心理学理学学士

心理学专业的科学学士学位必须完成本公告中概述的所有普通教育要求。考生必须参加MATH 1030或MATH 1040作为其普通教育课程的一部分。心理科学系的实验实验室配备了许多用于人和动物实验项目的心理生理设备。除了这种精良的设备，博士候选人还可以从几个重点中进行选择。心理科学本科专业可以为研究生水平的进一步心理学培训提供基础，这些水平是其他领域（例如卫生专业，社会工作或咨询）的研究生培训所必需的背景，或者是入门级职位所必需的文科背景在许多领域，例如商业，通讯，人类服务和心理健康职位。
The BS in Psychology involves the application of foundational knowledge and skills from math and the natural sciences to the study of behavior. Students can concentrate their advanced coursework in a specific disciplinary subfield including behavioral neuroscience, child psychology, clinical psychology, or health psychology/pre-health psychology.<br>Upon completion of the BA or BS in Psychology, graduates will be able to demonstrate an integrative understanding of psychological concepts, theories, research and historical trends and predict behavior across the scientific sub-disciplines, summarize and explain use of the scientific approach to solve behavioral problems and articulate how behavioral explanations rely on critical thinking, scientific reasoning, weighing evidence and tolerating ambiguity, identify and evaluate appropriate research methods in psychology including research design, data analysis and interpretation, communicate clearly and concisely, demonstrate a respect for members of diverse groups with sensitivity to issues of power privilege and discrimination while adopting social and ethical values that build community, and display professionalism and ownership of professional growth and learning through an evolving career development plan tailored to an accurate self-assessment of abilities, achievements, motivations and work habits.