Major Overview
The Psychology major provides a modern curriculum covering a breadth of content, ranging from biological bases of cognition and behavior to sociocultural influences on human interactions and psychological disorders. The curriculum is designed to develop students' critical thinking skills through emphasis of the scientific basis of psychology and through courses in statistics and research methodology. The program also emphasizes the integration and synthesis of information across courses and activities through the step-wise progression of the curriculum from the introductory, foundational and advanced classes up to the final capstone course that is taken in the senior year.
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Psychology is the science of human behavior and mental processes. This includes the study of the body-mind connections, the brain, and human cognitive, emotional and social interactions. The TUJ major in psychological studies touches on many different areas of psychology such as neuroscience, clinical, social, cognitive, and developmental psychology, as well as gender, sexuality and cross-cultural aspects of psychology in the Japanese context.
Psychological Studies Program is a knowledge/skills-based major that can prepare students for graduate-level programs in psychology, counseling, education, medicine and other health-related areas. Students learn methods to conduct psychological research, including statistical analysis, scientific reasoning and problem solving. Students are also expected to write academic papers in the American Psychological Association writing style. The program offers a wide spectrum of different courses and this is a highly customizable major applicable to many career paths.
TUJ Psychological Studies Program offers very unique cross-cultural perspectives in psychology, with the special emphasis on global and Japan related phenomena and the international team of instructors helps students to develop psychological skills beneficial in the diverse and multicultural modern world.
SAMPLE CURRICULUM
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FEATURED COURSES
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PSY 3151 Direct Application of Behavioral Principles
PSY 3620 Psychology of Extremism
PSY 3620 Clinical Sexology in the Japanese Context
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