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IT Concentration: Psychology

For those entering the program Fall 2004 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 Information in History & Society

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-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization

ITEC-2110 Exploiting the Information World

ITEC-2960 Creativity and IT

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

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

ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction

PSYC-2220 Human Factors in Design

H&SS Elective**

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

ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources

PSYC-4600 Cognition and the Brain

Science Elective

PSYC-4280 Human Computer Interaction

PSYC-2310 Experimental Methods & Statistics

H&SS Elective**

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 three-course ECSE sequence or the two-course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will replace one free elective slot. Move PHIL-2140 to Semester VII with a free elective.

**See H&SS requirements


Industrial/Organizational Psychology Option

Semester I Semester II

ITEC-1210 Information in History & Society

CSCI-1100 Computer Science I

MATH-1010 Calculus I

IHSS-1960 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-2350 Embedded Control 
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization

ITEC-2110 Exploiting the Information World

ITEC-2960 Creativity and IT

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

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

ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction

PSYC-2730 Social Psychology

H&SS Elective**

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

ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources

PSYC-4200 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Science Elective

PSYC-2310 Experimental Methods & Statistics

PSYC-4xxx Psychology Course

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

Semester VII Semester VIII

ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience

PSYC-4110 Motivation & Performance

PSYC-4990 Senior IT-Psychology Capstone Project I

Free Elective

PSYC-4990 Senior IT-Psych Capstone Project II

Science Elective

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

Select either the three-course ECSE sequence or the two-course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will replace one free elective slot. Move PHIL-2140 to Semester VII with a free elective.

**See H&SS requirements

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