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The College of Wooster will be hosting the next Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference. The date for the conference will be Saturday, April 18, 2009. Additional information will be provided as the date draws near. For those interested in attending should contact either Dr. Slater or Dr. Jacobs-Priebe. We look forward to your participation!
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS:What is the Psychology program at Bluffton like? |
CURRENT STUDENTS:Check out the Bluffton Psychology News page for important information, & make sure to visit the information about a mentorship program with a grad student |
The goal of psychology is to deepen our understanding of human behavior and experience. This can benefit students personally by increasing self-understanding and developing sensitivity and skill in interpersonal relationships. For many students the study of psychology also offers a way to satisfy intellectual curiosity about what it is to be human, in all our diversity. Additionally of course, psychological understanding is important to those who anticipate entering one of the psychology-based professions.
Students who major in psychology at Bluffton develop skills in observation, interviewing, conducting surveys, and performing experiments. They also learn computer-based methods of handling and analyzing data, and computer- and library-based methods of searching the literature of psychology to find information on specific topics. Additionally, they learn how to write and present the results of investigations in psychology, and how to be critical consumers of psychological information.
At Bluffton we have a low student-faculty ratio so classes are small and students receive considerable individual attention; we also have flexible arrangements for students to define independent studies in pursuit of interests not covered in courses. We have strong laboratory and field components in many of our courses, and our facilities include computer technology for biofeedback, for designing computer-based experiments on sensation, perception, and other cognitive and social processes, and for sophisticated statistical analysis of data. We also have facilities for interviewing and small-group work, and for audio and video recording in these contexts. For upper-level students, our practicum program provides additional field experience in a professional setting determined by the student’s career interests. Throughout our program, issues of faith, values, and ethics receive attention, and we make a special effort to integrate these concerns into the study of psychology.
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Bluffton University
Psychology Department
1 University Drive
Bluffton, Ohio 45817
