Stanford Psychology Department - Undergraduate Program

Ideal for students interested in medicine (especially psychiatry or pediatrics), clinical psychology, education (at all levels), or health psychology. The track includes courses and research opportunities in developmental and abnormal psychology, as well as courses in Human Biology, Cultural and Social Anthropology, Education, and Sociology Departments.

Faculty Advisor: Professor Susan Johnson

Required Courses
PSYCH 60---Introduction to Developmental Psychology
PSYCH 90---Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Elective Psychology Courses: (students must take at least 4 courses)
BIOSCI 20----Introduction to Brain and Behavior (formerly Psych 20)
PSYCH 45----Introduction to Learning and Memory
PSYCH 50----Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYCH 55----Introduction to Cognition and the Brain
PSYCH 70----Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYCH 80----Introduction to Personality Psychology
PSYCH 95----Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
PSYCH 101--Community Health
PSYCH 102--Longevity
PSYCH 137---Birds to Words: Cognition, Communication, and Language
PSYCH 140---Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
PSYCH 141---Cognitive Development
PSYCH 142---Social Development (not currently offered)
PSYCH 143---Developmental Anomalies
PSYCH 149---The Infant Mind
PSYCH 158---Emotions: Histories, Theories, and Research
PSYCH 162---Psychology of Gender
PSYCH 163---Interpersonal Basis of Abnormal Behavior
PSYCH 168---Seminar on Emotion

Examples of Approved Outside Courses: (students must take at least 3 courses)
ANTHSCI 171---Aging: From Biology to Social Psychology
BIOSCI 150---Human Behavioral Biology
CASA 82/282---Medical Anthropology
EDUC 141---Race, Education, and Media
EDUC 170---Gender and Education (not currently offered)
HUMBIO 3B---The Human Predicament
HUMBIO 117A---Community Health: Assessment and Planning I
HUMBIO 117B---Community Health: Assessment and Planning II
HUMBIO 126---Adolescent Development
HUMBIO 156---Human Developmental Biology and Medicine (also DBIO 156)
SOC 150---The Family

At Least 4 Units of Pre-professional or Research Experience
PSYCH 146---Observation of Children
PSYCH 147---Development in Early Childhood
PSYCH 171---Research Seminar on Aging
PSYCH 195---Special Laboratory Projects
At Least 1 Advanced Seminar
PSYCH 124---Seminar on Psychophysiology (not currently offered)
PSYCH 144---Conceptual Organization and Development
PSYCH 145---Seminar on Infant Development
PSYCH 154---Selected Topics in Affective Disorders
PSYCH 162---Seminar on Psychology of Gender
PSYCH 166---Seminar on Personal and Social Change
PSYCH 167---Seminar on Agression

Note: The list of outside courses is by no means exhaustive. Students who feel a course falls within the domain of the track should consult Ellen Markman, faculty track advisor, for approval.