EWU Programs at Bellevue
Thanks to the EWU at Bellevue College campus, students don’t have to relocate or change their lifestyle in order to obtain a baccalaureate degree. We offer a low student-faculty ratio, creating an enriching learning environment.
From engaging student interaction in the classroom, to professional development within the community, each accredited program is designed with convenience and flexibility in mind, making EWU at BC an excellent opportunity for students and professionals alike.
Evening Based Undergraduate
The Department of Psychology offers a degree at the Bachelor of Arts level on the Bellevue College campus. Our undergraduate program is designed to cover the essential areas of contemporary psychology and offer opportunities for focused and specialized learning. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to be actively involved with current research and internship experiences in the community. Among the core courses offered are: Theories of Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Foundations of Psychotherapy, Scientific Principles of Psychology, and Introductory Statistics. A psychology minor is also available to all students pursuing other majors.
In the Health Psychology Bachelor of Science Program, you’ll gain an understanding of the ways that psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors relate to physical health. You’ll learn about stress, human development, behavior, cognition and more. You’ll also explore how patients interact with healthcare providers and the healthcare system in general. You’ll choose from electives that cover topics such as sexuality, interpersonal communication, drugs and behavior, and research methods.
Key Opportunities include field study at medical agencies and active preparation for work in the healthcare system and graduate programs in health fields such as Health Psychology and Public Health.
Interdisciplinary Option
This program is designed for the student who is seeking a wide and varied curriculum which builds on a solid foundation of social and behavioral sciences. The integrated curriculum includes courses from anthropology, communication studies, economics, geography, government, history, interdisciplinary studies, psychology, sociology and women’s studies.
Experiential Learning Option
Eastern’s Prior Learning Program is designed for the adult learner who has a minimum of five years of professional career experience. Eastern’s program is based on the philosophy that adult learners have acquired university-level learning through their career experience. Prior Learning participants are awarded elective credits by articulating and illustrating their experiences in a portfolio that is evaluated by EWU faculty. Portfolios are prepared during their enrollment in the ITDS 300 Portfolio Development course.
Online Undergraduate
In the Health Psychology Bachelor of Science Program, you’ll gain an understanding of the ways that psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors relate to physical health. You’ll learn about stress, human development, behavior, cognition and more. You’ll also explore how patients interact with healthcare providers and the healthcare system in general. You’ll choose from electives that cover topics such as sexuality, interpersonal communication, drugs and behavior, and research methods.
Key Opportunities include field study at medical agencies and active preparation for work in the healthcare system and graduate programs in health fields such as Health Psychology and Public Health.
The bachelor of science program is for undergraduates who are interested in learning about how people grow and change throughout their life course. You’ll get the chance to study child and adolescent development, adult development, adjustment, human relations, developmental theory, and research methodology. Students also take introductory courses in the field of counseling, complete a two-quarter field experience shadowing a psychologist, counselor, or another human service provider.
Prior Learning Option
Eastern’s Prior Learning Program is designed for the adult learner who has a minimum of five years of professional career experiences. Eastern’s program is based on the philosophy that adult learners have acquired university-level learning through their career experience. Prior Learning participants are awarded elective credits by articulating and illustrating their experiences in a portfolio that is evaluated by EWU faculty. Portfolios are prepared during their enrollment in the ITDS 300 Portfolio Development course.
Interdisciplinary Option
This program is designed for the student who is seeking a wide and varied curriculum which builds on a solid foundation of social and behavioral sciences. The integrated curriculum includes courses from anthropology, communication studies, economics, geography, government, history, interdisciplinary studies, psychology, sociology and women’s studies.
Child Life and Health
The Child Life and Health option is designed for students pursuing certification in Child Life with the Association of Child Life Professionals and for those pursuing graduate work for future employment in medical fields working with children.
Child Services
The Child Services option is designed for students interested in pursuing work with children and/or families at the agency-level. The scope of applicable careers is vast—adoption agencies, district health and service agencies, court-appointed special advocates (CASA), program directors, agency support.
Online program
Addiction Studies is a multidisciplinary program that provides university-level education valuable for students in all disciplines, particularly those students interested in alcohol/drug prevention and treatment and careers in health, business and industry, criminal justice, and human services.
Online program
Minor Offerings
The Business Administration minor includes required courses in management, accounting and electives chosen from various fields of business administration.
Note: This minor is only available for students not pursing a bachelor of arts in business administration.
The Psychology minor requires PSYC 100 plus 15 credits of coursework taken from the following list. The courses are to be approved by the department chair. No more than 10 credits from another institution can be transferred toward the minor.
The Communication Studies minor provides students with an introduction to concepts in communication and the social sciences. We accept up to 50 percent of your course work as transfer credits from speech and/or communication departments at other colleges.
Disability Studies is a rich inter-disciplinary field. Students who pursue the 25-credit minor will critically engage the place of disability and the value of disabled people within their home disciplines. This minor helps students build connections between theory and practice, emphasizing the history, culture, and contributions of people with disabilities. Students who complete the Disability Studies minor will be well suited to become leaders within their communities as well as change-makers in their fields.
Addiction Studies is a multidisciplinary program that provides university-level education valuable for students in all disciplines, particularly those students interested in alcohol/drug prevention and treatment and careers in health, business and industry, criminal justice, and human services.
