Program Learning Outcomes - Psychology (BA)

By the end of the program, students graduating will be able to:

• Demonstrate broad foundational knowledge in core subdisciplines of psychology, including social, personality, abnormal, developmental, cognitive and neuroscience.
• Evaluate and interpret scholarly reviews and primary sources from the field of psychology.
• Think critically about societal problems that fall both inside and outside the discipline.
• Review and critically evaluate quantitative research in psychology.
• Identify appropriate quantitative techniques for addressing specific psychological research problems.
• Analyze and critically interpret quantitative data focused on psychological phenomena.
• Use psychological principles to propose solutions to real‐world problems.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrate an awareness of gaps/limitations in past research approaches and findings.
• Demonstrate an appreciation for other perspectives, an openness for diverging viewpoints.
• Demonstrate transferable skills, including the exercise of initiative and the management of personal responsibility.
• Show an awareness of pedagogical and ethical principles related to psychological research and/or training.