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FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Behavioral Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Counseling
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Health Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Neuropsychology
Educational and School Psychology
Clinical-Personality-Social Cluster
Experimental-Physiological-Comparative Cluster
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Overlapping Fields of Psychology
Courses fall into natural groupings, although these broadly defined areas
of study can overlap. In each of the three areas described above, some of
the courses are introductory while others may have several prerequisites or
may be open only to upperclassmen. The student who has not yet decided upon
a sub-field of study related to his/her future career would do well to sample
from the introductory courses in more than one area of psychology.
Clinical-Personality-Social Cluster
One area, which emphasizes the dynamics of human behavior, can be described
as the clinical-personality-social cluster. It includes courses dealing with
normal and abnormal personality (Psychology 221 and 232), psychological
testing - Psychometrics (Psychology 223), motivational and psychoanalytic
theories (Psychology 331, 333, and 341), social processes (Psychology
338), and clinical applications (Psychology 347, 349, and 371). Somewhat
related to this group is the course in child psychology, Psychology 224. If
you would like to discuss specific interests or have questions about this
cluster, please contact the following professors:
Experimental-Physiological-Comparative Cluster
Another grouping of courses is the experimental- physiological-comparative
cluster. These courses are research-oriented. They deal with effects of experimental variables on the behavior of human beings and
animals and include training in scientific experimentation and
data analysis. One series of courses deals with the experimental investigation
of learning, perception, and cognition (Psychology 213, 311, 312, 313). The
physiological basis of behavior is explored in Psychology 343. If you would
like to discuss specific interests or have questions, please contact the following
professors:
Industrial And Organizational Psychology
The area of Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology is comprised of six
fields: Selection and Placement, Training and Development, Performance Management,
Organization Development, Quality of Worklife, and Ergonomics. Introduction
to I/O Psychology (Psych 226) provides an overall review of each of these areas.
Training and Organizational Development (PSY 245) reviews the fields of Training
and Development which are concerned with the identification of employee skill
deficits, and Organization Development which is concerned with the analysis
of the organizational structure to identify problems and solutions to help
facilitate organizational growth. Performance Management (Psych 246) provides
an in-depth review of the field of Performance Management which is concerned
with improving and maintaining worker performance. (Psychology 226, 245, 246).
If you would
like to discuss specific interests or have questions, please contact:
Dr. Alicia Alvero.
Overlapping Fields of Psychology A few courses, best labeled as "Overlapping Fields of Psychology"
have not been mentioned above because they overlap with two or more of the three
areas outlined. They are Psychology 101, 107, 334, 336, and 348. If you would
like to discuss specific interests or have questions, please contact the following
professors:
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