Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation for a professional career in this exciting field. To that end, professional development is a primary focus both for students and faculty. Psychology coursework is designed to prepare students to meet the practical aspects required for a career in psychology.In this program students will demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and historical trends in psychology, students will understand and apply basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis and interpretation, students will respect and use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and, when possible, the scientific approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes, students will understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social and organizational issues, students will be able to weigh evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically and reflect other values that are the underpinnings of psychology as a discipline, students will demonstrate information competence and the ability to use computers and other technology for many purposes, students will be able to communicate effectively in a variety of formats, students will recognize, understand and respect the complexity of socio cultural and international diversity, students will develop insight into their own and others’ behavior and mental processes and apply effective strategies for self-management and self-improvement, students will emerge from the major with realistic ideas about how to implement their psychological knowledge, skills and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.

Modul program

Student must complete 33 hours of psychology courses. Core modules include PSYC 111 Introductory Psychology, PSYC 320 Social Science Research Methods and PSYC 499 Capstone Psychology Research. At least one of the following courses to be selected from group A PSYC 121 Child and Adolescent Development, PSYC 122 Adult Development, PSYC 223 Living with Loss, PSYC 261 Psychology of Sex and Gender and BIOL 445 Neuroscience; one from group B that includes PSYC 221 Abnormal Psychology, PSYC 224 Social Psychology, PSYC 281 Motivation, PSYC 381 Personality and PSYC 471 Cognitive Psychology and one from group C includes PSYC 231 Behavior Modification, PSYC 305 Marriage and the Family, PSYC 330 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy and PSYC 350 Helping Skills. Student must complete 33 hours of courses that includes CHEM 110 General Chemistry I, CHEM 111 General Chemistry II, BIOL 211 Human Anatomy and Physiology I, BIOL 212 Human Anatomy and Physiology II and an approved calculus course.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Students’ high school record is of primary importance in the evaluation process. The minimum requirements are four units of English, two units of a foreign language, three units of history/social science and science, three units of mathematics (two units of algebra and one unit of geometry), three units of science (two units laboratory science) and five units of electives. They must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (4.0 scale); competitive scores on the ACT or SAT I; a TOEFL score of 525 PBT, 70 IBT or higher; and rank in the upper 50 per cent of high school graduating class. Each year a limited number of students who do not meet these requirements are granted probationary admission after a personal interview with the Admission Committee.

Kualifikasi

Sarjana (S1)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Clarke University

Nama jurusan

Psychology Department