Jun 29, 2024  
Baltimore City Community College’s 2024 - 2025 Catalog 
    
Baltimore City Community College’s 2024 - 2025 Catalog

Arts and Sciences Transfer, Psychology Area of Concentration


Arts and Sciences Transfer Degree, Psychology Area of Concentration

Psychology is a behavioral science that emphasizes the understanding of behavior (feelings, actions, and thoughts) of individuals.

Psychology, as a science, is most closely related to the biological sciences, although its application often involves personal and/or cultural philosophical beliefs or values. Students who major in psychology are expected to be able to think critically and scientifically about behavior and be able to apply the principles of psychology to the understanding of behavior.

Increasingly, highly motivated students set on careers in law, medicine, pharmacy, business, education, government service, journalism, the visual arts, music, the social sciences, languages, and other fields are finding that psychology is an excellent foundation.

 

Suggested Sequence of Courses

** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100  course within the first six credits.

Program Learning Outcomes


  • Explain the major concepts and theoretical perspectives of psychology.

  • Apply psychological principles to personal and social issues.

  • Apply basic research methods in psychology.

  • Use quantitative psychological data, such as graphs and statistics

  • Use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and the scientific approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes.

  • Use computers and other technology for many purposes, such as retrieval of information from other relevant databases.

  • Apply effective communication techniques.

  • Apply APA format to written work.

  • Explain the complexity of socio-cultural and international diversity and how it influences our understanding of behavior.

  • Reflect upon and describe their own and others’ behavior and mental process.

  • Explain and apply principles of ethics and respect for individual, social, and cultural differences in psychology.

1st Semester


Total Semester Credits 15


2nd Semester


Total Semester Credits 17


3rd Semester


Total Semester Credits 15


4th Semester


Total Semester Credits 13


Program Total 60