Psychology
Minor Department of Cognitive Sciences · UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog
Students with a variety of interests (e.g., business, education, health care, and criminology) may seek a wider exposure to psychology. The flexibility of the minor in psychology offers the opportunity to pursue deeper understanding areas of psychology relevant to an individual's field.
Requirements
Psychology Minor Requirements
Requirements for the minor in psychology are met by taking seven or eight psychology courses (28 or 32 units) as specified below:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| COGS 7A | Introduction to Psychology | |
| or | ||
| COGS 9A & COGS 9B | Psychology Fundamentalsand Psychology Fundamentals (for the 32-unit minor) | |
| B. Select three upper-division psychology courses from the following: | ||
| COGS 120A | Abnormal Psychology | |
| COGS 120D | Developmental Psychology | |
| COGS 120H | History of Psychology | |
| COGS 120P | Personality Theories | |
| COGS 130A | Perception and Sensory Processes | |
| COGS 140L | Learning and Decision Making | |
| COGS 140M | Human Memory | |
| COGS 150 | Psychology of Language | |
| COGS 160A | Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| COGS 160D | Brain Disorders and Behavior | |
| C. Complete one of the following: | ||
| For students who took COGS 7A: Select three additional psychology courses (four or more units each) no more than one of which is a lower-division course. | ||
| For students who took COGS 9A, COGS 9B: select three additional upper-division psychology courses (four or more units each). COGS 190–199 cannot be used to fulfill this requirement. | ||
| D. In addition, the school mathematics and computer science requirement (school requirement 1) must be satisfied. | ||