El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar algunos rasgos y características de algunas tendencias teóricas, políticas y económicas en vigencia y en pugna fuera de la universidad, en los comienzos de la carrera de Psicología en la UBA. Esas tendencias se consideran vinculadas a la delimitación del campo profesional de la psicología y se concretan en la elaboración de los primeros planes de estudio. Palabras Clave campo científico, tendencias, profesión, planes de estudio Abstract THE CREATION OF COURSES IN UBA (PSYCOLOGY AMONG OTHERS) AS ANSWER TO REQUESTS FROM A PARTICULAR SOCIAL FIELD. The aim of this work is to analyze some features and characteristics of some theoretical, political, and economic trends which are used at present and which were used outside the university at the beginning of the course of Psychology in UBA. These trends are deemed to be involved with the frame of the professional field of the science psychology and are put into practice when framing the first curriculum of the university course. Key words scientific field, trends, profession, curriculum