Psychology

Designed as a liberal arts degree, this program functions as a pre-professional degree that prepares students to pursue a graduate education in psychology or related fields. Like any liberal arts degree it is also designed to provide a variety of experiences for a well-rounded education. Graduates receive foundational education in statistical design, experimental psychology, physiology, learning and history.

Degree Sheet

Student Learning Objectives

• Define and describe current psychological terminology and reference related studies.
• Identify three or more current jobs of interest in the field of psychology and match to skills, abilities, and interests.
• Describe the role of the individual in society and the effects of social interactions on individual behavior.
• Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
• Compute descriptive, inferential, parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques for psychological research.
• Describe the social, emotional, physical and cognitive aspects of human development throughout the lifespan.
• Describe how sensation, perception and action influence relationship to the world.
• Utilize advanced statistical packages for social sciences to analyze experimental effects.
• Describe the brain-behavior relationship.
• Describe motivation and emotion processes and their application to daily life and research.
• Describe modern methods of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of major neuroses and psychoses.
• Describe major principles of learning and their applicability to major areas of psychology.
• Describe the historical framework of systems of psychology by demonstrating effective research and written language skills.

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities for Psychology include:

• Counseling
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations
• Case management

Student and Professional Organizations

Take advantage of these opportunities in the metro which may spark your interest and even boost your resume.

• Psi Chi – National Honor Society in Psychology
• Oklahoma Academy of Science
• Oklahoma Psychological Association
• National Association of School Psychologists
• Southwestern Psychological Association
• Association of Psychological Science
• American Psychological Association