BA in Psychology

B.A. in Psychology

Be equipped to bring Christ’s love into churches, businesses, schools, and wherever it is needed.

The BA in Psychology program is uniquely designed to engage both the material and immaterial aspects of personhood through an integrated approach to Christian psychology. Students will learn the core ideas of the history of psychology before attempting to integrate those principles into a biblically informed Christian psychological worldview. Moreover, a Criswell psychology major will understand the damaging implications of appropriating psychological principles devoid of Scripture by examining the worldviews that shape secular psychological beliefs. After this examination, students will have the ability to synthesize general truths of psychology with the sacred truth of Scripture for the sake of the gospel and good of humanity.

PROGRAM COURSE INFORMATION

COM 101   Rhetoric and Writing I

COM 102   Rhetoric and Writing II

COM 201   Intercultural Communication

CRIS 100   The Roots of a Christian Scholar

CRIS 201   Global Learning and Service

CRIS 202   Global Learning and Service Lab (non-credit)

CRIS 203   Local Learning and Service

PSY 101     Introduction to Psychology

STA 201     Introduction to Statistics

100-200    Humanities/Fine Arts*

100-200    Humanities/Fine Arts*

100-400    Natural Science or Mathematics*

100-200    Social/Behavioral Science*

100-400    Open Elective

100-400    Open Elective

 

*Courses offered at Criswell College that will satisfy these requirements will be marked in the Academic Catalog course descriptions.

BIB 105      Hermeneutics

CRIS 300   Baptist Faith and Witness

NTS 101    New Testament Survey I

NTS 201    New Testament Survey II

OTS 101    Old Testament Survey I

OTS 201    Old Testament Survey II

PSY 410     Integration of Theology and Psychology

THS 201    Church History

THS 203    Systematic Theology I

THS 204    Systematic Theology II

300            Bible/Theology Elective

PSY 102    Dynamics of Marriage and Family

PSY 202   Multicultural Perspectives

PSY 203   Introduction to Counseling

PSY 205   History of Psychology

PSY 210   Theories of Personality

PSY 260   Conflict Management

PSY 302   Psychology of Learning

PSY 305   Introduction to Neuroscience

PSY 315    Experimental Psychology

PSY 320   Social Psychology

PSY 330   Abnormal Psychology

PSY 340   Developmental Psychology

PSY 401   Social Behavioral Research

PSY 402   Community Mental Health

PSY 407   Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Criswell College and the psychology program have changed my life. They have given me the tools to think critically about what I am learning in an atmosphere of love, respect, and acceptance. The psychology program at Criswell College has given me a deeper appreciation of God and my personal journey of faith.

AMY CARTER / 2020 / B.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY

CAREERS

Students who graduate with a B.A. in Psychology are ready to:

  • Work as a generalist-level caseworker in public and private sectors
  • Work in a school or business environment
  • Work as a house parent in residential facilities for juveniles and adults
  • Work as a victim or veteran advocate
  • Serve in human resources or relations
  • Pursue graduate studies and a career as a mental health worker
  • Pursue graduate studies for a career in teaching

From 2018-2021, 80% of those graduating with a B.A. in Psychology are employed or continuing their education.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Criswell College admits students who are Christians of good character, without regard or reference to race, national or ethnic origin, color, age, disability, or sex (except where regard to sex is required by the College’s religious tenets regarding gender and sexuality) to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of these classifications in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.