Bachelor of Science in Business Psychology
Curriculum
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Students who are eligible to transfer to the PAU Bachelor of Science degree completion program in Business Psychology will have already completed their general education requirements specified in the “Admission Requirements” section. When students matriculate to the Business Psychology program, they will take an additional 90 quarter units of courses in three areas with these course offerings:
General Education
· Philosophy (Ethics)
· Race, Ethnicity and Gender
· International Political Economy
· Health and Wellness
Business
· Organizational Development
· Motivation and Work Satisfaction
· Employee Relations and Interpersonal Skills
· Fundamentals of Management
· Human Resource Management
· Staffing, Compensation and Financial Planning
· Team Development
· Creative Training Skills
· Performance Development and Management
· Personality and Change Management
Psychology
· Learning and Memory
· Personality Theory and Assessment
· Statistics & Research Methods
· Abnormal Psychology
· Social Psychology
· Developmental Psychology
· Psychological Writing
· Communication Skills
Curriculum for the Business Psychology Bachelor of Science Program
The courses for the Bachelor’s degree in Business Psychology are listed below. They are all required to be taken in sequence. The curriculum is highly structured, with courses designed to complement one another; each class leads to an organized set of desired learning outcomes.
Students in the 2-year fast track Business Psychology program will learn not only from professors, but also from other students in the class. As students get to know one another well, they will learn about different backgrounds: cultural, ethnic, socioeconomic, political, religious, etc., to a depth that would be impossible were they studying in a larger and more traditional program, where their colleagues change from class to class. This cohort model also allows the instructors to assign students to work groups and assign collaborative projects, where the compositions of the groups can be modified to enhance learning about diversity, group dynamics, dealing with conflict, etc.
Course Delivery
Courses will be taught by full or part-time professors from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. Faculty will have obtained the terminal degrees in their fields and have significant experience both as lecturers and in professional domains, such as research, consulting, clinical work and business.
All courses will be conducted at the Foothill College campus in Los Altos Hills, CA on weekdays between 10 am and 3pm.
The courses for the Business Psychology program have been designed to flow together in a prescribed sequence and designed to complement one another. All courses are required for the degree.
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