Applied Psychology
Applied Psychology
Applied psychology is a major in psychology 。
The major of applied psychology cultivates applied composite talents who are fully developed in morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor, meet the needs of China's socialist modernization, have the basic theories and skills of psychology, and are capable of applying psychological knowledge and technology in the market economy to make achievements in the fields of education, economy, culture, health and social work. That is, to train specialized talents engaged in mental health education, psychological consultation, human resource management and marketing in schools, enterprises and institutions at all levels and in various social institutions. The major has established three core competence modules of "mental health education", "psychological consultation and treatment" and "human resource management", focusing on the training and cultivation of practical ability to improve the comprehensive quality of students
The curriculum system is the carrier of the talent training mode. The construction of the curriculum system is the autonomy of colleges and universities, and also the basis of reflecting the characteristics of schools. All colleges and universities can combine their own talent training objectives and training specifications, according to the formation law of students' knowledge, quality and ability and the internal logical order of the discipline, build a curriculum system that reflects the discipline advantages, direction characteristics or regional characteristics, and can meet the needs of students' diversified development in the future.
The credits of applied psychology courses account for about 50% of the total credits, of which the basic courses and professional courses account for about 30% of the total credits. The specific name, teaching content, teaching requirements, corresponding class hours, credits and other teaching arrangements of the course shall be determined by each university independently. At the same time, relevant elective courses reflecting the characteristics of the school, region or industry shall be set up.
The proportion of practical courses in the total credits shall not be less than 25%, and the psychological experimental teaching shall not be less than 80 class hours, focusing on the cultivation of students' innovative consciousness and practical ability. We should build a multi-level experimental practice teaching system, such as the basic experimental course of psychology, the teaching experiment of the core course of psychology, and the internship and practice of applied psychology. In addition to completing the basic contents of experimental teaching, special experiments or special practice projects should be built to meet the needs of training special talents. All colleges and universities should build a complete practice (practical training) and innovative training system, determine the relevant content and requirements, and complete the relevant teaching content in multiple ways and forms according to the talent training objectives. The applied psychology specialty should improve the teaching requirements of practice (practical training), strengthen the teaching of practical training, and the teacher training specialty should strengthen the teaching practice link to improve students' ability to adapt to future work. Through graduation thesis (design) or college students' innovative experiment program, students have developed their initial ability to engage in scientific research or undertake specialized technical work.
Theoretical courses
In addition to the teaching contents stipulated by the state, the contents of humanities and social sciences, foreign languages, computer and information technology, sports, arts, etc. are determined by colleges and universities according to their school running orientation and talent training objectives.
Basic knowledge of natural science mainly includes mathematics, life science, etc. Mathematics mainly includes advanced mathematics, probability statistics, linear algebra, etc. Life science mainly includes physiology and neuroanatomy.
The history and current situation of relevant professional development must be taught when teaching the basic knowledge field and professional subject knowledge of the corresponding specialty.
（1） Core knowledge areas
The core knowledge of psychology mainly involves the introduction to psychology, experimental psychology, psychostatistics, psychometrics, developmental psychology, social psychology, biological psychology, cognitive psychology, personality psychology, history and theory of psychology and other professional knowledge.
The core theories of psychology include psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, cognitivism, constructivism, cultural history, ecology, gradualism, reductionism, etc.
The core knowledge base includes the basic principles of psychology, the historical development of psychology, the interaction between body and mind, the nervous system, the basic laws of the occurrence and development of individual psychology, the basic laws of group psychology, the basic manifestations and mechanisms of psychopathology, the measurement and statistical methods and techniques of psychological behavior, etc.
（2） Basic content of professional teaching
Students' psychological development and education, learning strategies, problem solving and creativity, behavioral norms and morality; The theoretical model of psychological abnormalities, the classification and diagnosis of abnormal psychology, the basic symptoms of psychological disorders, psychosomatic diseases, substance abuse and dependence; Individual psychology and management, incentive theory and application, group psychology and management, organizational structure and design, etc; The ethics of psychological consultation and the establishment of consultation relationship.
（3） Core curriculum system of applied psychology (the number in parentheses is the recommended class hours)
Example 1
Introduction to Psychology (96), Biological Psychology (54), Personality Psychology (54), Psychological Statistics (54), Experimental Psychology and Experiment (90), Abnormal Psychology (54), Developmental Psychology (54), Cognitive Psychology (54), Psychometrics (54), Social Psychology (54).
Example 2
General Psychology and Experiment (144), Experimental Psychology and Experiment (108), Psychological Statistics (108), Developmental Psychology (54), Psychometrics and Experiment (72), Personality Psychology (54), Physiological Psychology (54), Educational Psychology (54), Social Psychology (54), Psychological History (54), Cognitive Psychology and Experiment (72), Abnormal Psychology (54) Introduction to Psychological Consultation (54), Organizational Management Psychology (54), Personnel Assessment and Career Planning (36), Human Resources Development and Management (36).
Example 3
Principles of Psychology (56), Psychology and Educational Statistics (54), Developmental Psychology (54), Educational Psychology (54), Introduction to Psychological Counseling (54), Pedagogy (54), Personality Psychology (54), Psychometrics (54), Experimental Psychology and Experiments (108), Statistical Software Package and Practice (54), Psychological History (54), Clinical Psychology (54) Abnormal psychology (54), social psychology (54), psychological test and its application (72), cognitive psychology (72).
Practical teaching
Practical teaching links mainly include professional experiments, internships, graduation thesis (design), scientific research training and practical training. Independent experimental courses, teaching practice, social practice, scientific training, comprehensive thesis training and other forms can be adopted.
In addition to specialized experimental courses such as experimental psychology experiments and physiological psychology experiments, basic courses such as general psychology and professional courses such as developmental psychology should be arranged with experiments of certain class hours.
In management psychology, abnormal psychology, psychological consultation and treatment and other courses that focus on applied skills training, a certain period of probation and practice should be arranged.
Conduct problem oriented training and practical activities. Put forward clear requirements for topic selection, content, student guidance, etc. The topic selection should meet the requirements of the training objectives of the major, and combine with practical problems to cultivate students' spirit of cooperation and ability to comprehensively apply the knowledge learned to solve practical problems
