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PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology
Taught each semester

Most students start to explore Psychology by enrolling in PSYC 1101, Introduction to Psychology, which provides a general introduction to the major concerns of contemporary psychology, including biological psychology, sleep and dreams, perception, learning, memory, reasoning, language, development, personality, psychopathology, prejudice, discrimination and bias, and social behavior. 

Next

After 1101, you can take one of the following courses or you could start with one of the following courses if you have already had the equivalent of 1101.

• PSYC 2010 Infant and Child Development
• PSYC 2012 Educational Psychology
• PSYC 2025 Psychopathology
• PSYC 2030 Social Psychology
• PSYC 2035 Political Psychology
• PSYC 2040 Cognition: The Science of How We Learn, Think, and Act
• PSYC 2050 Biological Psychology
• PSYC 2060 Cognitive Neuroscience

What is the equivalent of 1101?

For those who have taken a college-level course Introduction to Psychology course, please complete this survey— and then consult with the Department chair. Those who have an AP Psychology exam score of 4 or higher, or a Higher Level IB Psychology exam score of 5 or higher, may skip PSYC 1101, can start with one of the following above courses:

PSYC 2010 Infant and Child Development (Fall)
A survey of major changes in psychological functioning from conception through childhood. Several theoretical perspectives are used to consider how physical, personality, social, and cognitive changes jointly influence the developing child’s interactions with the environment.

PSYC 2025 Psychopathology (Fall)
An introduction to the phenomenology, etiology, and treatment of mental disorders. Major topics include trauma, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, suicide, and the psychotic disorders.

PSYC 2012 Educational Psychology (Spring)
This course introduces the foundations of adolescent development and educational psychology and examines topics such as identity development, cognitive development, social and cultural approaches to learning, risk taking, resilience, and positive youth development for young people ages 10-19.

PSYC 2030 Social Psychology (Spring)
A survey of theory and research on individual social behavior. Topics include self-concept, social cognition, affect, attitudes, social influence, interpersonal relationships, and cultural variations in social behavior.

PSYC 2035 Political Psychology (Spring)
Human beings are political animals by nature; we seek to gain influence in an effort to become successful in life. The motivations behind those drives are central to the study of human behavior. The study of political psychology involves using scientific understandings of human behavior and cognition to explain and explore political phenomena.

PSYC 2040 Cognition: The Science of How We Learn, Think, and Act (Spring)
Explore the scientific study of human cognition—how people acquire, represent, and use knowledge to guide their everyday functioning.

PSYC 2050 Biological Psychology (Spring)
An introductory survey of biological influences on behavior. The primary emphasis is on the neurobiological regulation of behavior in humans and other vertebrate animals, focusing on genetic, developmental, hormonal, and neuronal mechanisms.

PSYC 2060 Cognitive Neuroscience (Fall)
An introduction to the neuroscientific study of cognition. Topics surveyed in the course include the neural bases of perception, attention, memory, language, executive function, and decision making. In covering these topics, the course will draw on evidence from brain imaging (fMRI, EEG, MEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation, electrophysiology, and neuropsychology. Also considers how knowledge about the brain constrains our understanding of the mind.