||
| GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| RELIGION AND HUMAN RIGHTS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES (^) | ||
| RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S. (^) | ||
| RACE, CLASS AND GENDER IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION ( ^) | ||
| Health and Science Explorations | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CAREERS & ETHICS | ||
| BIOLOGY I (** ^) | ||
| BIOLOGY II (^) | ||
| ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING (^) | ||
| GENETICS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR (^) | ||
| GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (** ^) | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY | ||
| BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF AGING (^) | ||
| HEALTH ASPECTS OF AGING | ||
| FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| HEALTHFUL LIVING | ||
| WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY (^) | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE I (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE II (^) | ||
| BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL SCIENCE (^) | ||
| NEUROETHICS (^) | ||
| SPIRITUALITY AND WELLNESS (^) | ||
| May choose only 1 of the following MATH courses: | ||
| CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| CALCULUS FOR BIOMEDICINE (^) | ||
| CALCULUS I (^) | ||
| Work Technology & Communication | ||
| INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION (^) | ||
| COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (^) | ||
| USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO) (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) (^) | ||
| ECONOMICS OF TECHNOLOGY (^) | ||
| WRITING FOR THE WORKPLACE (^) | ||
| TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | ||
| MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (^) | ||
| MANAGING COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT (^) | ||
| BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (^) | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (** ^) | ||
| APPLIED ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY (^) | ||
| WORK AND SOCIETY (^) | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
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Senior Thesis Part I: Thesis Proposal (first 3 of 6 credit hours). Requires special permission from a faculty member and the student must meet the Psychology Senior Thesis criteria.
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Senior Thesis Part II: Data Analysis, Interpretations and Conclusions (second 3 of 6 credit hours). Requires special permission from a faculty member and the student must meet the Psychology Senior Thesis criteria.