Program Codes:
LAPSY.AA
Associate in Arts Degree
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The program in Psychology at Middlesex is both rigorous and flexible, offering a solid background for later career and educational choices. The Department offers a diverse curriculum with a range of courses in the major sub-disciplines of psychology, including personality, social psychology, human development, and abnormal behavior.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisite or corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.
Students learn and adopt methods for success in college and lifelong learning. Orientation to college, study skills, critical thinking skills and learning styles are emphasized. An educational and career plan is developed.
Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing documented essays. Extensive reading materials serve as structural models and as the bases for discussion and for the writing of essays involving response, analysis, and synthesis.
RDG-011 may be taken as a co-requisite if not previously completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Provides a psychological basis for the understanding of human behavior. A survey of fundamentals that are necessary for subsequent psychology courses. Topics include but are not limited to: learning, motivation, cognition, personality, abnormal behavior, development and social psychology.
Familiarizes students with mathematical models that occur in more advanced courses and in the areas of business, science and the social sciences using exploratory data analysis and statistical methods. Topics include descriptive statistics linear regression, probability and probability distribution, confidence intervals, and an introduction to hypothesis testing.
MAT-013 or appropriate score on the College placement test
Corequiste Exemption: Proficiency at the Level of Algebra II
Select one of the following History sequences:
HIS-121 and HIS-122 OR HIS-131 and HIS-132 OR HIS-221 and HIS-222
This course is an introductory course in which scientific principles will be applied to the methods used to investigate and solve crimes. The course will focus on the principles and methods utilized in the traditional sciences of biology, chemistry and physics. The scientific techniques used to collect and analyze evidence will be covered.
MAT-013, MAT 013B or appropriate score on the College placement test
A grade of “C” or better in ENG-121
A General Education (GE) Mathematics or Science course selected in consultation with an academic advisor. If a Math course is selected, MAT-124 - Statistics II is recommended.
Select one of the following History sequences:
HIS-121 and HIS-122 OR HIS-131 and HIS-132 OR HIS-221 and HIS-222
Students should choose a Psychology course (PSY) that is not being taken to satisfy other requirements for the degree. PSY 235 - Abnormal Psychology is recommended.
Choose two modern language courses in sequence from either: CHN, FRE, GER, HIN, ITA or SPA. For students who completed at least two years of high school study in one modern language, their level of language will be determined by a placement test (excluding SPA-242).
MAT-123
Choose one 3-credit Technology course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Technology (GE MST).
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).
Introduction to the theory and practice of public address; the study of representative public addresses and the preparation and delivery of short speeches.
The development of clear, logical and effective speech communication is the goal of this basic discussion and debate course. The focus will be on reasoned decision making with the context of a free society. Topics will draw upon social values, personal responsibility and/or ethical behavior. Speech presentations will include large group discussions, panel discussions and debates that emphasize the ability to work in a team environment.
Choose two modern language courses in sequence from either: CHN, FRE, GER, HIN, ITA or SPA. For students who completed at least two years of high school study in one modern language, their level of language will be determined by a placement test (excluding SPA-242).
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as a General Education Social Science (GE SS). SOC 121 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 131 - Contemporary Social Problems are recommended.
Students should choose a Psychology course (PSY) that is not being taken to satisfy other requirements for the degree. PSY 222 - Social Psychology or PSY 219 are recommended.
Students should choose a Psychology course (PSY) that is not being taken to satisfy other requirements for the degree.
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Diversity (GE DIV). PSY 163 - Psychology of the African-American or PSY 217 - Psychology of Women, or HED 200 - Human Sexuality & Family Life are recommended.
Contact Name: Timothy Hack, department chair
Contact Phone: 732.906.2590
Contact Email: HSS@middlesexcc.edu
Department Web: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/history-social-science/
A Liberal Arts education helps students develop strong and ordered minds as they explore the world’s collected wisdom in literature, history, mathematics, science, philosophy and the arts. It teaches them to recognize and construct arguments, to appreciate diverse cultures and perspectives, and to have a sense of scholarship about the lives and events that have gone before. Liberal Arts emphasis on language helps students broaden their cultural perspective and become more aware of their own identity. Courses comprising a Liberal Arts education at Middlesex County College are the core of all liberal arts programs at the bachelor’s level. Students may select the general degree, the most flexible of all our Liberal Arts programs, or one of the many specialized options.
Algebra I is a prerequisite for all majors. Competency in Algebra I may be verified with a passing score on the College’s placement test or by completion of the appropriate course. Students must also have a grade of “C” or better in one year of high school laboratory science.
Once students complete required developmental coursework (if any), the degree can be completed in two years of full-time study. Students may shorten the amount of degree completion time by taking courses in the summer and winter sessions.