PSY 501 | Course Introduction and Application Information

To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.

To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.

To be able to use the acquired institutional and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.

To be able to aim and channel learning efforts, to independently conduct and manage advanced level studies and to critically evaluate psychological knowledge.

To be able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information.

To be able to independently assume a problem, develop a problem solving method, solve the problem, assess the outcomes and apply this method when needed.

To be able to act according to ethical and scientific standards in collecting, evaluating and sharing data as well as be able to act as an inspector and instructor in the maintenance and transference of ethical values.

To be able to take responsibility and develop new strategies and methods for intervention in the presence of unexpected and complicated problems.

To be able to systematically communicate one’s own studies and the psychological agenda both written, oral and visually to psychologists and non psychologists.

To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.

To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level.