Psychology is the favourite science for students who want to get into the depths of human feelings. This is considered to be the science of mind and behaviour. More specifically, psychology wants to explore the way people think, act, and feel, by appealing to the emotional side of people.
Passion can lead students to choose this specialisation. It is not considered a difficult one, but it is not very easy to approach, as the theoretical elements of the discipline are combined with the practical ones.
After studying Psychology, students choose to specialise in a particular sub-field. Depending on their preference, they can choose between Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology and many others.
Psychology is a great opportunity to get to know each other better and to get to know others. Thus, students who are looking to understanding human behaviour, feelings and mind gain an inside vision of what these notions really mean and what determines people to make certain decisions and act under different circumstances.
The employment rate among Psychology graduates has grown in recent years. Salaries are satisfactory, and young people can focus either on psychological services in schools, hospitals, treatment centres, clinics, depending on the specialisation chosen. Furthermore, Psychology graduates can integrate a career in social media, marketing, and advertising, as they understand best the reasons why people choose to make decisions according to what they see in real life.
In the four years of Bachelor studies, graduates acquire the necessary knowledge to practice Psychology, initially learning the underlying theoretical notions. These notions become an important starting point in their career, seeing later how practice blends very well with theory. It should be noted that on the labour market, students who hold a Bachelor’s degree are much more appreciated and have an advantage over those who follow simple courses.
A Master’s program usually lasts between 2 and 3 years, coming as a complement to the Bachelor’s courses. Master courses have a much more loaded curriculum and a great deal of information. A Doctoral program is dedicated to students who want to do research in Psychology in various institutes or to become teachers. This has a duration of between 5 and 7 years.
I am an international student in the Psychology Bachelor’s program offered in English at NBU.
So far, so good. Most of the professors are really helpful and understanding, and our collaboration is excellent. I enjoy the lectures, and I find the overall program rather pleasant, interesting, and mostly up to my expectations.
On the aspect of the complaint, first and foremost, a select few one or two professors need to work on their deadlines management and be better at answering emails and rating their students on time (just so we have time to make any necessary arrangements) and do so while still being professional and kind.
Moreover, it would be really helpful if more people in administrative positions spoke English because for us non-Bulgarian speakers it can be a nightmare trying to communicate and have our questions answered when people behind these important desks lack the knowledge of the language. That being said, the same with emails, the moodle page, e-student, the library, and all sources of information students have access to, need to be offered in English as well to prevent miscommunication and misunderstandings. It’s a basic need.
That’s all, NBU is great and the Psychology in English program is rich, but sometimes it’s hard to appreciate when there are fundamental deficiencies such as (some) slacking professors and a great language barrier.
If you offer an opportunity for English speakers to study at your university, you need to make sure their needs are taken care of!