I argue that the discipline of psychology can be effectively presented to undergraduates in an interdisciplinary core curriculum. I briefly review ways to place psychology in core curricula and present an illustrative curriculum introduced at Moravian College in 1990. I discuss how psychology is covered in three of seven courses from this curriculum and conclude by discussing benefits of interdisciplinary core programs.
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