Psychology - Emporia State University

Psychology from Emporia State University is a Campus Bachelor Personality Psychology degree that prepares you for a Psychology career. The Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree requires 41 hours and the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree requires 40 hours of psychology . 29 hours are specified by the department plus 12 elective hours for the BS or 11 elective hours for the BA. Both curricula require PY490 Undergraduate Internship in Psychology. Click here to access the Internship Psychology Handbook. Mission Statement and Standards The mission of the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degrees is to produce graduates who think scientifically, creatively, and ethically about behavior and cognitive processes and express themselves clearly in their oral and written presentations to others. Standard 1. Our students will demonstrate a broad knowledge base in psychology . A. Content domain knowledge in psychological testing, learning, abnormal psychology, cognition, developmental psychology B. Research Methods/Statistics C. History and Systems of Psychology D. Information gathering E. Electives to include social psychology , brain and behavior, theories of personality, sensation and perception, theories of motivation, introduction to industrial/organizational psychology Standard 2. Our students will demonstrate the skills to be scientific and creative thinkers while exercising sound judgment. A. Logic (deduction, induction, synthesis) B. Judgment C. Intuition D. Information literacy?discerning factual information from propaganda Standard 3. Our students will demonstrate the skills to be clear writers and articulate presenters. A. Writing B. Presenting Standard 4. Our students will demonstrate understanding of diverse views and values as well as of ethical standards in the use of human and animal participants. A. Human diversity B. Ethical basis for making judgments C. Treatment of human and animal participants D. APA's ethical guidelines Standard 5. Our students will demonstrate the intrapersonal skills of self-reflection and self-assessment. A. Self-reflection B. Self-assessment View more details on Emporia State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Personality Psychology courses.