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Welcome to Psychology at

Rutgers University!

Your Psychology Department

What Rutgers PsychAlliance has to offer

Psychology Sub-Areas to study atRutgers


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Meet the Executive Board!

Caesar PsychSocietyPresidentPriya Psi Chi President

Amoha Psi Chi Vice President

Shayna PsychSociety Internal VP

Sarah PsychSociety External VP

Devlina PsychSociety VP of Finance

Christa- Membership Coordinator

Gabriella Internal Relations Officer

Caitlyn- Psi Chi PR Coordinator

Justin- External Relations Officer

Amy- External Relations Officer

Vivian- Financial Relations Officer


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Rutgers Psychology

Rutgers offers: a psychology major, minor,

research opportunities, and an honors thesis

program.

A great resource for finding out more about

Rutgers Psychology is psych.rutgers.edu


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Psychology Major

Must complete:

General Psychology and Quantitative Methods

4 Sub-discipline Core Courses: at least one each from ClinicalPsychology, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience,and Social Psychology.

One 4-credit content course with lab combination

5 psychology elective courses (can include 1 3-credit non-classroom course) (can also include extra core courses)

One 400-level course

1 more math course: PreCalc is recommended but not required GPA 2.0 in Psychology

Total: 38 credits


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Research and Fieldwork

Research: Join a lab and commit to a certain number of

hours of work. Some labs will require 2-3 hourswhere others up to 12 hours or more a week.

Fieldwork:

Child development at the Douglass-PsychologyChild Study Center

Foster care

Developmental disabilities

Clinical


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Honors Thesis Program

Many different types of projects are conducted by students enrolledin the Department of Psychology Honors Major involving a reviewof research and theory in a particular area of psychology,formulation of a set of hypotheses, design of a strategy forcollecting data bearing on the hypotheses, data collection,statistical analysis, and write-up. This is a significant undertaking,

so most faculty members want students to spend a semester ortwo doing research in their lab before launching the honorsproject. The Honors Proposal is jointly prepared by the studentand the student's sponsor and submitted to the office of theUndergraduate Vice Chair in Tillett 101 by the first week of the fallsemester. Whatever the exact nature of the project, two finalproducts are necessary for the student to complete the Honors

Major: A formal, written Honors Thesis, which addresses all ofthe above points in detail. A Poster Presentation, in which thestudent displays an outline of the project.


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Honors Major Requirements

To be a candidate for the thesis program:

3.4 GPA in Psychology

3.0 GPA overall

Minimum of 45 credits in Psychology

Satisfactory completion of a special 3-credit, writing-intensive

seminar (01:830:490: Honors Research Design, Analysis and

Presentation), which is a fall semester course normally taken in

the senior year. Students will be automatically registered for this

course after the submission of the Honors Proposal.

Successful completion of Honors Research in Psychology

(01:830:497- 498) taken during each of the final two semesters

and full participation in the departmental honors program.


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Psi Chi, The National Honor

Society in Psychology Advisor, Dr. George Atwood

Requirements for membership:

3.3 GPA overall

3.4 GPA in psychology

Completion of 24 credits in psychology (or 18

completed credits and registration for 6 more) Declared psychology major or minor.


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Some important steps:

Honors classes or high level classes

Fieldwork/Research, Internships

Get to know 3 professors, especially inyour sub-area

Become familiar with scholarly books andpublished articles in psycholgy

Honors thesis program


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What DoesPsychAlliance Do?

Maintain a student

organization that

caters to psychology

majors and minors

Collaborate with other

organizations toencourage interaction

between disciplines

Organize events about

the psych program at

RU, grad schools and

options available topsych students

Design and maintainlong-term programs

that make psych

students lives better!


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Big and LittleSibling Program

Aim: to link underclassmen

with experiencedupperclassmen to helpthose just starting atRutgers navigate thepsychology major. The "Big& Little Sibling Program" isopen to all underclassmenwho wish to participate andto qualified upperclassmen.


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We are currently in theprocess of coordinatingthis program.

Aim: To provide out-of-class support to students inpsych classes

Briefly: A student who hastaken a class and done wellin it becomes a StudyGroup Leader for otherstudents who are currentlyenrolled in that class andwant extra help.


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Office of the Executive Board

* Schedule an appointment to meet with us.

* Grad School Info.

* GRE Test Prep Books

* Book of the Month

* Brain in the News

* Scientific American Mind

*PsychAlliance Bullentin Board

* Monthly Newsletter

Tillett Hall Room 233


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What Can YOU Do?

Take advantage!

Attend meetings andevents

Meet grad students Learn about options

Get with the program!

Be a tutor for

PsychStudyGroups Sign up for a

Mentor or become amentor

Be a student leader

Help manage a project

Learn how to run anorganization

Become an executiveboard officer!


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What is Clinical Psychology?

The diagnosis and treatment of individualswith psychological disorders

Also the treatment of less severe

behavioral and emotional problems

Clinical psychologists typically interviewclients and administer psychological tests


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3 ways to achieve your goalPhD, PsyD, MSW

Jobs available after schoolingClinical psychologist, guidance counselor,

marriage counselor, career services, socialworker, substance abuse counselor

research


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Research, research,

everywhere you look!

Alcohol Studies UMDNJ RWJ

Douglass Developmental

Disabilities Center

And many, many more


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Its not all about problems fromchildhoodor the rat lab

There are 5 distinct orientations or

approaches clinical psychologistscan take:

Psychodynamic/PsychoanalyticalRadical Behavioral/Applied

Behavioral Analysis Systems/Family systems Humanistic/Existential Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral

You can take your pick!


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What is Social Psychology?

The scientific

study of howpeople think

about, influence,

and relate to one

another.


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Topics in Social Psychology

Stereotyping

Self Health psychology

Helping and prosocial behavior

Cognitive dissonance Group behavior

Decision making


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What is Cognitive Psychology?

The approach inpsychology that

attempts tocharacterize howinformation is storedand operated on

internally.


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Topics in Cognitive Psychology

Language

Sensation and perception

Memory

Learning

Attention

Problem solving Artificial intelligence

Behavioral neuroscience


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If you are interested in cognition,here are some other courses to take:

Mathematics

Computer science

Linguistics

Philosophy

Neuroscience


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WHAT IS BEHAVIORAL

NEUROSCIENCE?

BRAINFREAKS!

An understanding of the biological bases of

behavior including drug effects


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Behavioral Neuroscience

Topics include:

Physiological psychologyLearning and memory

Motivation and emotion

Sensation and perception

Alcohol studies

Behavioral pharmacology


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The primary goal of the Certificate Program is toprovide undergraduate students with an integratedacademic and technical background in

psychopharmacology and the behavioral sciences.

The benefits of this program are that it willenhance ones eligibility for employment in thepharmaceutical, biotechnology, and/or health-

related industries, particularly in New Jersey andPennsylvania.

Basically, it is the understanding of the neurological basis

of behavior via research experience.


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Qualifications:

3. One year of research

1. Academic standing of a 3.0 or higher

2. Must have at least 3 out of 4 classes

completed

Conditioning and Learning

Physiological Psychology

Behavioral Pharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology

4. 2nd semester sophomore year, or junior year


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Some other things to study inpsychology

Here are some other topics thatpeople can specialize in within thefield of psychology, especially at the

graduate level.

I/O, Community, School,

Developmental


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Industrial-OrganizationalPsychology at Rutgers University

The application of psychology to business

Practical Track- Consulting within anorganization

Research/Academic Track- Figuring out,scientifically, how humans think, feel andbehave within the workplace.


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What Do I-O

Psychologists Do? Training and

development of newemployees

Motivate all thoseworkers

Selecting new employees

Eliminating stresswithin the workplace

Evaluating EmployeePerformance

Analyzing what makes agood leader, etc.


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Community Psychologyat Rutgers University

What is Community Psychology?

Community psychology concerns therelationships of the individual to communitiesand society. Through collaborative researchand action, community psychologists seek to

understand and to enhance quality of life forindividuals, communities, and society.


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Community Psychology

Major Areas of ResearchChild Maltreatment

Violence AgainstWomen

Prevention

Diversity

Homelessness

Education

Mental Health Public Health

Community psychology focuses on many aspects ofsocietys needs through second order change.Through empirical research, community psychologyattempts to improve the general quality of life of thepopulation.


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What Is a School Psychologist?

Have training in education and psychology

Understand school systems, effective teaching

and successful learning At least Masters level training

Must be certified in School Psychology bystate in which they work


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What Does a School Psychologist Do?

Consultation

Assessment

Intervention Prevention

Education

Research and planning

Health care provision


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What is Developmental

Psychology? The study of how thinking, feeling,

and behaving develop with age and

experience.

Generally distinguished between

childhood and adolescence.


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Topics in Developmental

Psychology Physical development Cognitive development

Social and emotional development Morality

Nature vs. Nurture


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A Few Final Things

You are coming to a world-classDepartment of Psychology

PsychAlliance is here to help younavigate

Talk with your professors one-on-one

Get involved with research, volunteeropportunities, become a board officer,do an internship, etc.


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