A double major in Religion and Psychology (or major/minor or minor/major) can help make any religious professional more effective in counseling and any psychology professional better prepared to work with a religious clientele. Psychology of religion is a strategic field often neglected by scholars of both disciplines.
Some sample four year plans for combining the two fields in an undergraduate program at Carthage are laid out below, but any student planning on this double major should consult with his or her advisors to custom tailor an ideal program for that student.
| Religion Major with
Psychology Major | Religion Major with
Psychology Minor | Religion Minor with
Psychology Major |
| Freshman Year | REL 100 Understandings of Religion
REL 202 Gospels
PSYC 150 General Psychology
SOCS 233 Behavioral Research Statistics
PSYC 260 Learning: Theories & Applications | REL 100 Understandings of Religion
REL 202 Gospels
PSYC 150 General Psychology
SOCS 233 Behavioral Research Statistics | REL 100 Understandings of Religion
PSYC 150 General Psychology
SOCS 233 Behavioral Research Statistics
PSYC 260 Learning: Theories & Applications
PSYC 290 Experimental Psychology |
| Sophomore Year | REL 302 Women and the Bible
REL 307 U.S. Church History
PSYC 290 Experimental Psychology
PSYC 320 Social Psychology
PSYC 340 Clinical Psychology | REL 302 Women and the Bible
REL 307 U.S. Church History
PSYC 285 Child and Adolescent Development
PSYC 290 Experimental Psychology
| REL 202 Gospels
REL 220 Faith, Love and Ethics
PSYC 320 Social Psychology
PSYC 340 Clinical Psychology |
| Junior Year | REL 220 Faith, Love and Ethics
REL 311 Hinduism
REL 313 Buddhism
PSYC 385 Adult Development and Aging
PSYC 370 Research Seminar | REL 220 Faith, Love and Ethics
REL 310 Judaism
REL 313 Buddhism
PSYC 320 Social Psychology | REL 230 Issues in Living and Dying
REL 313 Buddhism
PSYC 385 Adult Development and Aging
PSYC 370 Research Seminar
PSYC 440 Psychology of Personality |
| Senior Year | REL 400 Senior Seminar (combined Religion & Psych.)
REL 414 Religious Thinkers
PSYC 440 Psychology of Personality
PSYC 470 Field Work in Psychology | REL 400 Senior Seminar (combined Religion & Psych.)
REL 414 Religious Thinkers
PSYC 385 Adult Development and Aging | PSYC 400 Senior Seminar
REL 414 Religious Thinkers
PSYC 440 Psychology of Personality
PSYC 470 Field Work in Psychology |
