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Degrees Granted
by the Department of Psychology:
Psychology
B.A. and Psychology B.S.
B.A. stands for "Bachelor
of Arts" whereas B.S. stands for "Bachelor of Science." Across
programs and universities,
a B.A. degree indicates a focus on arts and humanities whereas
a B.S. degree suggests a
concentration on science. In the Department of Psychology at
Carnegie Mellon, you can
earn a B.A. in Psychology, a B.S. in Psychology, or a B.S. in
Cognitive Science. The distinction
between the B.A. and the B.S. in Psychology is that the
B.S. requires an additional
18 units of science courses (fulfilled by two courses beyond the
College's Science and Technology
General Education requirement; both courses must
come from the same content
area of science, e.g., biology). The B.S. in Cognitive Science
has a quite different structure
of requirements. Its focus is upon the study of the human
mind as illuminated by psychology,
linguistics, artificial intelligence, philosophy, and
neuroscience. Please see
the university course
catalog for a listing of requirements for
each of the degrees offered
by the department, or see the Courses page at:
www.psy.cmu.edu/home/programs/undergrad_courses.html
Cognitive
Science B.S.
The Psychology Department
offers a B.S. degree in Cognitive Science. The field of
cognitive science has grown
out of increasingly active interaction among psychology,
linguistics, artificial
intelligence, philosophy, and neuroscience. All of these fields share
the goal of understanding
intelligence. By combining these diverse perspectives, students
of cognitive science are
able to understand cognition at a deep level. Because this major
is administered by the Psychology
Department, it focuses on human cognition and the
experimental study of the
human mind as illuminated by the techniques of the above five
disciplines.
Unified
double major in psychology and biology
This unified major is intended
to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of current research in
the fields of Psychology
and Biology, as well as the national trend in some professions
to seek individuals broadly
trained in both the social and natural sciences. Students
entering from the College
of Humanities and Social Sciences will earn a Bachelor of
Science in Psychology and
Biological Sciences. Students entering the program from
the Science and Humanities
Scholars (SHS) program may choose either discipline order
for their diploma. Students
entering from the Joint Science and Humanities Scholars
(SHS) program can complete
the SHS educational core and choose either departmental
order for their diploma.
Double
majoring if your primary major is in another department or college:
.
.Additional Major - Psychology B.A.
.
.To complete and additional major in Psychology, a student must
fulfill all of the
.
.Psychology major requirements within the department. In other words,
the breadth
.
.requirement, computing requirement, three survey courses at the
200-level, two
.
.research methods courses, and two advanced courses. These courses
must include
.
.at least 81 units, plus calculus prerequisites and the 36-201 statistics
sequence or
.
.equivalent and 36-309. Students will be assigned a department advisor
to help plan
.
.their program of studies in Psychology.
.
.Additional Major - Psychology B.S.
.
.Completion of all of the above requirements, plus an additional
18 units of science
.
.courses (fulfilled by two courses beyond the College's Science
and Technology
.
.General Education requirement; both courses must come from the
same content area
.
.of science, e.g., biology). Students will be assigned a department
advisor to help plan
.
.their program of studies in Psychology.
.
.Additional Major - Cognitive Science
.
.To complete a double major in Cognitive Science, a student must
fulfill the major
.
.requirements as listed for the Cognitive Science major. These include
the
.
.programming requirement (15-113), the Mathematics and Statistics
prerequisites,
.
.the Artificial Intelligence Core, the Cognitive Psychology Core,
the Cognitive Science
.
.breadth requirement, and the Supplementary Science requirement.
Students will be
.
.assigned a department advisor to help plan their program of studies
in Cognitive
.
.Science.
.
.The Minor in Psychology
.
.The minor in Psychology is available to all students across the
university.
.
.There are currently four curricular "tracks" in the Psychology
department.
.
.. .1. Cognitive Psychology
.
.. .2. Developmental Psychology
.
.. .3. Social-personality Psychology
.
.. .4. Cognitive Neuroscience
.
.A number of sets of courses can form meaningful survey/research
methods/advanced
.
.course groupings within the four tracks. You can find more detailed
information about
.
.major requirements in the Course Catalog: http://www.cmu.edu/esg-cat
Psychology
focus for BHA students:
.
.
.The Honors Program
.
.The Honors Program provides recognition of outstanding performance
by students in
.
.Psychology or Cognitive Science. Participation enables students
to pursue their own
.
.research ideas through completion of an honors thesis. The honors
thesis is
.
.completed during the senior year. By completing a thesis, the student
earns 18 unites
.
.of credit and qualifies for graduation with "College Honors." To
qualify for the Honors
.
.Program, the student must maintain a quality point average of at
least 3.50 in the
.
.major and 3.25 overall, and be invited by the college to become
a participant.
.
.You can find more detailed information about major requirements
in the
.
.Course Catalog: http://www.cmu.edu/esg-cat
.
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