Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Roadmap – College of Professional & Global Education
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Units | |
| Session One | ||
| PSY 200 | General Psychology (Core, D1) | 3 |
| PSY 303 | Psychology: The Major and the Profession (Core) | 1 |
| Basic Area Courses - Take One 1 | 3-4 | |
| Session Two | ||
| PSY 371 | Psychological Statistics | 3 |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 13-14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Session One | ||
| PSY 400 | Introduction to Research in Psychology (Core) | 3 |
| Basic Area Course 1 | 3-4 | |
| Session Two | ||
| Basic Area Course 1 | 3-4 | |
| Major Electives - Take One 2 | 3-4 | |
| Units | 12-15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| University Electives - Take Two | 7 | |
| Units | 7 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Session One | ||
| PSY 305GW | Writing in Psychology - GWAR (Core) | 3 |
| Basic Area Course 1 | 3-4 | |
| Session Two | ||
| Basic Area Courses - Take Two 1 | 6-8 | |
| Units | 12-15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Session One | ||
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Session Two | ||
| Major Elective 2 | 3-4 | |
| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 12-13 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PSY 690 | Future Directions for Psychology Majors (Core) | 1 |
| Major Electives - Take One 2 | 3-4 | |
| Units | 4-5 | |
| Total Units | 60-69 | |
- 1
Basic Area Courses (18-21 units)
Choose two courses from each of the following Areas:
- Area 1: Basic Psychological Processes (6 units)
PSY 432 Cognitive Development: Language, Thinking, and Perception (3 units)
PSY 490 Introduction to Data Science for Psychology (3 units)
PSY 491 Learning (3 units)
PSY 492 Perception (3 units)
PSY 493 Motivation (3 units)
PSY 494 Cognitive Psychology (3 units)
PSY 495 The Psychology of Human Memory (3 units)
PSY 498 Cognitive Neuroscience: Psychological Models (3 units)
PSY 531 Psycholinguistics (3 units)
PSY 581 Physiological Psychology I (3 units)
PSY 582 Physiological Psychology II (3 units)
- Area 2: Psychological Development and Individual Differences (6-7 units)
PSY 430 Adolescent Psychology (3 units)
PSY 431 Developmental Psychology (3 units)*
PSY 433 Social, Emotional, and Personality Development (3 units)
PSY 435 Developmental Psychopathology (3 units) (UD-D)
PSY 436/SXS 436 The Development of Gender Identities (4 units) (UD-D)
PSY 442 Health Psychology (3 units)
PSY 451 Theories of Personality (3 units)
PSY 452 Psychopathology (Abnormal Psychology) (3 units)
PSY 521 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3 units)
- Area 3: Social, Cultural. Organizational and Community Contexts (6-8 units)
PSY 440 Social Psychology (3 units)
PSY 441 The Psychology of the Family (3 units)
PSY 455 Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Psychology (3 units)
PSY 456/SXS 456 Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior (3 units)
PSY 461 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 units)
PSY 462 Personnel Psychology (3 units)
PSY 463 Human Factors in Technology (3 units)
PSY 464 Psychology of Career Pursuit (3 units)
PSY 465 The Psychology of Work-Life Stress (3 units)
PSY 466 Training and Development in Organizations (3 units)
PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology (3 units)
PSY 474 Psychology of Social Justice (3 units) (SJ)
PSY 475 Psychology of Policing (3 units)
PSY 525 Community Psychology (3 units)
PSY 540 Decision Making: A Perspective from Social Psychology (3 units)
PSY 547 Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution (3 units)
PSY 558 Field Services Seminar (2 units)
and PSY 559 Psychological Field Service (1-3 units)
PSY 645 Group Processes (3 units)
- 2
Electives (9-12 units)
Choose 3 elective courses from courses in Areas 1–3 not used to satisfy the Basic Area Course requirement and/or from the following additional upper-division psychology courses:
PSY 300 Current Issues in Psychology (3 units)
PSY 320/SXS 320 Sex and Relationships (3 units) (UD-D, GP)
PSY 330 Child Development (3 units)* (UD-B)
PSY 443 The Science of Happiness (3 units)
PSY 450/SXS 400/SOC 400 Variations in Human Sexuality (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
PSY 571 Intermediate Psychological Statistics (3 units)
PSY 668 The Psychology of Leadership (3 units) (GP)
PSY 680 Peer Advising in Psychology (3 units)
PSY 685 Projects in the Teaching of Psychology (1-4 units)
PSY 693 Proseminar I (3 units)
PSY 694 Proseminar II (3 units)
PSY 697 Senior Project Preparation (3 units)
PSY 698 Senior Project in Psychology (3 units)
PSY 699 Independent Study in Psychology (1-4 units)