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IT Concentration: Psychology

For those entering the program prior to Fall 2003 semester & beyond

Contact Person: Selmer Bringsjord

Description:
The B.S. in IT with Psychology as a concentration is a perfect undergraduate trajectory for those interested in joining the Minds & Machines Program and the "M&M" Lab.

All students begin by taking the Minds & Machines first-year studies course, which provides a hands-on, project-based introduction to the technologies and principles at the heart of Minds & Machines.

There are two options students can choose from either the Human-Computer Interface/Cognitive Engineering Option or the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Option.


Human-Computer Interface/Cognitive Engineering Option

Semester I Semester II

ITEC-1210 The IT Revolution: Myth or Reality?

CSCI-1100 Computer Science I

MATH-1010 Calculus I

IHSS-1964 Mind & Machines

ITEC-1220 Politics & Economics of IT

CSCI-1200 Computer Science II

PSYC-1200 General Psychology

Math Elective

Semester III Semester IV
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2961 Intro to the HC11 Microcontroller
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization

ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction

ITEC-2110 Exploiting the Information World

PHIL-2140 Intro to Logic (H&SS Elective**)

One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Data Structures & Algorithms

PSYC-2220 Human Factors in Design

PSYC-2310 Experimental Methods & Statistics

H&SS Elective**

Semester V Semester VI
ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources

IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- DSES-4530 Information Systems

PSYC-4600 Cognition and the Brain

H&SS Elective**

PSYC-4280 Human Computer Interaction

Science Elective

ITEC-4960 Creative Design in IT

Free Elective

Semester VII Semester VIII

ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience

PSYC-4370 Cognitive Psychology

PSYC-4990 Senior IT-Psych Capstone Project I

Free Elective

PSYC-4990 Senior IT-Psych Capstone Project II

Science Elective

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

*Select either the first course in both lists or the second course in both lists. Do not select the first course in one list and the second course in the other.

**See H&SS requirements


Industrial/Organizational Psychology Option

Semester I Semester II

The IT Revolution: Myth or Reality?

CSCI-1100 Computer Science I

MATH-1010 Calculus I

PSYC-1200 General Psychology

ITEC-1220 Politics & Economics of IT

CSCI-1200 Computer Science II

PSYC-2730 Social Psychology

Math Elective

Semester III Semester IV
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2961 Intro to the HC11 Microcontroller
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization

ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction

ITEC-2110 Exploiting the Information World

PHIL-2140 Intro to Logic (H&SS Elective**)

One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Data Structures & Algorithms

PSYC-2310 Experimental Methods & Statistics

PSYC-2730 Social Psychology

H&SS Elective**

Semester V Semester VI
ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources

IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- DSES-4530 Information Systems

PSYC-4200 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

H&SS Elective**

PSYC-4XXX Psychology Course

ITEC-4960 Creative Design in IT

Science Elective

Free Elective

Semester VII Semester VIII

ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience

PSYC-4110 Motivation & Performance

PSYC-4990 Senior IT-Psych Capstone Project I

Free Elective

PSYC-4990 Senior IT-Psych Capstone Project II

Science Elective

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

*Select either the first course in both lists or the second course in both lists. Do not select the first course in one list and the second course in the other.

**See H&SS requirements

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