Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Southern Arkansas University - Main Campus

Students majoring in Psychology at Southern Arkansas experience courses that establish a knowledge base in areas including statistics and research, children’s and adult’s clinical mental health, lifespan human development, learning principles, and biological psychology.Psychology majors develop strong oral and written communication skills, demonstrate information literacy, engage in the practice of critical thinking and problem solving, along with building and applying ethical standards.The major prepares students for a variety of careers including case management, human services, teaching, and lays a foundation for further studies at the graduate level.Our graduates communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.Our graduates understand diversity of gender, race, social class, ethnicity, and sexuality in their own and other cultures and societies.Our graduates use critical thinking to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and ideas from multiple perspectives.Our students will demonstrate the use of electronic databases to conduct literature searches, and use the peer-reviewed articles to access and synthesize information.Our students will demonstrate knowledge of statistical analysis and date organization.

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