Subject Area Major (SAM) Options

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Subject-Area Major Options

Required Credits: 39

Candidates in the early childhood education, elementary education and the integrated elementary education/special education dual program must complete the required 18-credits of psychology courses as part of their subject-area.

For the remaining 21-credits, candidates in the integrated elementary education/special education dual program must choose behavioral studies offered by the Education Department as their subject-area to fulfill the State of Connecticut subject-area requirement.

Candidates in the early childhood education and elementary education programs must choose behavioral studies or any minor offered by the University of Hartford outside of the Education department to fulfill the remaining 21-credits required by the State of Connecticut subject-area requirement. Students choosing a subject-area in the College of Arts and Sciences must declare that minor, obtain a minor advisor in the appropriate department, and follow all requirements for that minor as set forth in the appropriate sections of this Catalog.

Behavioral Studies Interdisciplinary Major

Core: Psychology (18 credits)

Early Childhood Education

Required courses (12 credits)

PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 132 - Human Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 240 - Infant and Child Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 245 - Psychological Aspects of Parenting 3 credit(s)

Choose two of the following:

PSY 222 - Behavior and Behavior Change 3 credit(s)
PSY 248 - Psychology of Gender 3 credit(s)
PSY 252 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 253 - Psychology Applied to the Workplace 3 credit(s)
PSY 260 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 credit(s)
PSY 261 - Stress and Stress Management 3 credit(s)
PSY 262 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 320 - Thinking, Memory, and Problem Solving 3 credit(s)
PSY 323W - Health Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 331 - Intellectual Disabilities: Concepts and Theories 3 credit(s)

Elementary Education and Integrated Elementary/Special Education

Required courses (15 credits)

PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 240 - Infant and Child Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 331 - Intellectual Disabilities: Concepts and Theories 3 credit(s)
PSY 332 - Learning Disabilities: Concepts and Theories 3 credit(s)
PSY 333W - Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Concepts and Theories 3 credit(s)

Choose one of the following:

PSY 132 - Human Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 222 - Behavior and Behavior Change 3 credit(s)
PSY 245 - Psychological Aspects of Parenting 3 credit(s)
PSY 248 - Psychology of Gender 3 credit(s)
PSY 252 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 253 - Psychology Applied to the Workplace 3 credit(s)
PSY 260 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 credit(s)
PSY 261 - Stress and Stress Management 3 credit(s)
PSY 262 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 320 - Thinking, Memory, and Problem Solving 3 credit(s)
PSY 323W - Health Psychology 3 credit(s)

Sociology, Politics and Government, and Communication Courses

Students must take at least one course from each category below and a total of 6 courses (18 credits).

Early Childhood Education majors are required to take SOC 110 , SOC 254 , SOC 256 , one additional SOC course, one in politics and government, and one in communication.

Elementary Education majors take at least one course in sociology, one in politics and government, one in communication, and three additional courses from any of the three categories below for a total of six supporting courses.

Note(s):

*Required for Early Childhood Education majors.

**POL 110 is a prerequisite for many politics courses.