PSYCHology pathway

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With Our Easy-to-Take Pathway Course, You Can Unlock Your Future in PSYCHOLOGY

The Psychology Pathway Course is designed to show students what it’s like to be a psychology major or minor, featuring simple versions of topics and assignments they could expect to find in college courses. The course also helps students develop evidence-based studying and stress management habits as well as healthy sleep practices that could contribute to success in college.

This online course, hosted on Canvas, covers topics such as:

  • History of Psychology

  • The Scientific Method

  • Neuroscience

  • Sensation and Perception

  • Cognitive Psychology

  • Intelligence

  • Social Psychology

  • Personality

  • Sleep and Consciousness

  • Stress Management

From the course, students will develop skills and competencies including:

  • Critical thinking, especially about research, ethics, and individual problem solving

  • Applying psychological and neurological concepts to real-world scenarios

  • Reading and understanding academic journal articles

  • Improving study habits and methods based on evidence in cognitive psychology

  • Creating short presentations on a research topic following APA formatting

  • Measuring and understanding their own personality traits

  • Stress management, including sleep hygiene and developing positive coping mechanisms

Career pathways stemming from psychology

* Some of these careers require a specific license and a further educational degree after a bachelor’s degree, but many are possible with just a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

    • Covered by topics like neuroscience, sensation/perception, sleep, and social psychology

    • Job titles include:

      • Physician

      • Neurologist

      • Ophthalmologist

      • Optometrist

      • Public health analyst

      • Biostatistician

    • Covered by topics like intelligence, personality, and cognitive psychology

    • Job titles include:

      • Behavior analyst

      • School psychologist *

      • Guidance counselor *

    • Covered by individual research topics and the scientific method

    • Job titles include:

      • Professor

      • Research assistant

      • Behavioral science researcher

      • Clinical research coordinator

    • Covered by topics like organizational psychology and cognitive psychology

    • Job titles include:

      • HR manager

      • Industrial-organizational psychologist *

      • Recruiter

      • Talent development specialist

      • Employee experience designer

The course is for students adept at independent reading and thinking analytically about scientific concepts before discussing their analysis in writing. Students particularly interested in understanding the brain, human behavior, social factors, and how the mind works will do well in this course.

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