PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDNUpath SIusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOakland, CAOnlineOnlineTraditional

Surveys the fundamental principles, concepts, and issues in the major areas of basic and applied psychological science. Approaches the study of psychology as a method of inquiry as well as a body of knowledge. Introduces students to research methods and to psychological research on the biological bases of behavior, learning, sensation and perception, cognition and language, development, emotion, social psychology, personality, and psychological disorders.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231577576%18.0
Fall 20231477282693%3.9
Spring 20241058663393%4.7
Summer A 2024211212590%6.5
Summer B 20241334869%15.0
Fall 20241159462495%2.7
Spring 20251148160080%10.8
Summer A 2025313417577%13.7
Summer B 20251394098%1.0
Fall 20251156162989%6.2
Spring 2026836441987%6.9

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 35% · T 42% · W 48% · Th 32% · F 22%

Common patterns: T (26% of sections), MWR (25% of sections), TF (15% of sections), W (12% of sections), WF (6% of sections), R (3% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

ENVR 3540, HLTH 4800, HSCI 4684, HUSV 2300, INMI 2810, INMI 2820, NRSG 2220, NRSG 2222, PSYC 2320, PSYC 2370, PSYC 3200, PSYC 3400, PSYC 3402, PSYC 3404, PSYC 3406, PSYC 3450, PSYC 3451, PSYC 3452, PSYC 3458, PSYC 3464, PSYC 3466, PSYC 3540, PSYC 3545, PSYC 3973, PSYC 4684, SUST 2810, SUST 2820

Courses that list PSYC 1101 in their prerequisites.

Links

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