The Minor in Psychology is open to all Tougaloo College students to enhance their employability and widen their opportunities for acceptance to graduate or professional schools. In today’s competitive job market, acquisition of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills enhances employability. There are many careers where a science-based knowledge about interpersonal skills, human/ animal behavior, emotionality, and mental capabilities is valued. Concepts, principles, and “people skills” learned in psychology may complement a broad range of disciplines and be advantageous in business and health-related professions such as social work, sociology, law, ethics, education, and physical education/recreation, and so forth, as well as pre-nursing, pre-law, public health marketing, management, and economics. The Minor incorporates essential courses in Psychology, providing a basic understanding of the functioning of the mind and human behavior, and courses that enhance mathematical ability, development of social and interpersonal skills, understanding of brain functioning, and human development through the lifespan. To obtain a Minor in psychology, 18 credit hours must be completed : 9 hours of core requirements and 9 hours of elective courses. A minimum GPA of 2.50 is required for graduation.
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