2026 Fall
PSYCH 134 001 - LEC 001
Health Psychology
Aaron Fisher
Class #:26301
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Psychology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
2
Enrolled: 290
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 292
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
FRI, DECEMBER 18TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Li Ka Shing 245
Course Catalog Description
This course will provide students with an introduction to Health Psychology. Students will learn about measurement of psychological, behavioral, and biological constructs; incidence and prevalence of psychological and medical disorders; introductions to endocrinology, immunology, and psychophysiology and how these systems are thought to relate psychology to health; as well as introductions to how science is working to understand psychology and health in the laboratory and across the population.
Class Notes
Psych Enrollment Policy and Guidelines: https://tinyurl.com/2jrt2pkz
Phase I: 50% of seats are released at the beginning of Phase I. All seats are reserved for Psych majors. There is no waitlist. Additional seats may be added to impacted classes by 5pm on June 10th (up to 15% more).
Phase II: More... show more
Phase I: 50% of seats are released at the beginning of Phase I. All seats are reserved for Psych majors. There is no waitlist. Additional seats may be added to impacted classes by 5pm on June 10th (up to 15% more).
Phase II: More... show more
Psych Enrollment Policy and Guidelines: https://tinyurl.com/2jrt2pkz
Phase I: 50% of seats are released at the beginning of Phase I. All seats are reserved for Psych majors. There is no waitlist. Additional seats may be added to impacted classes by 5pm on June 10th (up to 15% more).
Phase II: More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley students,
including intended Psychology majors, and UCEAP students can register at the beginning of their appointment. The waitlist will be open.
Adjustment Period: More seats are added by the start of the Adjustment Period. All registered UC Berkeley students and UCEAP students can enroll as early as 9am on August 17th.
General Enrollment Guidelines:
Time‑conflict override requests will not be considered, even if the course is recorded.
If the class is full, please monitor enrollment periodically, as seats may open if students drop.
The Psychology Department cannot accommodate section‑change requests. Only students who are already enrolled may switch sections via CalCentral if space is available. At the start of the semester, you may also speak with your instructor or GSI about potential section changes.
To be officially registered, you must be enrolled in both the lecture and the required discussion section.
Psychology does not issue permission codes, except for Honors Program courses, application‑only seminar courses, and DeCal courses.
For cross‑listed courses: If you are inquiring about enrollment on the non‑Psychology side, please contact the other department directly. Psychology does not manage enrollment for the counterpart course. show less
Phase I: 50% of seats are released at the beginning of Phase I. All seats are reserved for Psych majors. There is no waitlist. Additional seats may be added to impacted classes by 5pm on June 10th (up to 15% more).
Phase II: More seats are added. All registered UC Berkeley students,
including intended Psychology majors, and UCEAP students can register at the beginning of their appointment. The waitlist will be open.
Adjustment Period: More seats are added by the start of the Adjustment Period. All registered UC Berkeley students and UCEAP students can enroll as early as 9am on August 17th.
General Enrollment Guidelines:
Time‑conflict override requests will not be considered, even if the course is recorded.
If the class is full, please monitor enrollment periodically, as seats may open if students drop.
The Psychology Department cannot accommodate section‑change requests. Only students who are already enrolled may switch sections via CalCentral if space is available. At the start of the semester, you may also speak with your instructor or GSI about potential section changes.
To be officially registered, you must be enrolled in both the lecture and the required discussion section.
Psychology does not issue permission codes, except for Honors Program courses, application‑only seminar courses, and DeCal courses.
For cross‑listed courses: If you are inquiring about enrollment on the non‑Psychology side, please contact the other department directly. Psychology does not manage enrollment for the counterpart course. show less
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for PSYCH 134 after completing PSYCH N134. A deficient grade in PSYCH 134 may be removed by taking PSYCH N134.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Biological Science, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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