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Psychology (BA)

New York University
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Program Overview

Psychology (BA)

The Psychology major introduces students to the main concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in the field. Students gain the ability to think scientifically, creatively, and critically about human behavior and mental processes; to acquire the basic skills for conducting research in these areas; and to develop a general understanding of psychology as both a natural science and a social science.


Program Description

Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. Students grapple with overarching themes and persistent questions in psychology, such as the interaction of heredity and environment, variability and continuity of behavior and mental processes within and across species, free will versus determinism, the relation between mind and body, and applicability of general theories and measures to specific societal and cultural contexts. Topics of inquiry include cognition, sensation and perception, language and memory, child development and education, personality and individual differences, social interaction and group dynamics, intergroup relations, and the connection between the individual and society.


Specialization

Brain and Cognitive Sciences

The Psychology major offers a specialization in Brain and Cognitive Science (BCS), which covers the collection of disciplines that are unified by a focus on the function of the brain. BCS investigates some of the deepest mysteries facing science in the 21st century, which concern the processes that underlie neural dynamics and enable higher brain functions, including perception, memory, attention, language, emotion, decision-making, motor control, and consciousness.


Study Away

The study away pathway can be found on the NYUAD Student Portal. Students with questions should contact the Office of Global Education. Psychology courses taken abroad may not be counted as advanced electives. The program strongly recommends that students not take more than one Psychology course while studying abroad.


Admissions

New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU. For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see the relevant admissions section.


Program Requirements

  • General Education Requirements:
    • Physical Education (2 courses)
    • Quantitative Reasoning (1 course)
    • Experimental Inquiry (1 course)
    • Islamic Studies (1 course)
    • First-Year Writing Seminar (4 credits)
    • Colloquia (4 credits)
    • Field Colloquia (2 J-Term courses) (6 credits)
  • Core Competencies:
    • Arts, Design, and Technology (4 credits)
    • Cultural Exploration Analysis (4 credits)
    • Data and Discovery (4 credits)
    • Structures of Thought and Society (4 credits)
  • Major Required Courses:
    • PSYCH-UH 1001: Introduction to Psychology (4 credits)
    • PSYCH-UH 1002EQ: Research Methods in Psychology (4 credits)
    • PSYCH-UH 1003E: Biopsychology (4 credits)
    • PSYCH-UH 1004Q: Statistics for Psychology (4 credits)
    • PSYCH-UH 3090: Research Seminar in Psychology (2 credits)
  • Major Electives:
    • Complete 2 Cognition and Perception electives (8 credits)
    • Complete 2 Social and Developmental Psychology electives (8 credits)
    • Complete 2 Advanced electives (8 credits)
  • Capstone:
    • PSYCH-UH 4001: Capstone Project in Psychology 1 (4 credits)
    • PSYCH-UH 4002: Capstone Project in Psychology 2 (4 credits)
  • Other Electives:
    • Complete enough courses to reach the minimum overall required 128 credits (48 credits)

Cognition and Perception Electives

  • PSYCH-UH 2216: Psychotherapy and Counseling (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2217: Abnormal Psychology (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2218: Language Science (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2410: Cognition (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2411: Perception (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2412: Cognitive Neuroscience (4 credits)

Social and Developmental Psychology Electives

  • PSYCH-UH 2210: Developmental Psychology (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2211: Social Psychology (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2213: Motivation and Volition (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2215: Psychology of Sex and Gender (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2216: Psychotherapy and Counseling (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2217: Abnormal Psychology (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 2219: Cultural Psychology (4 credits)

Advanced Electives

  • POLSC-UH 2310: Political Psychology (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3613EQ: Lab in Early Childhood Education (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3614EQ: Lab in Multisensory Perception and Action (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3616EQ: Lab in Data Analysis for the Psychological Sciences (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3617EQ: Lab in Visual Neuroscience (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3618EQ: Lab in Psychology of Gender Images (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3619EQ: Lab in Psychology of Economic Inequality (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3620EQ: Lab in Clinical Neuropsychology (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3621EQ: Lab in Language Science (4 credits)
  • PSYCH-UH 3720: Special Topics in Psychology (4 credits)

Specialization Requirements

Brain and Cognitive Science (for Psychology majors)

  • Students pursuing the Brain and Cognitive Science (BCS) specialization for the Psychology major must complete 2 additional courses, along with other elective restrictions noted below.
  • BCS Required Courses:
    • BIOL-UH 3101: Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience (4 credits)
    • BIOL-UH 3211: Experimental Neurobiology (4 credits)
  • Cognition and Perception Electives:
    • Psychology majors specializing in Brain and Cognitive Science (BCS) must take PSYCH-UH 2412 as one of their Cognition and Perception electives for the major.
    • PSYCH-UH 2412: Cognitive Neuroscience (can be used toward major Cognition and Perception electives) (4 credits)
  • Advanced Electives:
    • Psychology majors specializing in Brain and Cognitive Science (BCS) must take two of the following as their Advanced electives for the major:
      • PSYCH-UH 3614EQ: Lab in Multisensory Perception and Action (4 credits)
      • PSYCH-UH 3617EQ: Lab in Visual Neuroscience (4 credits)
      • PSYCH-UH 3620EQ: Lab in Clinical Neuropsychology (4 credits)
      • PSYCH-UH 3621EQ: Lab in Language Science (4 credits)

Sample Plan of Study

  • 1st Semester/Term:
    • First-Year Writing Seminar (4 credits)
    • PSYCH-UH 1001: Introduction to Psychology (4 credits)
    • Core Competency (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
    • Physical Education
  • 2nd Semester/Term:
    • Field Colloquia (J-Term) (3 credits)
  • 3rd Semester/Term:
    • PSYCH-UH 1002EQ: Research Methods in Psychology (4 credits)
    • Colloquia (4 credits)
    • Core Competency (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
  • 4th Semester/Term:
    • PSYCH-UH 1003E: Biopsychology (4 credits)
    • Major Elective (4 credits)
    • Core Competency (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
    • Physical Education
  • 5th Semester/Term:
    • Field Colloquia (J-Term) (3 credits)
  • 6th Semester/Term:
    • PSYCH-UH 1004Q: Statistics for Psychology (4 credits)
    • Major Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
  • 7th Semester/Term:
    • Major Elective (4 credits)
    • Core Competency (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
  • 8th Semester/Term:
    • PSYCH-UH 3090: Research Seminar in Psychology (2 credits)
    • Major Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
  • 9th Semester/Term:
    • PSYCH-UH 4001: Capstone Project in Psychology 1 (4 credits)
    • Advanced Major Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)
  • 10th Semester/Term:
    • PSYCH-UH 4002: Capstone Project in Psychology 2 (4 credits)
    • Advanced Major Elective (4 credits)
    • General Elective (4 credits)

Learning Outcomes

Students who major in Psychology at NYU Abu Dhabi will develop:


  1. Specialized knowledge of the psychology scientific, theoretical literature.
  2. Comprehensive understanding of the critical problems and questions in psychology, including how to identify them, evaluate their importance, and prepare ways to study them.
  3. Technical, creative, and analytic skills to collect, analyze, and interpret various types of data.
  4. Advanced communication skills, including how to present their work according to the field’s academic standards.
  5. The ability to recognize the ethical complexity of issues in psychology, including the necessity for academic integrity.
  6. Skills to self-evaluate and evaluate others through the peer-review process of critical idea exchange.

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