Goals and Objectives

The Department of Psychology's program goals and learning objectives for graduate education include:

• Develop knowledge and skills of a professional research psychologist
  • Formulate research hypotheses, design empirical studies to test hypotheses, and carry out data collection
• Develop knowledge and skills for teaching at a college or university
  • Prepare and present material for course lecture and discussion
• Develop knowledge and skills required to engage in practice or research in a specific area within psychology
  • Describe and explain major theoretical positions and empirical findings in subfields of psychology