Program Overview

Psychology BA, Collaborative Psychology Degree Program

The Collaborative Psychology Degree program is a 100% online program designed to offer coursework from the University of Missouri – St. Louis (UMSL) and the University of Missouri- Columbia (MU). While students may take courses offered by MU, students earning this degree through UMSL must complete all UMSL degree, college, and university graduation requirements.

General Education Requirements

Majors must satisfy the university and college General Education curricular requirements. Selected courses in Psychology may be used to meet General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirements.

Degree Requirements

• The psychology major requires a minimum of 30 credit hours in psychology coursework.
• All courses that count toward the psychology major requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
• Students must complete a statistics and research methods sequence of PSYCH 2201 (UMSL) and PSYCH 2219 (UMSL) or PSYCH 3010 (MU) and PSYCH 3020 (MU). Both courses in the sequence must be completed at the same campus. PSYCH 2219 (UMSL) or PSYCH 3020 (MU) must be completed before the capstone (PSYCH 4999).
• Students must complete at least 12 hours in psychology courses numbered 3000 or above.
• Students may use no more than 12 hours of Topics Courses, Special Problems Courses, Special Readings Courses, or Internship Courses toward graduation. Within the 12 hours, no more than 9 hours may be Special Problems Courses.

Core Courses

Distribution Requirements

• Cognitive/Neuroscience Distribution: 6 credits
  • Choose two of the following courses:
    • PSYCH 2211: Introduction to Biological Psychology (or MU PSYCH 2210)
    • PSYCH 2200: Drugs and Behavior (or MU PSYCH 2220)
    • PSYCH 3500: Health Psychology (or MU PSYCH 3830)
    • PSYCH 4356: Cognitive Processes (or MU PSYCH 3160)
    • PSYCH 4110: Perception (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 4210: Physiological Psychology (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 3870: Sleep and Sleep Disorders (offered through MU)
• Clinical/Social/Developmental Distribution: 6 credits
  • Choose two of the following courses:
    • PSYCH 2230: Psychology of Gender (or MU PSYCH 3451)
    • PSYCH 2250: Social Psychological Science (or MU PSYCH 2310)
    • PSYCH 2270: Developmental Psychology: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence
    • PSYCH 2268: Lifespan Developmental Psychology (MOTR PSYC 200) (or MU PSYCH 2410)
    • PSYCH 2245: Psychological Disorders (MU PSYCH 2510)
    • PSYCH 2520: Introduction to Addiction Science (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 3351: Positive Motivation (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 4830: Psychology of Women (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 3232: Psychology of Trauma
    • PSYCH 3280: Psychology of Death and Dying
    • PSYCH 3346: Introduction to Clinical Psychology (or MU PSYCH 3510)
    • PSYCH 3500: Health Psychology (or MU PSYCH 3830)
    • PSYCH 4250: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
    • PSYCH 4275: Drug Use and Addiction: People, Policy, and Practice
    • PSYCH 4365: Psychological Testing and Assessment
    • PSYCH 4376: Mental Health and Aging
    • PSYCH 4441: Psychology of Youths' Close Relationships (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 2511: Military and Veterans Psychology (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 3511: Emotion Regulation and the Brain (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 3370: The Science of Mindfulness (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 3480: Individual Differences (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 4563: Behavioral and Technology Addictions (offered through MU)
    • PSYCH 4980W: Human Relationships Capstone (offered through MU)
• Electives: 6 credits
  • Two additional PSYCH courses totaling no less than 6 credit hours at the 2000 level or above.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate an integrative understanding of psychological concepts, theories, research, and historical trends in psychology and the prediction of behavior across the scientific subdisciplines.
• Summarize and explain the use of the scientific approach to solve behavioral problems and articulate how behavioral explanations rely on critical thinking, scientific reasoning, weighing evidence, and tolerating ambiguity.
• Identify and evaluate appropriate research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
• Communicate using a variety of formats in a clear, concise way.
• Demonstrate respect for members of diverse groups with sensitivity to issues of power, privilege, and discrimination, while adopting social and ethical values that build community at local, national, and global levels.
• Display professionalism and ownership of professional growth and learning through an evolving career development plan tailored to one's accurate self-assessment of abilities, achievements, motivations, and work habits.