Are you fascinated by human behavior and interested in figuring out what makes people tick? Are you passionate about helping others and helping them work through difficult situations? If you answered yes to these questions, a psychology major might just be for you.
3. Are you fascinated by human
behavior and interested in figuring out
what makes people tick? Are you
passionate about helping others and
helping them work through difficult
situations? If you answered yes to
these questions, a psychology major
might just be for you.
PSYCHOLOGY
4. Major:
Psychology
A general program that focuses
on the scientific study of
individual and collective
behavior, the physical and
environmental bases of
behavior, and the analysis and
treatment of behavior problems
and disorders. Includes
instruction in the principles of
the various subfields of
psychology, research methods,
and psychological assessment
and testing methods.
5. Specializations In
Psychology
PSYCHOLOGY
Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied Psychology
Chemical Process Technology
Clinical Child Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Clinical, Counseling and Applied
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology and
Psycholinguistics
Community Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Specializations In This Major
Developmental and Child Psychology
Educational Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Family Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Geropsychology
Health/Medical Psychology
Industrial and Organizational
Psychology
Personality Psychology
7. Here are some questions to ask
yourself when deciding whether a
psychology major is right for you:
8. AM I EXCITED TO
DO IN-DEPTH
RESEARCH ON
MENTAL HEALTH
AND HUMAN
RELATIONSHIPS?
1
AM I OPEN-
MINDED? AM I ABLE
TO BE OBJECTIVE
ABOUT THE THINGS
I’M LEARNING AND
ABLE TO ADJUST MY
VIEWS
ACCORDINGLY?
2
9. DO I HANDLE
FEEDBACK WELL?
WILL I BE ABLE TO
DEAL WITH
CONSTRUCTIVE
FEEDBACK FROM MY
PROFESSORS AND
CLASSMATES?
3
AM I WILLING TO
DEVOTE A LOT OF
TIME TO READING
AND
UNDERSTANDING
CLINICAL RESEARCH
IN THE FIELD?
4