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 quite enjoy this university, I think how much you will enjoy it depends on the effort you decide to put into it. I like the people here and most professors are quite approachable. You’d have to be pretty unlucky to get someone underwhelming. I’d recommend it.
View moreI’m in 3rd year and only left with upper division courses. Turns out most of UD courses have a singular class. It is next to impossible to get into them. I’m a declared major and all UD I tried getting in 8 UD psyc courses all of which were full and some didn’t even have a waitlist. As an international student you’re stuck doing useless courses because it’s not allowed to take less courses if the ones you want are not available so as to stay a full time student. SFU needs to improve on this.
View moreAlthough there are interesting courses, what I dislike about Simon Fraser University is the lack of variety of classes and the unavailability of spots per semester in certain programs, specially psychology courses.
View moreI really like the friendly atmosphere of the school! I felt like I wasn’t being judged or looked down upon. The campus could use a bit of updating since the buildings are very gray and made of cement; therefore, it gives off a cold vibe during the winter/rainy months. I like that it is on top of a mountain because it feels special and away from the rest of the city–like a little getaway place. Overall, I will miss this university when I graduate because of all the memories I made!
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