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Liberal Arts Education: Psychology with a Concentration in Sociology |
At Virginia Wesleyan College, in order to graduate each student must complete courses that satisfies a frame of references. According to the Student Catalog, a liberally educated person must be a self-sufficient learner, therefore students should become acquainted with and gain facility in the ways of knowing which are typically employed in a wide range of disciples. The Frames of References is designed to provide students with the broadened powers of learning associated with the modes of knowing in these particular areas (22).

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Frames of References |
Courses Taken |
| Aesthetic Understanding | Latin American Music & Dance |
| Communication | Organizational Communications |
| Empirical Knowledge | Design & Evaluating Research in Psychology |
| Historical Perspective | History of the US Since 1877 |
| Institutional & Cultural Systems | Family (Sociology) |
| Ethical Values & Faith Perspectives | Philosophy of Religion |
| Senior Integrative Experience | History & Systems in Modern Psychology |
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General Studies |
Courses Taken |
| English | College Writing & African American Literature |
| Foreign Language | Spanish |
| Laboratory Science | College Chemistry |
| Mathematics | Algebra & Statistics |
| Writing | Conflict Management & Popular Culture Topic |
| Psychology Major: | Sociology Minor: |
| General Psychology | Introduction to Sociology |
| Abnormal Psychology | Theoretical Foundations of Sociology |
| Cognitive Development | Social Psychology |
| Theories of Personality | Family |
| Psychology of a Healthy Personality | Small Groups |
| Psychology & the Law | Social Problems |
| Quantitative Analysis of Research Data | |
| Original Research Project |