| Approved Site(s): | |
| Approved for San Diego and Mission Bay High Schools. This course is specific to the International Baccalaureate magnet program at these schools and is not available to other sites. | |
| Grade Range: | |
| 11–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| None | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Elective, weighted | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| g - College Preparatory Elective | |
| Course Description: | |
| This course prepares students to take the IB Standard Level (SL) exam in psychology and satisfies the Group 3 (Individuals and Societies) requirement for the International Baccalaureate diploma. The course includes the study of three psychological perspectives (biological, cognitive, and learning), an in-depth examination of a selected field of psychology (e.g., comparative psychology, social psychology), as well as research methodology, including ethics and quantitative research methods. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 9185 - International Baccalaureate (IB) Psychology | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Not specified. | |
HSS-114