Decision Science (BHA Concentration)
Connie Angermeier, BHA Decision Science Concentration Advisor (PH 208H)
BHA Decision Science Concentration
(84 units minimum)
Decision Science is grounded in theories and methods drawn from psychology, economics, philosophy, statistics, and management science. Courses in the BHA concentration in Decision Science cover the three aspects of decision science: (a) normative analysis, creating formal models of rational choice; (b) descriptive research, studying how cognitive, emotional, social, and institutional factors affect judgment and choice, and (c) prescriptive interventions, seeking to improve judgment and decision making. In addition to gaining a broad education in the principles of judgment and decision making, students with a concentration in Decision Science gain broadly applicable skills in research design and analysis. They also have the chance to think about and discuss decision making in many different areas.
Disciplinary Perspectives (5 courses, 48 units)
| Units | ||
| 73-102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 9 |
| or 73-104 | Principles of Microeconomics Accelerated | |
| 85-100 | Introduction to Psychology | 9 |
| 88-120 | Reason, Passion and Cognition -First-year or Sophomore year | 9 |
| 88-223 | Decision Analysis | 12 |
| 88-302 | Behavioral Decision Making | 9 |
Research Methods (2 courses, 18 units)
| 36-202 | Methods for Statistics & Data Science | 9 |
| or 36-309 | Experimental Design for Behavioral & Social Sciences | |
| or 85-309 | Statistical Concepts and Methods for Behavioral and Social Science | |
| 88-251 | Empirical Research Methods | 9 |
Electives (2 course, 18 units minimum)
Complete two courses (at least 18 units) from the following category of courses. Note that not all elective courses are offered every year.
| 88-150 | Managing Decisions | 9 |
| 88-221 | Markets, Democracy, and Public Policy | 9 |
| 88-230 | Human Intelligence and Human Stupidity | 9 |
| 88-231 | Thinking in Person vs. Thinking Online | 9 |
| 88-234 | Negotiation: International Focus | 9 |
| 88-235 | Negotiation: Strategies and Behavioral Insights | 9 |
| 88-237 | The Happy Cyborg | 9 |
| 88-252 | Causal Inference: from Data to Decisions | 9 |
| 88-255 | Strategic Decision Making | 9 |
| 88-261 | Health Policy and Decision Making | 9 |
| 88-262 | Rationality and Irrationality in Medicine | 9 |
| 88-270 | AI and Social Upheaval | 9 |
| 88-275 | Bubbles: Data Science for Human Minds | 9 |
| 88-285 | Deconstructing and Dismantling Discrimination | 9 |
| 88-290 | Confessions, Lies, and Gossip | 9 |
| 88-300 | Programming and Data Analysis for Social Scientists | 9 |
| 88-312 | Decision Models and Games | 9 |
| 88-342 | The Neuroscience of Decision Making | 9 |
| 88-344 | Systems Analysis: Environmental Policy | 9 |
| 88-348 | Behavioral Finance | 9 |
| 88-360 | Behavioral Economics | 9 |
| 88-365 | Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | 9 |
| 88-366 | Behavioral Economics of Poverty and Development | 9 |
| 88-367 | Designing Economics Experiments in the Wild | 9 |
| 88-372 | Social and Emotional Brain | 9 |
| 88-379 | Data-Driven Decision Analysis | 9 |
| 88-436 | Human-AI Complementarity for Decision Making | 9 |
| 88-451/452 | Policy Analysis Senior Project | 12 |
| 88-454 | Decision Science Capstone | 9 |