Calendar 2003|04, Athabasca University

Psychology Major


Regulations effective September 1, 2003 Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.

Requirements within the 120 credits required for the BA.

1.	48 credits in designated Psychology major courses including 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits in designated Psychology major courses (including 12, 400-level credits [SOSC 366 is included as part of these 30 credits]).

2.	15 credits in the following core courses:


MATH 215	Introduction to Statistics	(3)
PSYC 289	Psychology as a Natural Science	(3)
PSYC 290	General Psychology	(3)
PSYC 375	History of Psychology	(3)
PSYC 404	Experimental Psychology or
SOSC 366	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	(3)


3.	6 credits in Literature courses, for example:


ENGL 211	Prose Forms	(3)
ENGL 212	Plays and Poetry	(3)
ENGL 324	Shakespeare I	(3)
ENGL 325	Shakespear II	(3)
ENGL 344	American Literature	(3)
ENGL 345	American Literature II	(3)
FREN 374	Introduction à la littérature canadienne-française	(3)


4.	A minimum of 3 credits in each sub-area: Applied Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Human Interaction and Adjustment, Learning and Cognition, and Physiological Psychology.


	Applied Psychology


COMM 329	The Practice of Interpersonal Communications	(3)
EDPY 351	Introduction to Exceptional Children	(3)
EDPY 479	Introduction to Computer- based Instruction	(3)
HLST 320	Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals	(3)
HRMT/ORGB 386	Introduction to Human Resource Management	(3)
ORGB 319	Motivation and Productivity	(3)
ORGB 364	Organizational Behaviour	(3)
PSYC 205	Prior Learning Assessment and Portfolio Development	(3)
PSYC 300	Theories of Career Development	(3)
PSYC 301	Career Development Resources in the Changing World of Work	(3)
PSYC 340	Introduction to Applied Social Psychology	(3)
PSYC 343	Issues and Strategies in counselling Women	(6)
PSYC 388	Introduction to counselling	(3)
PSYC 389	An Introduction to Learning Disabilities	(3)
PSYC 395	Psychology and Law	(3)
PSYC 400	Teaching and Managing the Child with Learning Difficulties	(6)
PSYC 401	Learning Through Life	(3)
PSYC 405	Creating a Working Alliance	(3)
PSYC 432	Psychology and the Built Environment	(3)
PSYC 441	Experiential Learning and Reflection Practice I	(3)
PSYC 442	Experiential Learning and Reflection Practice II	(3)
PSYC 470	Consultation and Collaboration for Students with Special Needs	(3)
PSYC 471	Managing Behaviour Problems in the Classroom	(3)


	Developmental Psychology


PSYC 228	An Introduction to Child Development*	(3)
PSYC 323	Developmental Psychology	(3)
PSYC 350	Adolescent Psychology	(3)
PSYC 381	The Psychology of Adult Development	(3)


*	PSYC 228 does not contribute to the senior-level Psychology requirement of 30 credits even though it fulfils a subarea requirement.

	Human Interaction and Adjustment


PSYC 356	Introduction to Personality Theories and Issues	(3)
PSYC 379	Social Psychology	(3)
PSYC 406	Introduction to Theories of counselling and Psychotherapy	(3)
PSYC 435	Abnormal Psychology	(3)


	Learning and Cognition


PSYC 355	Cognitive Psychology	(3)
PSYC 387	Learning	(3)


	Physiological Psychology


PSYC 402	Biological Psychology	(3)


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