Distance degree programs for Adults & Professionals.
General Psychology Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Psychology via distance learning
General Psychology via distance learning
Psychology broadly approaches human problems (both individual and interpersonal) and explicitly discusses topics such as assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, program development, administration, and research along with their applications to all types of human population, including children, adolescents, adults, elderly, families, groups, and people with disability. General psychology overlaps with other areas within the field of psychology (clinical and counseling) and neuroscience, as well as areas outside the field such as psychiatry and social work.
Academic Supervisor : Fernando Miralles
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General Psychology Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - General Psychology.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Addictive Behavior - Clinical Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Counseling Psychology - Educational Psychology - Forensic Psychology - Gestalt Therapy - NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming - Organizational Psychology - Performance Psychology - Psychoanalysis - Psychotherapy - Sexology - Social Psychology - Transpersonal Psychology .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - General Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: General Psychology via distance learning = 42 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - General Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: General Psychology via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + 60 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Counseling Psychology.
Master's Degree - General Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: General Psychology via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Counseling Psychology. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - General Psychology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: General Psychology via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Counseling Psychology. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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General Psychology Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
General Psychology
This course reviews the major principles of psychology. It introduces the history of psychology, human development, personality, abnormal behavior, social psychology, feelings and emotions, research methodologies, experimental psychology, psychophysiology, learning and memory, altered states of awareness, sleep and dreams, and industrial and organizational psychology.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Human Development
This course introduces the theory, the empirical research, and the applied issues in developmental psychology. It discusses the social, psychological, cultural, emotional, and spiritual aspects of development and stresses on the applications of these theories to counseling. Students are encouraged to revisit their own developmental path.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Human Body & Mind
This course examines the human being as an integrated physiological and psychological entity. It covers aspects of the human body's function, development, and care and explores the interaction between body and mind in physiological, clinical, and psychological terms. It also describes the interaction between the human body and mind and their environment and their evolution.
Academic Supervisor: Jean Mutabaruka
Causes of Mental Disorders
All functional "mental disorders" are fully understandable bio-social reactions to emotional conflict and stress. These reactions generally originate in and are perpetuated by how one deals with frustrating, perplexing, oppressive, dangerous, or destructive interpersonal and societal situations. This course explains how these reactions are not only caused by, but also can naturally lead to certain biochemical imbalances.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Biological Psychology
This course offers a comprehensive survey of the biological bases of behavior. It describes the development of the nervous system, the biological mechanisms of perception and action, and the biochemical regulation of behavior, emotions, and mental disorders.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Psychophysiology
This course examines the relationship between physiological processes and human behavior. It explains the functions of the brain and the autonomic nervous system with emphasis on the biological bases of emotion, pain, psychosomatic processes, sexuality, stress, and sleep. It also covers topics of neuroanatomy, research techniques, physiology, sensory processes, and the functions of the central nervous system.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Personality & Social Development
This course explores the processes of social and personality development. It focuses on four key areas of research: cognition, attachment theory, language development, and moral development. It also addresses the issues and debates about the role of genes, gender, socialization, and neurological development as interacting forces that affect how infants and children acquire self/other awareness, identity, and social competence.
Academic Supervisor: Djaber Nacer Eddine
Developmental Psychology
This course covers all aspects of human development. After introducing the history and the systems of developmental psychology, it covers the biological bases of development, perceptual and motor development, cognitive development, communication and language development, social development, personality and emotional development, moral development and wisdom, motivation, and developmental psychopathology.
Academic Supervisor: Jean Mutabaruka
Psychology of Personality
This course provides a critical overview of personality theory, research, assessment, disorders, and therapy. It presents the current research on specific personality topics: personality units (motives, goals, traits, temperament, and cognition), social-environmental determinants of personality, personality development, personality assessment, self-concept and self-esteem, and cultural psychology of personality.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Psychology of Perception
This course deals with the theories of perception, perceptual phenomena, and the complex process by which information is gathered by our sensory organs and converted to a subjective precept. It focus on the current findings of neuroscience and psychology, with emphasis on sensation, attention, meaning, and structural concepts.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Mental Biochemical Balance
This course discusses mental biochemical imbalances from a psychological rather than drug standpoint. Avoiding the usage of mind altering drugs prevents their serious side effects on feelings' suppression and brain function impairment.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
Counseling Psychology
This course integrates counseling with the fields of psychology, education, and sociology. It presents the intervention strategies and techniques used in counseling while explaining the techniques (namely listening, focusing and inquiring) of patients interview. In addition, it demonstrates how to assess the problem(s), wellness status and growth areas; and how to develop a goal-oriented change process with the patient.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Psychotherapy
This course teaches people how to deal effectively with their inner conflicts and their misconceptions about themselves and others. It combines different therapeutical approaches with the use of herbs, homeopathy, and flower remedies. Psychotherapy focuses on long-term and permanent solutions.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Psychotherapeutic Strategies
The course focuses on therapist-client dialogues and shows how each of the major counseling and psychotherapy theories can be applied to common psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, borderline disorders, and target patients- individual, couples, families, and groups.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
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General Psychology Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
ABPD - Associação Brasileira de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento
ABPSA - Associação Brasileira de Psicologia da Saúde
ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
AEPC - Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual
AFPSA - Association Francophone de Psychologie de la Santé
AIP - Association of Independent Psychotherapists
AMAPSI - Asociación Latinoamericana para la Formación y Enseñanza de la Psicología
APICSA - Asociación Psicológica Iberoamericana de Clínica y Salud
APS - Association for Psychological Science
APSYA - Asian Psychological Association
BPS - British Psychological Association
CANPA - Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations
EADP - European Association of Developmental Psychology
EAOHP - European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
EAPA - European Association of Psychological Assessment
EAPP - European Association of Personality Psychology
ECPA - European Community Psychology Association
EFPA - European Federation of Psychologists' Associations
EHPS - European Health Psychology Society
ENPP - European Network for Positive Psychology
EPS - Experimental Psychology Society
FCSN - Federation for Children with Special Needs
FEAP - Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Psicoterapeutas
FFPP - Fédération Française des Psychologues et de Psychologie
FIAPSI - Federación Iberoamericana de Asociaciones de Psicología
IAAP - International Association for Analytical Psychology
IAAP - International Association of Applied Psychology
IAIP - International Association of Individual Psychology
IAREP - International Association for Research in Economic Psychology
IARR - International Association for Relationship Research
IARTA - International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis
ICP - International Council of Psychologists
IPPA - International Positive Psychology Association
ISCP - International Society for Comparative Psychology
ISDP - International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
ISHPR - International Society of Critical Health Psychology
ISP - International Society for Psychophysics
ISSBD - International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
ISTSS - International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
IUPS - International Union of Psychological Science
MEPA - Middle East Psychological Association
MHAW - Association for Mental Health and Wellness
SAPNA - South Asian Psychological Networking Association
SBP - Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia
SBPA - Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia Analítica
SFP - Societe Francaise de Psychologie
SIP - Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología
STAR - Stress and Anxiety Research Society
ULAPSI - União Latino-Americana de Entidades de Psicologia
WAIMH - World Association for Infant Mental Health
WFMH - World Federation for Mental Health
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Admission requirements - General Psychology
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - General Psychology Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
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Faculty of Psychology via distance learning
General Psychology Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
