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The Department of Psychology’s
mission is to encourage students to become
independent thinkers who read critically, who can
make sensitive observations and who can generate
original ideas, making use of current theoretical
constructs and relevant empirical data. The
department attempts to stimulate students:
to think systematically about psychological phenomena from
multiple disciplinary perspectives and methodologies;
to evaluate and employ recent as well as time tested theories to
elucidate psychological processes in their social and cultural
contexts;
to write clearly and coherently, developing sound arguments on
the basis of appropriate sources and pertinent observations;
to heighten their personal awareness of themselves
as participant observers and of others both in the
laboratory and in the natural setting. The
department endeavors to foster students’ capacity to
take responsibility for their own learning with, as
its end goal, their eventual contribution to the
advancement of psychology as a multifaceted
discipline, both scientific and humanistic.
Program
Goals
Psychology at AUP provides
students with a solid background in the central
theories, approaches and controversies in
contemporary psychology and an understanding of
their historical underpinnings. The department is
especially interested in how culture and social
context influence basic aspects of psychology:
identity, human development and the life course;
motivation, cognition and perception; gender and
sexuality; conscious and unconscious processes;
interpersonal relationships and social
representations; health, pathology and the concept
of normality. Courses consider human psychology from
a variety of analytical frameworks
(neuropsychological, psychodynamic, cognitive,
cultural, developmental, social etc.) with the goal
of giving students insight into the complexity of
human beings, their social positions and
relationships. Challenging the validity of any
single framework, the program aims to foster
dialogue and debate between different orientations
on psychology.
The program prepares students
for entry into professional life or for graduate
studies in diverse programs of study, including
clinical, neuroscience, developmental, social and
cultural psychology. Psychology majors work in a
variety of fields, where knowledge of human
motivation, critical thinking skills, and
sensitivity are valued. To become a practicing
psychologist, students must pursue a degree at the
Masters or Doctorate level. |
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Requirements for the Major in
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FirstBridge
8 FirstBridge courses change every year.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Up to 8 EN 110 College Writing, EN 220 Writing and Criticism
Up to 22 French through FR 235 and FrenchBridge
4 Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings
4 Social Experience and Organization
4 from either of the above two categories
Up to 8 Scientific and Mathematical Investigations
CORE
Required
(12 credits)
PY 100 Introduction to Psychology
PY 220 Research Methods in Psychology
PY 490 Senior Seminar or PY 495 Supervised Senior Project
Select three fundamental courses from the following
list:
(12 credits)
PY 213 Developmental Psychology: A Lifespan Approach
PY 221 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality
PY 222 Personality and Individual Differences
PY 242 The Psychoneuroses: A Psychodynamic Approach to the Neuroses
PY 243 Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
PY/GS 245 Social Psychology
PY 246 Cultural Psychology
PY 255 Biological Psychology
PY 275 Cognitive Psychology
ELECTIVES
Select five additional courses from the following list: (if not
taken above)
(20 credits)
PY 207 Madness, Mania and the Cinema
PY 209 Shattered Brains and Fractured Minds
PY 213 Developmental Psychology: A Lifespan Approach
PY 221 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality
PY 222 Personality and Individual Differences
PY 242 Abnormal Psychology: A Psychodynamic Approach to the Neuroses
PY 243 Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
PY 246 Cultural Psychology
PY 255 Biological Psychology
PY 275 Cognitive Psychology
PY 277 History and Systems in Psychology
PY 325 Psychology of Sensation and Perception
PY 327 Psychological Tests and Measurements
PY 365 Psychology of Learning and Memory
PY 366 Life Stories
PY 367 Social Memory
PY 369 Society, Illness & Health
PY 391 Topics in Psychology
PY/FS 390 Topics in French Literature (only topics on Psychoanalysis,
maximum one course)
PY/GS 208 Gender Identity, Homosexuality, and the Cinema
PY/GS 210 Psychology and Gender
PY/GS 239 Human Nature and Eros
PY/GS 245 Social Psychology
PY/GS 251 Sexuality, Aggression and Guilt
PY/GS 261 Love, Sexuality and the Cinema
PY/LI 335 Psycholinguistics
MA 120 Statistics I*
MA 220 Applied Statistics II
CS/CM 348 Human-Computer Interaction
Plus GENERAL ELECTIVES to total 128 credits
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A
research seminar,
L'intégration au
service de politiques de santé publique?
Normes, déviance, culture et
médicalisation, will be
held at AUP, one Thursday evening per
month (6:30-8:30pm), starting November 6,
2008, in French.
Click here for program and list of
speakers. If you are interested in
participating please contact Sharman
Levinson (slevinson@aup.fr)
so you can be added to our mailing list.
The number of places for participants is
limited. |
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An
article entitled "Using the
Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) to
discriminate Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
from ADHD in adult patients with and
without comorbid Substance Use Disorder (SUD)"
authored by B. Sizoo and co-authored by W.
van den Brink, M. Gorissen-van Eenige, M.
Koeters and R.J. van der Gaag has been
accepted for publication in
The Journal of Autism & Developmental
Disorders. Marielle Gorissen
presented a paper at the 13th annual
conference for International Mental Health
Professionals Japan, on April 4-5, in
Saitama, Japan. |
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[AUP - Posted 7 May 2009] |
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Paschale McCarthy has been requested to
present on Selective Mutism at the 11th
European Congress of Psychology in Oslo
this July. |
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[AUP - Posted 7 May 2009] |
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