Psychology, Minor College of Letters & Science
The Minor Program
The psychology program at UC Davis is broad and includes students and faculty with a variety of interests. The department has developed around five core areas of psychology:
Perception, Cognition, & Cognitive Neuroscience (PCCN) involves the study of awareness and thought, and includes such topics as perception, learning, memory, language and cognition.
Biological Psychology covers a broad spectrum of topics including evolutionary, neurobiological, and molecular mechanisms of behavior.
Social-Personality Psychology involves the study of the individual in their social environment and includes such topics as personality & individual differences, emotions, stereotyping & prejudice, intergroup relations, the psychology of religion and psychological health & dysfunction.
Developmental Psychology involves the study of changes in behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and social abilities that occur throughout the lifespan. Typical and atypical development is examined using a variety of methods including behavioral, neuroimaging, and physiological assessments.
Quantitative Psychology involves the study of linear & nonlinear models, psychometrics, mixed-effects models, and dynamic models, including experimental design, analysis of variance, regression, multivariate analysis, latent growth models, time series models, and factor analytic models.
Recommended for All Majors
Students who plan to do graduate work in any area of psychology are strongly encouraged to gain experience through research and internship activities.
Minor Advisor
Staff advisors are located in Young Hallpsychadvising@ucdavis.edu or
Graduate Study
The Department offers programs of study and research leading to the Ph.D. degree in psychology. Detailed information regarding graduate study may be obtained on our website.
Graduate Advisor
See Graduate Students.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PSC 041 | Research Methods in Psychology 1 | 4 |
| One course from each of the following four groups: | ||
| Core Group A: Perception, Cognition, & Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Choose 4 units: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Cognitive Psychology | ||
or PSC 100Y | Introduction to Cognitive Psychology | |
| Human Learning & Memory | ||
| Perception | ||
| Language & Cognition | ||
| Neuroeconomics/Reinforcement Learning & Decision Making | ||
| Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biological Foundations of the Mind | ||
| Psychology of Music | ||
| Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Core Group B: Psychobiology | ||
| Choose 3-4 units: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Biological Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychobiology | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Advanced Animal Behavior | ||
| Hormones & Behavior (3 units) | ||
| Comparative Neuroanatomy (3 units) | ||
| Behavioral Epigenetics | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Neurobiology of Learning & Memory | ||
| Gender & Human Reproduction | ||
| Core Group C: Social/Personality | ||
| Choose 4 units: | 4 | |
| Social Psychology | ||
or PSC 151V | Social Psychology | |
| Social Cognition | ||
| Psychology of Emotion | ||
or PSC 154V | Psychology of Emotion | |
| Sexual Orientation & Prejudice | ||
| Psychology of the Self | ||
| Introduction to Personality Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Clinical Psychology | ||
| Mental Health, Mental Illness, & Problems in Living | ||
| Core Group D: Developmental | ||
| Choose 4 units: | 4 | |
| Infancy & Early Childhood | ||
or HDE 100AV | Infancy & Early Childhood | |
| Middle Childhood & Adolescence | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
or PSC 140V | Developmental Psychology | |
or PSC 140Y | Developmental Psychology | |
| Cognitive Development | ||
| Social & Personality Development | ||
| Infant Development | ||
| Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| The Development of Memory | ||
| Developmental Disorders | ||
| Psychology Subtotal | 19-20 | |
| Approved Major Electives | ||
| Additional units to achieve a total of 20 units of approved upper division major coursework. | 4-5 | |
| Psychology of the African American Experience | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | ||
| Chicana/o Psychology | ||
| Chicana/o Community Mental Health | ||
| Psychology Perspectives Chicana/o & Latina/o Family | ||
| Psychological perspectives on Chicana/o & Latina/o Children & Adolescents | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
or CMN 120V | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Consumer Behavior (3 units) | ||
| Educational Psychology: General | ||
| Introduction to Motor Learning & the Psychology of Sport & Exercise | ||
| Infancy & Early Childhood | ||
or HDE 100AV | Infancy & Early Childhood | |
| Middle Childhood & Adolescence | ||
| Adulthood & Aging | ||
| Longevity | ||
| Cognitive Neuropsychology in Adulthood & Aging | ||
| Introduction to Psycholinguistics | ||
| Animal Behavior (3 units) | ||
| Neurobiology of Addictive Drugs | ||
| Political Psychology | ||
| Social Interaction | ||
| Social Relationships | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Sociology of Violence & Inequality | ||
| Approved Major Electives Subtotal | 4-5 | |
| Total Units | 23-25 | |
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Except PSC 197T.