Psychology Minor

Psychology is "the science of behavior and mental processes." Understanding human behavior requires the study of human biology, psychological experience, as well as learning and cultural context.

The Psychology minor pairs well with many other majors, enhancing your preparation for future careers in the fields of teaching, business, social work, health and human services, gerontology, probation and law enforcement, and more.

Required Courses

Please note: Twelve of the units taken to complete a minor (6 of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors, concentrations, or major requirements.

Complete all of the following courses:

• PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology (3 units)
• STAT 100: Introduction to Statistics (3 units)
• PSY 200/L: Introduction to Research Methods and Data Analysis (4 units)

Complete three courses from the lists below, each from a different area:

Research Skills Area

• PSY 301/L: Advanced Psychological Statistics (4 units)
• PSY 302/L: Psychology Research Methods and Data Analysis (4 units)
• PSY 305/L: PSY Testing and Measurement (4 units)

Biological Psychology Area

• PSY 310: Biological Psychology (3 units)
• PSY 315: Psychopharmacology (3 units)
  
  

Clinical Psychology Area

• PSY 320/L: Psychopathology (4 units)
• PSY 321/L: Clinical Psychology (4 units)
• PSY 322: Theories and Methods of Counseling (3 units)
• PSY 329/L: Health Psychology (4 units)
  
  

Cognitive Psychology Area

• PSY 330/L: Cognitive Psychology (4 units)
• PSY 331/L: Human Memory (4 units)
• PSY 332: Decsn Making & Prblm Solving (3 units)
• PSY 333/L: Cognitive Neuroscience (4 units)
• PSY 334/L: Sensation & Perception (4 units)
  
  

Developmental Psychology Area

• PSY 340/L: Developmental Psychology (4 units)
• PSY 341: Psych of Thought & Language (3 units)
• PSY 346: Cognitive Development (3 units)
• PSY 347: Social & Emotional Development (3 units)
• HDEV 301: Advanced Reading and Writing in HDFS (3 units)
• HDEV 341: Family Violence: Identification, Prevention, and Intervention (3 units)
• HDEV 350: Lifespan Development: Transition and Change (3 units)
• HDEV 351: Lifespan Development: Transition and Change (4 units)
• HDEV 353: Cross-Cultural Human Development (3 units)
• HDEV 356: Infancy and Early Childhood (3 units)
• HDEV 360: Child Development (3 units)
• HDEV 366: Observation and Assessment (3 units)
  
  

Social Psychology Area

• PSY 350/L: Social Psychology (4 units)
• PSY 352: Theories of Personality (3 units)
• PSY 353: Social Psychology of Gender (3 units)
• PSY 354: Social Psychology and Criminal Justice (3 units)
• PSY 355: Social Psychology and Social Justice (3 units)