Psychology pays attention to students' basic theoretical research, and tends to engage in research, teaching and other fields after graduation;
Applied psychology emphasizes practical application, that is, it requires students of this major to have the ability to solve practical problems by using psychological theories, so they are more engaged in psychological counseling, treatment and management after graduation.
2. The course content is different.
Specialized courses of applied psychology
Main courses: general psychology, experimental psychology, psychostatistics, learning psychology, social psychology, psychological measurement, industrial psychology, educational psychology and clinical psychology;
According to the curriculum requirements, it is best to arrange teaching practice from the first grade or in the senior grade. Including mental hospital practice, enterprise management practice, etc. , usually arranged in 10-20 weeks.
Psychology major course
Main subjects: psychology, biology, computer science and technology, advanced mathematics. Main courses: general psychology, experimental psychology, psychostatistics, physiological psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive science, etc. Main practical teaching links:
Including mental hospital practice, enterprise management practice, psychological counseling practice, graduation thesis, etc. , usually arranged in 10-20 weeks.
3. Employment prospect and employment field are different.
Employment prospect and employment field of applied psychology specialty
Applied psychology is a hot subject and has always been in a leading position in talent recruitment. From now on, the development prospect of this major is still very good.
The employment direction of graduates mainly focuses on psychological consultation and educational consultation, talent evaluation, counseling of employees' professional psychological problems, and consumer psychological analysis of target customers.
Employment prospects and fields of psychology major
Now all kinds of pressures are constantly being exerted on human beings, and there are many problems in people's mental health, so psychology has a very good development prospect in this situation;
The employment direction of graduates of this major is mainly concentrated in educational institutions, public security systems, large enterprises, psychological consulting companies and other related psychological work.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Applied Psychology
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Psychology major