DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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address
(14662) V205, Virtus Hall, 43, Jibong-ro, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea -
hours of operation
9:00 am-6:00 pm (lunch 12:00-1:00 pm) -
tel
+82 2 2164 4270 -
e-mail
psycho@catholic.ac.kr
About the Department
The Department of Psychology at Catholic University was established in 1978 and has produced more than 3,000 graduates to date. Currently, there are 12 professors, and as of 2023, the Department of Psychology had 447 undergraduate and 108 graduate students, making it one of the largest departments at Catholic University. Psychology is the scientific study of psychological phenomena and behaviors, including human thought, emotion, and behavior. The study of psychology requires rigorous observation, experimentation, and rational reasoning, as well as a deep understanding and love for human beings. The Department of Psychology at Catholic University aims to educate students to understand and accept human beings as they are through realistic and empirical exploration of various human psychologies and behaviors, and to cultivate a scientific mindset by emphasizing experimentation and statistical verification as research methods. In 2014, the department was selected as a CK-II Metropolitan University Specialization Project, with the goal of fostering "psychology professionals who contribute to the community." In pursuing this project, various organizations in the local community organically participated, and we are still striving to realize a practice-oriented curriculum that can foster professional psychology personnel.
Major Course Guide
Year 1 │ Introduction to Psychology
This course is an introduction to psychology as a whole. It focuses on representative research in areas such as the biological basis of human behavior, development, motivation, emotion, perception, learning, memory, language, personality, social behavior, and abnormal behavior. By exploring the major themes and broad trends in each of these areas, students will build a foundation for future study in each of these and other areas of psychology.
Year 2 │ Developmental Psychology
Covers the characteristics of human psychological and physical development from conception to old age, as well as the mechanisms and theories of development.
Year 3 │ Cognitive Psychology
Covers human cognitive processes: how we receive, discriminate, categorize, remember, and reason about stimuli and what determines them.
Year 4 │ Psychological Tests and Practice
This course covers how to measure, analyze, and interpret human behavior and psychological characteristics by psychological tests and other methods, and provides hands-on training to apply them in the real world.
Curriculum
| Year 1 | Semester 1-2 | Introduction to Psychology, Human Relations, Psychology of Human Growth, Brain and Cognition, Science of Positivity, Psychology of Men and Women, Stress and Adaptation, Human Emotions Semester 1: Anxiety, Human Relations Semester 2: Psychology and Career Exploration |
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| Year 2 | Semester 1 | Psychometrics, Sensation and Perception, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology, Consumer Psychology |
| Semester 2 | Introduction to Psychoanalysis, Youth Psychology, Learning Psychology, Motivation, Growth Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Human Relations Training Practicum | |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | Counseling Psychology and Practice, Psychological Research Methods, Clinical Interview Case Management Practicum 1, Career Counseling and Practice, Biological Psychology, Criminal Psychology and Practice, Career Development and Coaching and Practice, Logic and Cognition, Developmental Psychopathology, Personality and Human Relations |
| Semester 2 | Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Interview Case Management Fieldwork 2, School Counseling, Vocational Psychological Testing and Practice, Organizational Psychology, Developmental Diagnosis and Psychological Assessment, Group Counseling and Practice | |
| Year 4 | Semester 1 | Counseling Interviewing and Practice, Psychological Testing and Practice, Safety Psychology Coaching and Practice, Human Resource Development and Practice, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology, Clinical Fieldwork and Supervision 1, Adolescent Counseling and Practice, Parent Education and Counseling, Child Psychotherapy |
| Semester 2 | Family Counseling, Counseling Case Studies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Practice, Psychological Experiments, Special Topics in Psychology, Positive Psychology, Play Therapy Practice and Supervision, Clinical Fieldwork and Supervision 2, Social and Emotional Development, Organizational Development and Practice, Community Counseling Practice and Supervision |
Academic Activities
Psychodrama
In 2022, we are continuing our 41-year tradition, with weekly meetings and annual performances. At the university, the emphasis is on self-reflection and purification of the mind rather than therapy. Psychodrama was invented by Mereno as a form of psychotherapy, but it is not aimed at anyone in particular. The plays are not scripted, but improvised, and are created by the protagonist and the audience, so that everyone can participate together.
Job Search Special Event
Once a semester, we invite graduates who are working in the field of psychology to join us. The program is designed to increase understanding and appreciation of the field and to explore real-life field experiences and what it takes to get a job or start a business.
Academic Festivals
Each year, we explore the major in a variety of ways and present the research findings of students who are highly interested and engaged in the major, get realistic advice from alumni who serve as mentors at Psychology Night about what they are currently doing in the field based on their psychology majors, gather information about future career paths, and strengthen the bonds between alumni by talking and thinking with each other as psychology students.
Departmental Talent
- Curious about human behavior
- Embrace a scientific approach to problem recognition and problem solving
- Understand the value of people and the importance of the human role
High School Courses Related to Major
| General Electives | Career Electives |
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| Probability and Statistics, Life Sciences I, Logic, Psychology, Education, etc. | Exploring Social Issues, Life Sciences II, etc. |
Careers after Graduation
| Education and research | Teachers, graduate school |
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| Enterprise | Marketing, advertising, or psychological testing and survey companies |
| Institutions and Organizations | Government employees, social service centers, NGOs |
| Professionals | Professionals in the field of psychology, such as counseling psychologists, clinical psychologists, and career counselors. |
| Other | Start a business (social enterprise, counseling-related, etc.) |
Subject-Related Certifications
| Related Studies | Certificate Authorities | Bachelor | Master's Award |
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| Psychology | Societies | General Psychologists | |
| Clinical | Societies | Clinical Psychologist | |
| Country | Mental Health Clinical Psychologist, Level 2 | Mental Health Clinical Psychologist, Level 1 | |
| Clinical Psychologist, Level 2 | Clinical Psychologist, Level 1 | ||
| Consultation | Societies | Counseling Psychologist, Level 2 | Counseling Psychologist, Level 1 |
| Country | Youth Counselor, Level 3 | Youth Counselor, Level 2, 1 | |
| Development | Societies | Developmental Psychologist, Level 2 | Developmental Psychologist, Level 1 |
| Country | Play Psychologist Rehabilitation | ||
| Health | Societies | Health Psychologist | Health Psychology Specialist |
| Industries & Organizations |
Societies | Health Psychologist | Human Resources Organizational Psychologist |
| Industries & Organizations |
Societies | Human Resources Organizational Psychologist |
Human Resources Organizational Psychology Specialist |
| Social & Personality |
Societies | Criminal Psychologist | Criminal Psychology Specialist |
| Social & Consumer |
Country | Social Research Analyst, Level 2 | Social Research Analyst, Level 1 |
| Social & Counseling |
Country | Career Counselors | |
| Coaching | Societies | Coaching Psychologist, Level 3 | Coaching Psychologist, Level 2, 1 |
| Cognitive & Biological |
Societies | Cognitive Learning Psychologist, Level 2 | Cognitive Learning Psychologist, Level 1 |
| School | Societies | School Psychologist, Level 2 | School Psychologist, Level 1 |
| Addiction | Societies | Addiction Psychologist | Addiction Psychology Specialist |