Psychology (BHA Concentration)
Erik Thiessen, BHA Psychology Concentration Advisor (BH 342D)
BHA Psychology Concentration
(84 units minimum)
Psychology is a science that embraces both biological and social sciences. It is a science concerned with establishing principles and laws regarding the ways in which people think, feel, and behave through the scientific study of human behavior. Students with a concentration in Psychology are expected not only to learn about findings already established by psychologists, but also to become proficient in the investigation and analysis of behavior. This includes observing behavior, formulating hypotheses, designing experiments to test these hypotheses, running experiments, performing statistical analyses and writing reports.
Breadth Courses (4 courses, 36 units)
To gain familiarity with the breadth of the field of Psychology, students take 85-100 Introduction to Psychology and three survey courses.
Required Intro Course:
| Units | ||
| 85-100 | Introduction to Psychology | 9 |
Survey Courses:
| 85-110 | Cognitive Psychology | 9 |
| or 85-213 | Human Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence | |
| 85-130 | Developmental Psychology | 9 |
| 85-150 | Social Psychology | 9 |
| 85-151 | Personality | 9 |
| 85-170 | Foundations of Brain and Behavior | 9 |
| 85-190 | Psychopathology | 9 |
Research Methods and Statistics (3 courses, 30 units)
Students complete two courses in Research Methods (18 units) with 85-300 Introduction to Research Methods being required along with the corresponding survey course.
Required Intro Research Methods Course:
| 85-300 | Introduction to Research Methods | 9 |
One Advanced Research Methods Course:
| 85-303 | Analytic Research Methods | 12 |
| 85-310 | Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology | 12 |
| 85-330 | Developmental Research Methods | 12 |
| 85-350 | Social Research Methods | 12 |
| 85-370 | Cognitive Neuropsychology Research Methods | 12 |
Statistics Course:
The following Statistics course is a prerequisite for all the Research Methods courses. This Statistics course counts toward the Psychology concentration.
| 36-309 | Experimental Design for Behavioral & Social Sciences -Fall | 9 |
| or 85-309 | Statistical Concepts and Methods for Behavioral and Social Science | |
Advanced Courses (2 courses, 18 units)
Complete any two advanced courses in Psychology numbered 85-400 to 85-499.