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ADTP Science: Psychology
JPT/BPP(U) (R2/440/6/0015/ A8463) 10/22

American Degree Transfer Program (ADTP)

Psychology is the study of the way humans and animals interact and respond to their environment. The manner in which they do is called behavior.

Psychology combines humanities and science. Psychologists try to discover why certain people react to certain aspects of society and the world at large in a certain way, and from those reactions, they try to deduce something about the biology of our brains and the way the environment influences us. Sound complicated? It is, but it’s also a profoundly fascinating major. If you major in Psychology, you will look for the essence of why people are they are, from their personality type of their sexual orientation. Within this broad framework, Psychology majors focus on such features of the human mind as learning, cognition, intelligence, motivation, emotion, perception, personality, mental disorders, and the ways in which our individual preferences are inherited from our parents or shaped by our environment.

With a strong background in research and the scientific method, a Psychology major pursues a field of study that seeks to educate, communicate, and resolve many of the problems surrounding human behavior.

Major Subjects

Year 1 (Freshman)

Code	Name	Credit Hours
UNIL 1011	University Life	1
PSYC 1013	Introduction to Psychology	3
MATH 1024 OR MATH 1013	Pre-calculus (Sc.) OR Finite Mathematics (Art)	4
STAT 2014	Introduction to Statistics with SPSS Lab (Sc.)	4
ENGL 2014	Introduction to Critical and Creative Writing	4
PSYC 1023	Developmental Psychology	3
PSYC 2033	Research Methods in Psychology (new)	3
Proficiency, MU1 or General Education subjects		12

Year 2 (Sophomore)

(Sophomore: Please refer to subject requirements for transfer university)

Code	Name	Credit Hours
MATH 1034	Calculus 1 (Sc.)	4
PSYC 2013	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC 2023	Social Psychology	3
Proficiency, MU1 or General Education subjects		12

General Education Subjects

Arts & Humanities		Behavioural & Social Sciences
ENGL 1023	Film Appreciation	ECON 2013	Microeconomics
HIST 1033	U.S. History since 1877	ECON 2023	Macroeconomics
HIST 1023	U.S. History to 1877	POLS 2014	International Relations
HIST 3013	Intellectual History to the Modern West	POLS 2023	American Government & Politics
PHIL 1013	Introduction to Philosophy	POLS 3013	Pacific Asia Today
RELS 1013	Survey of World Religions	POLS 3024	American Foreign Policy
RELS 3014	World Mythology
THEA 1013	Introduction to Theatre	Communication Literacy
ARTD 1034	History of Art & Design	COMM 1013	Public Speaking & Presentation Skills
		COMM 1023	Introduction to Human Communication
Science & Technology		COMM 2043	Intercultural Communication
BIOL 1013	General Biology
CHEM 1013	Chemistry & Society	Health & Physical Education
CSCI 1013	Introduction to Computer Applications	(Check with university)
PHYS 1014	College Physics I	HPEL 1013	Health & Wellness

Universities accepted for transfer

United States

University	Major *	Country
HELP University Malaysia	Psychology	U.S.
International University of Malaya-Wales	Psychology	U.S.
Iowa State University	Psychology	U.S.
Ohio State University - Columbus	Psychology	U.S.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Psychology	U.S.
Texas Wesleyan University	Psychology	U.S.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Psychology	U.S.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities	Psychology	U.S.
University of Tampa	Psychology	U.S.
University of Wisconsin - Madison	Psychology	U.S.
Western Michigan University	Psychology	U.S.
Wichita State University	Psychology	U.S.