Psychology Major

Program Learning Goals.  Upon completion:

1: Knowledge Base in Psychology: Students will demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and historical trends in psychology, be able to apply this knowledge to personal, social, and community issues, and explore a particular area of interest within the field.

2: Scientific Inquiry: Students will be able to design, conduct, and interpret basic psychological research, and use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena.

3: Values and Ethics in Psychology: Students will be able to apply ethical standards to psychological research and understand the various philosophical values that underlie psychology as a discipline.

4: Faith and Learning: Students will demonstrate an ability to relate issues of personal faith, theology, and psychological theory to begin to develop an internalized integration of faith and learning that will strengthen their self-understanding and enhance their responses to the world and others.

5. Career Skills and Planning Students will emerge from the major with the ability to use psychological knowledge and skills and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.