PsychologyUndergraduate Program
Mission
The Undergraduate Program in Psychology contributes to the
mission of San Jose State University by transmitting knowledge of
psychological theories and their application to a broad spectrum of
students. The Department also furthers the University's mission by
contributing to the expansion of knowledge through faculty and
student research and scholarship as well as through direct services
to the community.
Program Goals & Outcomes:
- Goal 1. Knowledge Base of
Psychology – Students will demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts,
theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in
psychology.
- Outcome 1.1 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to identify the principle basic
and applied areas of
psychology.
- Outcome 1.2 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to describe the major concepts
and theories of the major perspectives of
psychology.
- Outcome 1.3 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to compare and contrast major
perspectives by reference to theoretical constructs, empirical findings and
historical trends.
- Outcome 1.4 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to communicate basic knowledge
of psychology.
- Goal 2. Research Methods in
Psychology – Students will understand and apply basic research methods in
psychology, including research design, data analysis, and
interpretations.
- Outcome 2.1 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to describe different research
methods used by
psychologists.
- Outcome 2.2 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to design and conduct basic
studies to address psychological
questions.
- Outcome 2.3 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to statistically analyze data
correctly.
- Outcome 2.4 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to draw appropriate conclusions
from psychological
research.
- Outcome 2.5 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to communicate research
findings appropriately.
- Goal 3. Critical Thinking Skills
in Psychology – Students will understand and be able to use critical and
creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and a scientific approach to address
issues related to behavior and mental
processes.
- Outcome 3.1 – Students
completing the psychology major will able to recognize and describe
positions pertaining to specific issues in
psychology.
- Outcome 3.2 – Students
completing the psychology major will able to develop arguments for and
against positions pertaining to specific issues in
psychology.
- Outcome 3.3 – Students
completing the psychology major will able to evaluate and defend positions
and criticize arguments pertaining to specific issues in
psychology.
·
Goal 4. Application of
Psychology –Students will understand and be able to apply
psychological principles to individual, interpersonal, group, and societal
issues.
- Outcome 4.1 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to identify appropriate
applications of psychology in solving individual, interpersonal, group, and
societal problems.
- Outcome 4.2 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to apply psychological
concepts, theories, and research findings as these relate to everyday
life.
- Outcome 4.3 – Students
completing the psychology major will be able to recognize and understand
that sociocultural factors and context influence the application of
psychological principles in addressing social problems and informing public
policy.
- Goal 5. Values in Psychology –
Students will value empirical evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and
recognize their role and responsibility as a member of
society.
- Outcome 5.1 – Students
completing the psychology major will recognize the necessity for ethical
behavior in all aspects of the science and practice of
psychology.
- Outcome 5.2– Students completing
the psychology major will recognize and respect the role of human diversity
in psychology.
(Note: Consider when thinking of assessment: Students completing the
psychology major will appreciate/understand that psychological findings and
their interpretations may not generalize to all populations and
contexts.)
- Outcome 5.3– Students completing
the psychology major will value intellectual curiosity and skepticism.
- Outcome 5.4– Students completing
the psychology major will tolerate ambiguity and appreciate that
psychological explanations are often complex and
tentative.
- Outcome 5.5– Students completing
the psychology major will recognize how their knowledge of psychology can
inform their roles and responsibilities as members of
society.
Clinical Psychology, M.S
Mission:
The Master of
Science program in Clinical Psychology is designed to provide students with
theoretical and practical training that centers on a required core of academic
coursework and practicum experiences and meets all of the educational
requirements for the Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) license of the State of
California set
forth by the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
This program offers training in a contemporary model of MFT practice. The
curriculum provides courses and practicum training highly consistent with
activities reported by practicing Marriage Family Therapists in a national
survey (Northey, 2002, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy). The mission of this program is to train
Masters level psychotherapists for work in a variety of clinical settings
including hospitals, schools, community colleges, public agencies, and private
practice. The diversity of settings
and populations in which our graduates work requires that our students be
flexible and open to differing clinical and cultural perspectives.
Goals:
·
To train
students to think critically about psychotherapy cases and apply a broad
understanding of the clinical literature, including
theoretical and empirical findings, to design and implement interventions for
those cases;
·
To
develop effective oral presentation skills of case relevant material with
attention and sensitivity to context and variables important to cultural
diversity;
·
To
practice assessment and evaluation of clinical outcomes for individual cases in
an effort to increase their effectiveness as psychotherapists and promote
professional accountability;
·
To
evidence a foundation of knowledge pertinent to the practice of clinical
psychology in the areas including but not limited to psychotherapy theory,
service delivery, ethics, assessment; research methods; family therapy; cultural
diversity, psychopharmacology, and issues relevant to adult and child
populations; and
·
To meet
all of the requirements to prepare students to take the exams required to become
a Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) set by the State of California and the Board
of Behavioral Sciences.
Experimental Psychology, M.A.
Learning objectives
Advanced Knowledge
1.1 Students completing the MA in Psychology program will
understand the major theoretical perspectives and research methods
across areas of experimental psychology, i.e., Developmental,
Social, Cognitive, and Physiological.
Research Methods & Scholarship
Students completing the MA in Psychology program are required to
complete a thesis. The thesis will demonstrate
2.1 creative problem-solving in the design, implementation of
empirical research.
2.2 demonstrate project management skills in the
implementation of empirical research.
2.3 demonstrate advanced competency in the statistical
analysis and interpretation of empirical research findings.
2.4 be able to communicate (oral and written) their
research findings at a professional level
Goal 3. Career Enhancement
3.1 Students completing the MA in Psychology program
will achieve career enhancement through placement in a doctoral
program or acceptance of a position requiring a master’s in
psychology in the public or private sector.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology, M.S.
Learning Objectives
- for each student to acquire knowledge in key content
areas in I/O psychology, such as leadership, culture and climate, personnel
selection, stress, ethical and legal issues, personnel selection, performance
appraisal, organizational development, training, and work motivation.
- for each student to develop skills in research
methods and statistical analyses. The goal is for students to be able to
conduct research (e.g., a survey project for thesis and/or internship, as well
as coursework), analyze, and interpret the results of the research. In
addition, it is expected that students are able to summarize and present key
findings of the project in a professional manner.
- for each student to able to apply the knowledge and skills that they have
acquired in their coursework to applied projects. Faculty members
collaborate with local for-profit and not-for-profit organizations to create
projects that students can work on. These applied projects are
incorporated in several classes (e.g., Applied Psychometrics, Training and
Development, Organizational Development, and Organizational Psychology) and
the goal is for students to be able to assist in addressing the organization’s
needs using the knowledge and tools that they have acquired in the
program.
Assessment of Student Learning
Assessment Schedule B.A. (doc) Schedule M.A. (doc) Schedule M.S. (doc)
Clinical psychology assessment reports: fall 2007
(doc) spring 2007 (doc)
Industrial/Organizational psychology: schedule (doc) fall report 2007 (doc) spring report 2007 (doc)
M.A. psychology assessment reports: fall 2007
(doc) spring 2007 (doc)
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