What are the research directions of Canadian psychology?

With the development of society, the demand for psychology specialty is increasing. The emergence of social pressure and the state of personal mental health depend largely on psychology. What are the research directions of psychology in Canada? This article introduces you.

At the undergraduate level, psychology in Canadian universities is divided into psychology-bachelor of arts and psychology-bachelor of science. Liberal arts psychology mainly studies human sociality and the influence of culture, social group, interpersonal relationship and social relationship on personality, cognition, thought and behavior. Scientific psychology mainly studies human behavior directly and indirectly (by studying other organisms) from the perspective of cells and nerves.

Whether it is liberal arts or science psychology, undergraduates need to learn some basic courses of psychology, such as "research methods", "qualitative methods" and "quantitative methods" that introduce psychological research methods. Perception, cognition, biological behavior and behavioral neuroscience about human brain and behavior. In addition to the above-mentioned basic psychology subjects, liberal arts psychology also needs to learn Social Psychology, Criminal Psychology and Psychopathology. Scientific psychology needs to learn "cell biology", "organism biology" and "organic chemistry".

Judging from the courses that need to be studied, students who want to study psychology at the undergraduate level, whether in liberal arts or science, must have a certain foundation in chemistry and biology and be interested in numerical analysis (which requires a lot of calculus and statistics).

In the postgraduate stage, psychology began to be subdivided into various fields according to practical applications, and there are four common directions:

■ Social psychology: a branch of psychology that studies the social psychological phenomena of individuals and groups. Individual social psychological phenomenon refers to the thought, emotion and behavior of individuals restricted by others and groups. Group social psychological phenomenon refers to the unique psychological characteristics of the group itself.

■ Clinical Psychology: Using the knowledge and principles of psychology to help mental patients correct their mental and behavioral obstacles, and guide and cultivate sound people through psychological counseling, so as to effectively adapt to the environment and be more creative.

■ Educational Psychology: Studying the application of psychological theory and analytical methods in the field of education involves psychological development theory and cognitive theory, and grasping the psychological characteristics and changing laws of human beings in different periods is helpful to solve problems in the field of education.

■ Counseling psychology: a branch of applied psychology that studies the process, principles, skills and methods of psychological counseling. It provides relevant theoretical guidance and practical basis for solving people's psychological problems in study, work, life, health care and disease prevention.

Curriculum design of psychology specialty

Anatomical physiology, general psychology, developmental psychology, psychostatistics, psychometrics, experimental psychology, psychological research methods, management principles, cognitive psychology, psychological history, learning psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, human resource management, organizational behavior, social psychology, psychological counseling, environmental psychology, abnormal psychology, etc.

Definition of psychology

Psychology is a science that studies human psychological phenomena, psychological functions and behaviors. It is not only a theoretical discipline, but also an applied discipline. Including basic psychology and applied psychology.

Psychological research involves many fields such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, interpersonal relationship and social relationship, as well as many fields of daily life-family, education, health and society. On the one hand, psychology tries to explain the basic behavior and psychological function of individuals with brain operation, and at the same time, psychology also tries to explain the role of individual psychological function in social behavior and social motivation; At the same time, it is also related to neuroscience, medicine, biology and other sciences, because the physiological functions discussed in these sciences will affect the mind of individuals.

Psychologists engage in basic research to describe, explain, predict and influence behavior. Applied psychologists also have a fifth purpose-to improve the quality of human life. These goals form the basis of psychology.

Salary level of psychology in Canada and immigration choice

At present, in Canada, the psychological counseling industry has high hourly salary and easy employment. The Master of Psychology in Canada meets the requirements for Canadian experienced immigrants. So psychology is suitable for students who plan to immigrate to Canada.

It is reported that CEC, a Canadian federal experience immigrant, has specially tailored a plan for international students to apply for Canadian immigration after one year of graduation. Among them, the provincial nomination plans of some provinces are very attractive. For example, as long as you have completed a master's degree or above in Ontario, you can apply for Canadian immigration directly without working experience.

The professional standards and management of psychology are different in different provinces in Canada. In Ontario, graduates majoring in psychology do some basic psychological counseling, with an hourly salary of about 20-25 Canadian dollars and a working time of about 30-45 hours a week, which means that students can earn 3540-66 15 yuan a week.