Program Overview

Social and Behavioral Sciences with a Concentration in Psychology (AA)

Overview

To earn an A.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences, you must complete at least 62 credit hours and complete all the Core requirements. In addition to completing Core requirements, you will choose an elective concentration in Psychology.

Curriculum

Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Requirements

The following courses are required for the A.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences:

• ACCOM 101: Public Speaking & Critical Thinking (3 hours)
• or ACCOM 103: Business and Professional Speaking
• ACENG 110: Interpreting Literature (3 hours)
• ACFNA 105: Western Art: Renaissance to Modern (3 hours)
• or ACFNA 100: Art and Visual Culture
• or ACCOM 274: Introduction to Cinema
• ACHIS 101: Western Civilization to the 17th Century (3 hours)
• or ACHIS 102: Western Civilization from the 17th Century
• or ACHIS 104: Introduction to Global History since 1400
• ACISC 101: Interdisciplinary Science: Scientific Basis of Environmental Issues (3 hours)
• ACISC 102: Environmental Processes, Challenges, and Methods (4 hours)
• ACPHI 130: Philosophy and Persons (3 hours)
• ACPOL 101: American Government and Citizenship (3 hours)
• ACSTA 103: Introduction to Statistics (4 hours)
• or ACMAT 161: Calculus I
• ACWRI 105: College Writing I (3 hours)
• ACWRI 110: College Writing II (3 hours)
• Social and Behavioral Science Core Elective (3 hours)

Social and Behavioral Science Core Elective

The following courses fulfill the SBSC Core Elective Requirement:

• ACECO 201: Microeconomics (3 hours)
• ACECO 202: Macroeconomics (3 hours)
• ACHIS 101: Western Civilization to the 17th Century (3 hours)
• ACHIS 102: Western Civilization from the 17th Century (3 hours)
• ACHIS 104: Introduction to Global History since 1400 (3 hours)
• ACHIS 201: US History to 1865 (3 hours)
• ACHIS 202: US History since 1865 (3 hours)
• ACHIS 220: Introduction to Mexican American History (3 hours)
• ACPOL 202: International Relations (3 hours)
• ACPOL 205: Power, Rap Music, and Urban America (3 hours)
• ACPSY 201: General Psychology (3 hours)

Required Courses for this Concentration

The following courses are required for the Psychology concentration:

• ACPSY 201: General Psychology (3 hours)
• ACPSY 200-Level Course (3 hours)
• ACPSY 200-Level Course (3 hours)
• Elective 1 (3 hours)
• Elective 2 (3 hours)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

1. Communicate effectively, using written, oral, and visual modes appropriate to their audience and purpose.
2. Understand, analyze, and evaluate numerical data and use it to draw or evaluate conclusions.
3. Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate diverse information, ideas, and perspectives in a contextually appropriate manner.
4. Demonstrate historically grounded awareness of ethical concepts and frameworks, and evaluate, articulate, and apply ethical reasoning in decision-making.
5. Reflect on social, political, and historical events, contexts, and norms that lead to injustice, and articulate responses that respect and promote the welfare of all beings in global and intersectional communities.
6. Connect academic knowledge to lived experience in order to identify and critique how diverse thinkers contribute to knowledge in and outside academia.

Psychology Concentration

In the Psychology concentration, students will:

• Develop competency and depth in understanding and interpreting the subject matter presented in their general, developmental, social, and abnormal psychology courses.