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心理学专业

As a psychology major you'll learn to think scientifically about behavior and mental processes, develop critical-thinking skills as you seek to solve real-life problems utilizing a number of psychological theories.

Your path to your degree will include a variety of general liberal arts courses, 相关和适用的心理学课程, 研究的机会, 多感官体验. This holistic approach is designed to help you apply knowledge, 批判性和创造性思维, interpersonal awareness to your work both in and outside of the classroom.

的 psychology program at WLC focuses on three goals:

  • 掌握概念
  • 研究和批判性思维
  • 仆人领导
You'll experience immersive learning alongside expert faculty

在较大的学校, students rarely interact directly with professors, especially in introductory courses; even fewer conduct meaningful reSearch side-by-side with those same professors. Our expert faculty work directly with our psychology students, assisting them with all aspects of their undergraduate reSearch - from reSearch design and approval to study and analysis to the culminating written report and poster presentation. Some students even have their reSearch published in academic journals!

的 faculty in our psychology department hold doctorate degrees and have meaningful, 在该领域的实际经验. You’ll benefit from small classes and ample opportunities for one-on-one support.

Our psychology program prepares you for success

Our psychology seniors perform extremely well on the national major field test, 得分在第88百分位 overall (range 83rd to 97th) for the last seven years. 另外,在过去的六年里 44% of our psychology majors have presented their reSearch at a regional conference, 97% of our majors who choose to pursue graduate school get admitted to one of their top three
选择.

You’ll graduate prepared to succeed in your post-WLC plans, whether they include graduate school or entering the job market. 无论你选择哪条路, you’ll carry with you a broad range of skills and experiences that encompass far more than explaining and treating mental illness.

job outlook for careers within psychology fields is very positive,与 U.S. 劳工统计局 predicting job growth of 6% for psychologists, 22%是心理健康咨询师, 学校辅导员10%, 14% for family therapists within the ten-year period between 2021 and 2031.

Spotlight on ReSearch and Experiential Learning

研究是我们课程不可或缺的一部分. You’ll conduct at least two major reSearch studies while you’re here. 心理学-sponsored ReSearch Night usually hosts about 350 students and allows you to collect data from human participants. Each year, many of our students go on to present at regional conferences and some are even published! Students also have the opportunity to serve as a member of the WLC Institutional Review Board.

We believe the best ways for you to gain a better understanding of your interests, 值, skills are to expose you to diverse internships and professionals in various fields. Students are encouraged to engage in at least two internships during their time in the 心理学 Department. 的se settings focus on our students interests and have included internships at the Medical College of Wisconsin helping to conduct concussion reSearch, autism treatment programs implementing behavioral therapy with children, residential treatment programs working with high risk adolescents, 诞生到三个项目, at Children’s Hospital helping to empirically evaluate the efficacy of programs, 以及无家可归者收容所, 医院, 私人执业设置, 和学校.

Live your purpose as a Christian servant leader

我们的心理学课程是以服务为导向的. You’ll have the opportunity to engage in service projects outside the classroom, including membership in the PSI CHI Honor Society and 心理学 Club, 参加地区心理学会议, 成为一名导师, volunteering at local foundations and non-profit organizations, serving on the WLC Institutional Review Board, 进行任务工作.

In addition to service opportunities outside of the classroom, our students regularly participate in graduate fairs, 校友联谊活动, psychology and neuroscience clubs and organizations, 以及与教师一起出国学习的机会.

产生影响

Nearly 65% of our psychology majors continue their 教育 in graduate school! A psychology degree from 威斯康辛州路德 College provides a solid 教育al foundation, 心理学概览, background in appropriate reSearch techniques upon which you’ll be able to succeed in graduate classes.

Areas of graduate study among WLC alumni are diverse and have included the following:

  • 公共卫生
  • 婚姻家庭治疗
  • 社会工作
  • 职业治疗
  • 临床心理学
  • 康复心理学
  • 学校心理与咨询
  • 艺术与音乐疗法
  • 心理测验学

信誉最好的网投平台排名, psychology is a fantastic liberal arts degree, 融入人文元素, 生物学, 数学, 健康科学, 业务, 沟通, 教育, 和社会学. Students leave WLC with a broad range of skills and experiences that encompass far more than explaining and treating mental illness. In addition to traditional work in a psychological field, graduates of our program are finding success in the workplace in a variety of areas, 如:社会和社区服务, 政府, 公务员(e).g. 警察和联邦调查局), 临床机构, 教育, 咨询, 商业与人力资源, 公共关系.

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