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Psychology Major
The Psychology Major
Major Requirements: Requirements for the B.A., in addition to
school requirements, begin with PS 101, followed by PS 205,
206, 307, 308, 309 and 409 over the four-year period. Students
enrolling in PS 307 must have better than a 2.0 average in prior
psychology courses and must have completed PS 206. In
addition to providing coverage of the broad content of
psychology, a total of seven different psychology courses at the
200 level or higher must be elected from two groups specified by
the department. The senior essay required of all candidates for
the B.A. ordinarily is done in PS 409. In addition to the general
psychology major, students also have an opportunity for
intensive study in one of the concentrations described below,
which provide supervised fieldwork experience.
Experimental Psychologists
These people have traditionally confined their work to laboratory settings where conditions can be carefully identified,
defined, and controlled. They study topics such as learning, perception, memory, motivation, and animal behavior. A large
majority of these people are employed in university settings. However, since many of these people have training in research
methods and statistical techniques (in some sense, more than the other areas described here), several of these people find
employment in research settings (e.g., IBM or Bell Labs) or industrial settings (e.g., Kodak, Xerox). A tiny subfield within this
area is mathematical psychology.
Industrial and Organizational Psychologists
These people are concerned with problems and issues relating to the behavior of people in organizations. These
psychologists act as researchers and practitioners. Their concerns include developing selection and placement programs,
improving individual motivation and, job and management procedures. They also promote overall organizational and
communication objectives (it's more interesting than this sounds!). They are usually employed in educational settings,
private industries, government agencies, and private consulting firms.
Social Psychologists
They investigate the influence of cultural and social factors on behavior. Some areas of interest include social learning,
social perception, motivation, attitude formation, mass media effects, group dynamics, aggression and leadership. These
people are usually employed in university and college settings. Again, however, an interesting "new field" involves working
on a degree in psychology and law - and the combination of social psychology and law would open career opportunities
within the legal community, both in terms of practicing law and in consulting work (i.e., advising people in the legal field
about issues that have psychological relevance).
Developmental Psychologists
They study the growth and psychological changes of humans and animals from the prenatal stages of development to
adulthood and old age. Both observational and experimental methods are used to address questions about cognition,
memory, aging, language acquisition, sex role development, socialization, and learning (to name a few topics). People within
this area work in university and college settings as well as in public schools, hospitals, and clinics.
Clinical Psychologists
These deal in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. Besides being professional practitioners, clinicians
may also teach and conduct research in various settings such as universities, hospitals, schools, day care centers and
community health centers. Although the employment outlook for clinicians looks relatively good, admission into clinical
doctoral programs is very competitive. A new specialty within this field is behavioral medicine, (read the American
Psychological Association Monitor and note the "new" jobs opening in the area.)
Counseling Psychologists
These psychologists are closely related to the clinical description. Counseling psychologists, however, are more oriented
toward lifespan issues such as career development, marital therapy and family counseling. These psychologists provide
assessment of and counseling for personal, career, and educational problems, and they also may conduct research on
normal personality and career development. Many of these people work in educational settings. Admission to graduate
school is competitive!
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Social Psychologists- These people are usually employed in university and
college settings. They usually work five days a week. They are mostly placed in
group settings, whether it’s at a university or in group therapy.
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Clinical Psychologists- These people are professional practitioners, who can
also teach and conduct research in universities, hospitals, schools, day care
centers, and community health centers. Students concentrating in this field are
guaranteed many job opportunities.
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Developmental Psychologists- As well as many other fields, these people work
within university setting, clinics, hospitals, and public schools.
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Industrial and Organizational Psychologists- These psychologists act as
researchers and practitioners. They are usually employed in educational
settings, private industries, government agencies, and private consulting firms.
Salaries in the psychology field depend on what job you have within the field.
People with jobs in the psych
field can start with up to 40,000 a year. Getting up to this much in salary for
graduating psychology major
also depends on previous work experience, location, type of degree, and type of
workplace.
Job advancement depends on the type of degree you have. If someone was to
graduate with a PhD they
could advance to being a clinical psychologist or have there own private practice
in there home etc.
If someone was to graduate with there masters, they could move up from social
work to a school
psychologist or some sort of counselor.
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