At Cedar Crest College, students participate in both the scientific and applied aspects of psychology. A small student-faculty ratio allows for close personal instruction. Students have the opportunity to do research, and enroll in special topics courses such as Forensic Psychology, Health Psychology and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Students may choose to earn their degree through daytime, evening, weekend and accelerated classes.
The Clinical/counseling psychology minor is for individuals planning careers in psychology, social work, or counseling education and is open to majors and non-majors with the needed prerequisites. Students learn about the therapeutic services provided in counseling centers, independent or group practices, hospitals or clinics.
Individuals interested in advanced degrees in psychology have the opportunity to learn how to treat a variety of adjustment and mental health problems with various populations at the undergraduate level.
The industrial-organizational psychology (IOP) specialization is for students who are primarily interested in a career as a psychologist, but who would like to practice his/her skills in a business or similar organizational environment.
IOP is an area of study within the field of psychology that is concerned with how industrial and non-industrial organizations work. Individuals who specialize in IOP usually work within business organizations, but also may be employed in government, health care institutions, universities, or research and consulting firms.
In many fields such as teaching, business, human services, social work, gerontology, probation and law enforcement, and health, understanding psychology-the science of behavior and mental processes-will pave the way to effective interaction with others and ultimate success. The Psychology Minor provides this level of understanding, and a solid foundation for continued study in the field.
In many fields such as teaching, business, human services, social work, gerontology, probation and law enforcement, and health, understanding psychology-the science of behavior and mental processes-will pave the way to effective interaction with others and ultimate success. The Psychology Minor provides this level of understanding, and a solid foundation for continued study in the field.
Psychology is a science that has as its central theme the study of behavior. Psychology involves studying how we interact with one another and our environment. Psychology is practical; it is concerned with improving our quality of life. To achieve these ends psychologists work in a broad range of research and applied settings. The psychology major is designed to provide each student with a comprehensive overview of the major fields of psychology and the methods used in psychological research. The major is also designed to assist the student in selecting elective courses which can form a concentration in an area of the student’s interest. These specialty areas might include clinical/community, social, developmental/child/aging, industrial/organizational, learning/cognitive, biopsychology/health psychology and legal psychology. The major provides a basis for careers in a variety of psychology related occupations such as mental health agencies, hospitals, schools, businesses and public organizations.
The East-West Spiritual Counseling Certificate from CIIS is a two-semester program that provides mental health professionals and pastoral counselors with the foundational background and skills in East-West spiritual counseling. The certificate program enables therapists to broaden the scope of their practice to include the central role of spiritual and religious experiences and beliefs. Students are required to complete 18 units, including six units of core courses, six units of group supervision and case presentation, and six units of directed electives. This advanced certificate requires a master’s degree.
Scientific psychology analyzes the complex interactions between environmental and biological bases of behavior to study human and animal behavior. Students are trained in scientific methods and different theoretical perspectives in a variety of areas of psychology: physiological psychology, neuropsychology, sensation and perception, cognition, learning, child and adult development, social psychology, personality, health psychology, abnormal psychology, and animal behavior. In short, psychology analyzes the complex interactions between environmental and biological bases of behavior.
Through acquiring a better understanding of behavior and scientific methods, psychology majors are well prepared to enter many fields. A major in psychology can lead to graduate study and a career in many areas of psychology, from experimental to clinical/counseling work, and psychology majors also pursue education and careers in law and medicine as well as work in the corporate and not-for-profit sectors.
PSY260: Introduction to Psychology
PSY353: Psychology of Personality
PSY355: Abnormal Psychology
PSY360: Child and Adolescent Psychology
PSY361: Adult Development and Aging
PSY372: Positive Psychology
PSY373: Cognitive Psychology
PSY374: Physiological Psychology
PSY375: Health Psychology
PSY376: Research Methods
PSY465: Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSY470: Social Psychology
PSY480: Counseling Theory and Practice
PSY481: Exercise and Sport Psychology
PSY482: Forensic Psychology
PSY483: Drugs and Behavior
Do our categories of behaviour – normal and abnormal – translate across cultures? Why do ethnic minorities have different experiences of mental health? Is there a ‘human nature’ underneath all the cultural differences? This new MSc – the first of its kind in Britain – aims to give candidates a solid grounding in key topics in psychological and psychiatric anthropology. The programme offers a broad-based anthropological approach, with options on learning and cognition, the body, childhood and psychoanalysis as well as intensive training in ethnographic research methods. In tackling these and other issues anthropologically, participants will acquire comparative knowledge, practical, analytical and research skills, and a reflective understanding of their own cultural and professional practices.