PSYC 2053 - Professional Development

Hours: 0.5
All Psychology majors are required to enroll in the PSYC 2051 – 2054 series each semester after declaring the major. Each of these courses which carries 0.5 hrs of credit is to be taken twice: once in Fall and once in Spring. The purpose of this series is to help prepare you for graduate school or a career in psychology/related fields and to promote a sense of community among psychology majors and faculty. Each term, you will meet with students in your year for three class meetings, and you will also be required to attend two joint classes with students from all years of the major. In this course, you will learn about the distinctions between different areas of psychology to help inform your career and/or graduate school decisions. You will also learn about opportunities for becoming involved with research in the Psychology Department. You will keep an online portfolio of your work, such as resumes and writing samples, throughout your time as a major. In addition, you will learn about many topics that often interest psychology majors, from internship opportunities, to studying for the GRE and applying to graduate school, to what you can do with your degree in psychology. In addition, each Fall, an outside speaker on psychology will be brought to campus, and each Spring you will attend the Psychology Research Reporting Day. This course is graded pass/fail.
Notes: Register for the course corresponding to the year you are in school, not earned credits. Freshman, PSYC 2051; sophomores, PSYC 2052; juniors, PSYC 2053; seniors, PSYC 2054.

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