The mission of the Bachelor
of Science in Psychology is to prepare
students for careers in the applied
behavioral sciences. The program, based on a
scientist practitioner model, is structured
to teach the core competencies necessary to
permit students to compete successfully for
graduate school or seek immediate
employment. Both through specific coursework
and integration into the curriculum, the
program provides substantial experiential
learning, including conducting and
participating in research and exposure to
application of psychology in various
settings including the workplace and in
organizations that use the applied
behavioral sciences. Unlike many Psychology
programs, the Bachelor of Science program at
Daniel Webster College applies theory and
lessons to practical, real-world situations
that help develop skills and approaches that
can be used right away.
Daniel
Webster College can prepare you for advanced
study in a graduate program and we'll help you
choose the right program for you needs should
you take your career in that direction. If you
choose to seek a career after your Bachelors
Degree, we will also assist you in that path
too. We do this by offering the Psychology
Career Planning & Development course in your
Sophomore year. This unique course will give you
the information you need to find the right
concentration for your interests. Just look at
some of the exciting areas emerging using
Psychology as a basis:
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Human
Resource Management
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Human
Factors / Aviation Psychology
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Organizational Behavior
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Educational Psychology
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Cyberpsychology - The study of
technology, the Internet, and virtual space
and how individuals and groups interact
within it.
And these are
just a few areas that you can venture into. Just
about any industry has a component of Psychology
within it, allowing you to focus your career
goals to an area that interests you.
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Our
Bachelor of Science in
Psychology focuses on
preparation of students for
careers in the applied
behavioral sciences, permit you
to successfully compete for
graduate school, and/or seek
advanced study in such
specialties as human resource
management, human
factors/aviation psychology,
educational psychology,
organizational behavior,
cyberpsychology, and marketing.
- You’ll
be part of extensive
experiential learning, including
conducting and participating in
research and exposure to
application of psychology in
various settings including in
the workplace and other
organizations.
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Service
Learning: Unique to the Social Science
Division
Service-Learning is a method of experiential
education in which students participate in
an organized service activity that meets
identified community needs of non-profit
organizations to broaden their appreciation
of their discipline, further understand
course content and enhance their sense of
civic responsibility. When a student elects
the major in Social Science at Daniel
Webster College, he or she demonstrates an
interest in the contemporary issues and
social problems that influence the lives of
people throughout the United States and
around the world. As a future decision-maker
in the world community, whether in business,
education or government, a record of
practical community experience will
distinguish the Social Science graduate from
Daniel Webster College. The bachelor’s
degree in Social Science at Daniel Webster
College requires the completion of 100 hours
of community service. Beginning with
enrollment in SS 100, Introduction to the
Social Sciences, majors will create and
maintain a Community Service Portfolio that
will document and provide reflection on
their service activities.
Experiential Education
Certain courses in the Social Science major
use travel as a means of enhancing the
learning that takes place in the classroom.
These in-depth classes combine an intensive
classroom experience that gives a very
focused analysis of the subject area and
culminates in the immersive travel
experience. Students studying ancient Native
Americans in the senior seminar have
traveled to the Southwest to experience the
Anasazi culture in such places as Chaco
Canyon. Other senior seminars have
reinforced its study of the environment by
spending a week in Yellowstone National
Park. Such courses allow students to develop
first-hand interdisciplinary understandings
of the subject area.
Many experiential learning
options are available through DWC’s Social
Science and Humanities division.
