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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Course descriptions are available online using this link. | ||
| Core Requirements (Complete all three courses) | Units | |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 371 | Introductory Psychological Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 400 | Introduction to Research in Psychology | 4 |
| One course from each of the following areas: | ||
| Basic Psychology Area 1 (complete one course) | ||
| PSY 300 | Current Issues in Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 301 | Psychological Foundations I: Cognition, Motivation, Physiology | |
| PSY 491 | Learning | |
| PSY 493 | Motivation | |
| PSY 494 | Cognitive Psychology | |
| PSY 581 | Physiological Psychology I | |
| Basic Psychology Area 2 (complete one course) | ||
| PSY 302 | Psychological Foundations II: Social, Personality, Developmental | 3 |
| PSY 431 | Developmental Psychology | |
| PSY 440 | Social Psychology | |
| PSY 451 | Theories of Personality | |
| PSY 601 | Theoretical Backgrounds in Psychology | |
| Practicum (complete one course) | ||
| PSY 462 | Aptitude Testing and Vocational Diagnosis | 3 |
| PSY 463 | Human Factors | |
| PSY 465 | The Psychology of Work Life Stress | |
| PSY 466 | Training and Development in Organizations | |
| PSY 477 | Psychological Measurement | |
| PSY 497 | General Experimental Psychology | |
| PSY 531 | Psycholinguistics | |
| PSY 540 | Introduction to Psychological Field Research | |
| PSY 558/559 | Psychological Field Service | |
| PSY 586 | Physiological Psychology Laboratory I | |
| PSY 594 | Psychology of Biofeedback Processes | |
| PSY 645 | Group Processes | |
| PSY 650 | Research on Sexual Identity | |
| Other courses may be used to meet this requirement with the approval of your Psychology major faculty advisor |
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| Core total | 19 | |
| Electives | ||
| Upper division electives in psychology | 15 | |
| Upper division electives in anthropology, biology,
philosophy, sociology, or other courses in related disciplines with approval of your Psychology major faculty advisor |
6 | |
| Electives total | 21 | |
| Total for program | 40 | |
| MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| course | Units | |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 400 | Introduction to Research in Psychology | 4 |
| Upper-division course in Statistics (PSY 371 or any discipline) | 3 | |
| Units selected from the following: | ||
| PSY 300 PSY 491 PSY 493 PSY 494 PSY 581 |
Current Issues in Psychology Learning Motivation Cognitive Psychology Physiological Psychology I |
3 |
| Units selected from the following: | ||
| PSY 431 PSY 440 PSY 451 PSY 601 |
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| Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Theories of Personality Theoretical Backgrounds |
3 | |
| Upper division electives in psychology on advisement | 6 | |
| Total | 22 | |
| SFSU | BSS | Psychology Department |