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心理学

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Psychologists study behavior and mental experience. Neuroscientists study how brain activity leads to conscious experience and action. Many professionals in the field of psychology help people when something is going wrong with their mood, perception, behavior, or the nervous system. 心理学 is a broad degree that can lead to jobs 在不同的领域!

Develop analytical 技能 that employers seek, by learning to apply the scientific method to behavior.
心理学 complements any other kind of learning or work with people.
心理学 helps you understand yourself and others. It prepares you for professions that improve interactions between people.

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Career Opportunities

NMT offers both a Bachelors of Arts and a Bachelors of Science in psychology, creating a wide variety of opportunities.

BA degree flow chart BS DEGREE FLOW CHART

Some students who major in psychology will go into research.

Other students will use their knowledge of human nature to pursue graduate or professional school in another area (such as law school, medicine, education, and human resources in industry) for which psychology is great preparation.

Another group of psychology graduates will go on to post-graduation training in professional psychology jobs such as research, medicine, social work, clinical work and therapy, counseling, speech therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy, cybersecurity, law, military, education, finance, technology, user experience, government policy, and employee relations.

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心理学 students acquire the fundamentals of learning and memory, reasoning and problem solving, perception, emotion, attention, thought, language and communication, the development of all these processes and their pathology.

Students conduct laboratory experiments on the psychological and physiological bases 的行为. The department has a modern animal care facility for laboratory classes 和研究. There are many opportunities for independent research.

Student learning outcomes in undergraduate 心理学:

Knowledge base in 心理学.

Students should demonstrate fundamental knowledge and comprehension of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, historical trends, and empirical findings, to discuss how psychological principles apply to behavioral phenomena.

Scientific inquiry and critical thinking.

Students develop scientific reasoning and problem solving in their interpretation 的研究. They design and perform effective research methods. They draw conclusions about psychological phenomena from the evidence.

Ethical and social responsibility in a diverse world.

Students develop ethically and socially responsible behaviors for professional and personal settings in a landscape that involves increasing diversity. Students demonstrate values that strengthen community relations and contributions.

沟通.

Students demonstrate competence in writing and in oral and interpersonal communication 技能. They argue cogently; express ideas clearly; optimize information exchange; and promote ongoing relations with audiences.

Professional development.

Students apply psychology-specific content and 技能, reflect on work effectively, manage projects skillfully, work productively in teams, and prepare for meaningful 职业生涯.

These outcomes are modified from the APA Guidelines for the 本科心理学

主要 (American Psychological Association. (2013). 版本2.0)