Psychology
Psychology is the discipline which, through scientific study, endeavors to achieve the goals of observation, description, understanding, prediction
and control of behavior and psychological processes. Topical areas of inquiry include: human development; personality theory; neuroscience; learning, memory, and cognition; motivation and emotion; sensation and perception; interpersonal relationships; personal adjustment; abnormal behavior; and psychotherapy. Behaviorism, social learning theory, cognitivism, humanism, existentialism, neuroscience and psychodynamics comprise the theoretical paradigms most emphasized over the course of studies.
Because knowledge of behavior and psychological processes are important to all fields of study, persons majoring in areas other than psychology should
enroll in selected courses of interest. For the same reason, choosing psychology as a minor also is encouraged. Students majoring in psychology may select between two programs of study. The applied program is designed to prepare those who plan to seek employment, in either the private or public sector immediately following graduation with the bachelor degree. The academic studies program prepares students to pursue studies in psychology at the graduate school level in either practical (i.e., clinical, school, counseling) or experimental (i.e., neuroscience, developmental, social, cognitive) specializations. All psychology majors are expected to develop outcome
competencies at the knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation levels.
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