BS PSYCHOLOGY -- 2000-01 Catalog
Psychology & Human Development Department
Faculty Office Bldg. (47), Room 24
805 756-2033

   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

PSY 201/PSY 202 General Psychology (E1)*

3

PSY 252 Social Psychology

4

PSY 254 Family Psychology

4

PSY 256 Developmental Psychology

4

PSY 304 Physiological Psychology (Area E)*

4

PSY 305 Personality

4

PSY 307 Memory and Cognition

4

PSY 323 The Helping Relationship

4

PSY 329 Research Methods in Psychology

3

PSY 333 Quant. Research Meth.-Behavioral Sci.

3

PSY 351 Group Dynamics or
PSY 429 Experimental Psychology

4

PSY 405 Abnormal Psychology

4

PSY 453 Supervised Fieldwork

5

PSY 454 Supervised Fieldwork

5

PSY 458 Learning

4

PSY 461 Senior Project Seminar

1

PSY 462 Senior Project

3

PSY electives (300–400 level)

8

Concentration or individualized course of study

28

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 302 Human Genetics (B1b)*

3

STAT 217 Applied Statistics for Liberal Arts or
STAT 251 Statistical Inference-Mgt. I (B2)*

4

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

58

72 GE units required; 14 are specified in Major/Support.

 

®See page 79 for complete GE course listing.

 

®Minimum of 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (minimum 11 units)

 

Take one course from A1, A2, A3:

 

A1 Expository Writing

 

A2 Critical Thinking

 

A3 Speech

 

If less than 11 units, take one additional course in:

 

A4 Argumentative Writing

 

Area B  Science and Mathematics (minimum 8 units)

 

7 GE units are specified in Support.

 

Take one course from B1a with lab:

 

B1a Physical Sciences elective

 

B1b Life Sciences  *see Support

 

Take one additional course from B2

 

B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics  *see Support

 


Area C  Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

 

Take one course from each Area C category:

 

C1a Literature

 

C1b Philosophy

 

C2 Fine/Performing Arts

 

C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level)

 

If less than 15 units, take one additional course from C1, C2, C3

 

Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (minimum 15 units)

 

No more than one course in any Area D category.

 

Take one course from D1a and one from D1b

 

D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211

 

D1b POLS 110 or LS 212

 

Take three courses from D2, D3, D4a, D4b

 

D2 History (300-400 level)

 

D3 Economics

 

D4a Social Institutions

D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)

 

Area E  Life Understanding (no additional units required)

 

7 GE units are specified in Major.

 

E1 PSY 201/PSY 202  *see Major

 

Area E  *see Major

 

Area F  Technology (minimum 2 units)

 

Take one course from F1 or F2

 

F1 Computer Literacy 

 

F2 Technology elective

 

Additional GE (minimum 7 units)

 

Additional units to complete 72-unit and/or Area requirements.
No more than one additional course from Areas A, B, C, D.

 

ELECTIVES

22  16

     Units reduced effective Winter 2004

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186  180

 

CONCENTRATIONS OR ELECTIVES (select one)

Applied Social Psychology Concentration

 

PSY 302 Behavior in Organizations

4

PSY 360 Applied Social Psychology

4

Select 2 of the following:

8

PSY 311 Environmental Psychology (4)

 

PSY 317 Psychology of Stress (4)

 

PSY 351 Group Dynamics (4)

 

PSY 359 Appl. Psychology Research Methods (4)

 

PSY 432 Psychological Testing (4)

 

PSY 465 Cross-Cultural Issues in Psychology (4)

 

PSY 494 Psychology of Technological
Change (4)

 

Adviser approved concentration electives

12

 

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Counseling and Family Psychology Concentration

 

PSY 370 Intro. Clinical & Counseling Psychology

4

Select 3 of the following:

12

PSY 330 Behav. Effects Psychoactive Drugs (4)

 

PSY 413 Parent-Child Relationships (4)

 

PSY 432 Psychological Testing (4)

 

PSY 450 Family Intervention (4)

 

PSY 456 Behavioral Disorders in Children (4)

 

Adviser approved concentration electives

12

 

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Developmental Psychology Concentration

 

PSY 419 Self and Identity

4

PSY 420 Social and Emotional Development

4

PSY 421 Cognitive Development

4

PSY 459 Lifespan Theories

4

Adviser approved concentration electives

12

 

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Individualized Course of Study

28

Courses are selected by the student with the approval of the student's academic adviser and the department chair. The ICS may include a Cal Poly minor, course prerequisites for graduate study, foreign language courses, and/or a coherent group of courses including a minimum of two upper division psychology courses and no more than nine units of lower division courses.