Psychology

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LENGTH OF STUDY:
Year 1 Two years

The following is a suggested mix of courses to satisfy requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree in

Psychology. Courses should be chosen only after consultation with a counsellor. ACCREDITATION:

Associate of Arts Degree

SEMESTER 1
Course Name Credit CAMPUS:
ENGL 110 College Composition On Campus 3 Castlegar Campus
PSYC 100 Introductory Psychology I On Campus 3
MATH SCI Mathematical Science Elective for Arts On Campus 3
HUMANITIES Humanities Elective On Campus 3 Program Summary
SOC SCI Social Science Elective On Campus 3 Have you ever wondered why we think, feel or act as
Total 15 we do? Psychology is the scientific study of mind and
behavior and psychologists seek to understand all
SEMESTER 2 aspects of human thought, experience and action. For
Course Name Credit example, psychologists interested in decision making
: : ; might investigate the roles of reason or superstition
ENGLISH English Requirement: ENGL 111 or ENGL 114 On Campus 3 in the choices people make. Other psychologists
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology IT On Campus 3 might focus on factors that influence emotions
LAB SCI Laboratory Science Elective On Campus 3 ranging from uncontrollable rage, paralyzing fear, and
= ; suicidal depression to passionate desire and ecstatic
HUMANITIES Humanities Elective On Campus 3 joy. Psychologists are interested in the circumstances
SOC SCI Social Science Elective On Campus 3 that might motivate an individual to risk their own
Total 15 life to save others at one moment and commit acts of
ota great cruelty at another. Finally, psychologists apply
Year 2 insights gained through research to practical issues

such as treatment of mental illness, increasing job
SEMESTER 3 satisfaction, reducing prejudice, increasing recovery
from brain injury, preventing crime, and developing

Course Name Credit
youth programs that enhance self-esteem and

PSYC 200 Biological Psychology On Campus 3 achievement.
PSYCHOLOGY Psychology Requirement: PSYC 230 or PSYC 240 On Campus 3 With your two-year associate of arts degree
ARTS IL Second Year Arts Breadth Requirement (Excluding Discipline) On Campus 3 in Psychology you'll get most, if not all, of the

; ; requirements to enter third year of a major or
OPEN SCI Science Elective On Campus 3 honours Psychology degree program. Complete a
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3 specified two years (approximately 60 credits) of

Total 15 courses with us, and then finish your degree at the
university of your choice.

SEMESTER 4
Course Name Credit COURSES INCLUDE
— Introductory Psychology
PSYC 202 Research Methods On Campus 3 . .
— Biological Psychology
PSYCHOLOGY Psychology Requirement: PSYC 231 or PSYC 241 On Campus 3 _ Emotional and social disorders
ARTS IL Second Year Arts Requirement (Including Discipline) On Campus 3 — Child development
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3 — Research methods
UAS ELECT General UAS Elective On Campus 3 — Psychotic and organic disorders
Total b — Adult development

For all University Arts & Sciences
course descriptions:

see page 260

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