Applied psychology is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to psychology major. The basic study period is four years, and the bachelor's degree in science and education is awarded. This major has established three core competence modules: mental health education, psychological counseling and therapy, and human resource management, focusing on the cultivation of practical ability and improving students' comprehensive quality.
First, applied psychology.
Applied psychology refers to the discipline that applies psychological theories and methods to practical problems. The goal of applied psychology is to study and solve various problems in human life through scientific methods, so as to improve people's quality of life and promote social progress. The field of applied psychology is very extensive, including education, industry consultation and other fields.
Second, the employment prospects of applied psychology major
1, direction of psychological consultation: psychological consultation, psychological evaluation, group training game therapy for teenagers. The direction of psychological education-universities, primary and secondary school teachers, mental health education and psychological counseling.
2. Intelligence development and training direction: infant intelligence development, family education guidance for primary and secondary school students, and kindergarten English potential development.
3. Human resources direction: talent evaluation, psychological consultation, human training specialist, human resources specialist, recruitment specialist, etc.
4. Career counseling and employment guidance: career guidance, career counseling, career planning, etc.
5. The intersection of psychology and other aspects: radio program host, website, newspaper editor, police, professional soldier.
3. What are the employment directions of applied psychology?
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.
4. What abilities do applied psychology majors need to master?
1, master basic theories and knowledge such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.
2. Master the basic theory, basic knowledge and empirical research methods of applied psychology, master relevant statistics and measurement methods, and have the ability of comprehensive analysis, data processing and computer application;
3. Understand the general principles and knowledge of similar majors;
4, understand the national science and technology, intellectual property rights and other related policies and regulations;