INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE?
Request more information about this specific program
Bachelor in Psychology
Knowledge Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program in Psychology, students will be able to:
- Understand how the brain, behavior, and environment interact; how people develop cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems, as well as how to intervene; how people interact with the world around them, and how these processes are integrated into personality under interpersonal, social, and cultural influences.
- Describe the basic characteristics of the scientific method as it applies to psychology and follow the APA Code of Ethics in the treatment of human and nonhuman participants in the design, data collection, interpretation, and reporting of psychological research.
- Seek and evaluate scientific evidence for psychological claims.
- Understand the core values in psychology.
- Learn how to implement psychological knowledge, skills and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.
Skills Outcomes:
- Effective writing and oral communication skills.
- Advanced skills in critical thinking and analysis.
- Effective interpersonal skills such as empathy, emotional intelligence, teamwork and conflict resolution.
- Quantitative and qualitative literacy.
- Socio-cultural and international awareness.
Λεπτομέρειες
Curriculum
Professors
Careers
Magazine
Testimonial
Curriculum
This bachelor degree program is designed to require 4 academic years of full-time study. Students can opt to study in part-time mode.
General Education - 30 credits You must take these 6 courses = 18 credits
- Intro to College Reading and Writing
- Effective Reading & Writing
- Math
- US History
- Biology
- Diversity course (Cultural Psychology)
Select 3 of the following 5 areas = 9 credits
- Social Science course
- Western Civilization course
- Other World Civilizations
- Humanities course
- Arts course
Take 1 course from any category = 3 credits GenEd elective course
Empire State University Concentration Courses- 32 credits
- Cognitive Psychology
- Brain & Behaviour (prereq Biological Psychology)
- Social Sciences Research Methods SOSC (prereq Statistics for Psych)
- Cultural Psychology
- Field Placement, Research Placement, Counseling internship
- Abnormal Psychology (prereq Biological Psychology)
New York College Concentration Prerequisites
- Introduction to Psychology
- Gerontology
- Human Development: Introductory
- Theories of Personality
- Biological Psychology (prereq. Biology)
- Psychological Testing
- Social Psychology
- Statistics for the Social Sciences
- History & Systems of Psychology
Elective credits (either 3 or 4 credit)
- Learning and Memory
- Media Psychology
- Western Civilization & Human Development
- Psychology of Aging
- Introduction to Race Class & Gender
- Human Exceptionalities
- Positive Psychology
- Attachment across the lifespan
- Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders
- Development & Meaning of Play
- Educational Psychology
- Development of Gender Identity
- Health Psychology
- Persuasion
- Organizational Behavior
- Psycho-social Issues Crim. Behav.
- Addiction
- Evolutionary Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
Duration: This bachelor degree program is designed to require 4 academic years of full-time study. Students can opt to study in part-time mode.
Professors
Careers
The program in psychology is both rigorous and flexible, offering a solid background for a number of subsequent career and educational choices. Those students who plan to join the workforce directly, this degree provides a solid foundation for a host of specializations in the field of Psychology.
Students who complete the NYC/Empire State College undergraduate program can follow many career options such as (to name a few): psychologist, child care specialist, learning difficulties specialist, human services specialists, personnel analysts and psychometric development specialists.
The Bachelor in Psychology program at NYC prepares students to continue to postgraduate studies in the fields any of the above specializations, but also in many other fields, and serves as good foundation for most careers that involve working with others.
Magazine
Click here > Psychology
Testimonial
As an alumni I would advise you one thing; pursue the career of your dreams and if it does not even exist as a proper job, then create it. Let me narrate briefly how I made this work out for me and how my BSc in Psychology from SUNY helped me build my own success story.
I decided to study Psychology when I was already pursuing another degree in Italian Language and Literature and working as a Language Tutor. I had an AHA! moment, a moment that changed my career 180 degrees. I started wondering how the human brain learns and how we can learn better, faster and more effectively. And then I started wondering how the brain perceives poems, literature, why do humans have an affinity for arts? And I knew the answer was lying somewhere between psychology, biology and philosophy.
For this reason I decided to pursue a degree where I could choose the courses that could help me answer my questions. Since I was familiar with NYC and the flexibility it allows in designing your undergraduate path, the excellent infrastructure and support it provided to the students (my brother had already graduated from NYC as well) I enrolled. I was properly guided to enroll into courses close to my interests and that could allow me to pursue a master's degree relevant to my interests. The constant support of the professors and the academic staff, as well as my deep involvement and my passion for excellence led to my cum laude graduation and a number of doors opening in Greece and abroad.
One thing led to another and I found myself in the Netherlands, studying Applied Cognitive Psychology and Interdisciplinary research and training in multiple things like UX, Cognitive Biases, Programming, and cutting-edge approaches of Behavior.
Currently, I try to juggle multiple things that I am passionate about. I work as a Junior Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, teaching Interdisciplinary Research to the students of the masters "Brain and Cognition", I am a PhD Candidate at the Open University of Catalunya(UoC) and I run my own business called Wellness Improved, where I provide services as a Health Coach, Team Facilitator and Consultant in Behavior Change and Habits. The innovative approach of NYC of building valuable skills such as presentation skills, collaboration, and hard skills such as research and statistics has allowed me to navigate both business and academia with great success and my background in Psychology has been proven helpful not only in understanding behavior but also in improving the way I deliver my services.
There have been various moments that I will never forget but one of the moments that remains deeply ingrained is the first class I attended in “Introduction to Psychology” when we started discussing the structure of the brain and the neurons. It was like a new micro-world unfolding in front of me.
So my revised advice after looking back to my path? Never try to put yourself into a box and understand that all skills are transferable, even the smallest thing you consider to be just a small strength can be an asset. Psychology is not just about therapy and counseling. Psychology is everywhere, from learning, to training, to opening your laptop, to ordering your take away. Absorb as much information as you can and try to connect the dots.
Sophia Balali
WHY TO CHOOSE THIS PROGRAM
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the American STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK / Empire State University. A degree from the affiliated American State University of New York, Empire State University.
- The world-renowned STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK is the largest university in the United States, with 64 campuses and 400,000 students in academic (undergraduate or graduate) programs.
- Graduates of this 4 year degree can apply for the academic recognition of their degree from ATEEN and graduates have successfully achieved a license as a Psychologist under Greek law.
- Flexible programme - students may customize their program based on their personal, educational, and career goals by choosing from a variety of courses to fulfill the degree requirements.
- The programme includes an internship / placement in the final semester – enhancing employability and acceptance on postgraduate training programmes.
- Students who complete the NYC/Empire State University undergraduate program can follow many career options such as (to name a few), psychologist, child care specialist, learning difficulties specialist, human services specialists, personnel analysts and psychometric development specialists.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK/ ESU, U.S.A.
The STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK is the largest university in the United States with 64 campuses and 400,000 students. Empire State University is one of the 64 colleges and universities of the STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK with approximately 20,000 students. New York College has a franchise agreement in accordance with the laws of the Greek Ministry of Education and the degree you will receive at the end of your studies is awarded by the University itself.
