Psychology: A.A. Degree
The associate degree in psychology prepares students to move into a curriculum at
a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree for specialization in any
of more than twenty branches of psychology including child, clinical, personal, vocational
and marriage counseling, industrial, mental health, and college teaching. Completion
of the two-year program is appropriate for students whose career plans include helping
people, e.g., teaching, social welfare, probation, criminology, nursing, law, or personnel
work. Consult a counselor for information about course requirements for specific
universities.
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Psychology: A.A.-T Degree for Transfer
Students who complete an AA-T in Psychology, students will have a general understanding
of main psychological theories as they pertain to development, personality, psychological
disorders, learning, memory, and social dynamics as well as an understanding of the
physiological basis of human behavior. This knowledge base will be grounded in the
understanding of basic research methodology. Additionally, students will have the
capacity to write and think in a critically analytical way about issues pertaining
to human behavior and mental processes.
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