University studies 139
management, eating disorders,
Admission
Psychology
addictions); psychological testing and
You’ll need one of the following:
assessment (children with attention
• Full-time or part-time • Most
deficit, autism); program development
• Successful completion of Grade 12 (with
courses start September or
and delivery (stress management,
English 12 or English 12: First Peoples)
January • Fees, per year of arts
smoking cessation and exercise
• ABE/CCP Advanced Certificate
programs)
courses $3,238; per year of science
• GED Certificate
courses: $3,874 • Individual
•
Community mental health centres/ social
• Completion of Grade 11 with an
service agencies: Mental health program
university classes • Prince George;
outstanding academic record in the year
development (substance abuse, suicide
individual courses also offered in
prevention, raising healthy children);
of application.
Quesnel
program delivery, evaluation and training
•
Courts, the justice system, prisons:
Tips for your successful application
What is psychology?
Behavioural analysis of criminal offenders;
• To ensure you select the most
therapy for offenders; expert testimony in
Psychology is the scientific study of human
appropriate high school courses for your
court; jury evaluation
thought, emotion and behaviour.
chosen career path, we recommend you
Psychologists attempt to determine causes
•
Universities and colleges: Teaching;
consult a high school counsellor.
for behaviour and try to find answers by
research (performing research, research
• You’ll need to comply with the
exploring biological and environmental
assistant); academic and personal
prerequisites of the specific CNC courses
influences. Some psychologists perform
counselling
you select (see course listings at the back
research in laboratories while other work in
•
Public and private school systems:
of this calendar).
social organizations, but both are attempting
Teaching; student counselling;
to find solutions to real-world problems.
• The GED certificate meets CNC’s general
psychological testing and evaluation of
admission requirements, but does not
students; curriculum development (mental
meet specific program or course
Why study psychology?
health lessons, self-esteem)
prerequisites.
Have you ever wondered . . .
•
Hospitals and health care: Patient and
family counselling; psychological testing
• Why people have different personalities?
What will you study?
and assessment; delivery of programs
• What intelligence is and how it’s
(rehabilitation, brain injury programs);
For help creating the two-year psychology
measured?
individual and group therapy (dealing with
program that meets your personal goals,
mental illness, physical disabilities, stroke)
contact CNC Counselling and Advising, or
• Why one person is attracted to another?
see Packages 4, 5 and 6 in the University
•
Corporations: Developing and delivering
• Why people dream, and what dreams
Classes section (starts page 145) for sample
training programs (leadership, motivation,
mean?
programs of study. Our psychology courses
interviewing and teamwork);
• How your unconscious mind influences
transfer to most major institutions in the
ergonomics/human factors (designing
your behaviour?
province including UNBC, UBC, UVic, TRU
offices and machines to interact with
and SFU. For information on transferability,
• Whether people are either left-brained or
humans effectively)
right-brained?
•
Advertising and market research:
counsellor or advisor, or contact the university
• What you can do to help raise a
Surveying consumers; focus groups;
you plan to attend after CNC.
psychologically healthy child?
testing advertising campaigns; measuring
• For information on an associate degree in
the impact of commercials
• What stress is and how it can be
science, see page 141
prevented?
•
Sports: Motivational counselling for
• For information on an associate degree in
athletes and coaches; analyzing strengths
Psychology helps you gain fascinating
arts, see page 117
and weaknesses of teams
insights into the way people think and react. It
• For a list of all psychology courses
also helps you develop marketable skills in
•
Private consulting: Helping police with
available at CNC, see page 261
research, critical thinking, observation,
cases; training seminars for organizations;
problem-solving and effective
providing services for hospitals and
communication.
mental health centres; private research
You might also be interested in . . .
As well, many psychology graduates use their
• Aboriginal Studies, Associate Degree
training to embark on careers in law,
Where do psychologists work?
• Arts, Associate Degree
medicine, criminology, business and
• Public and private clinics: Individual and
education.
• Criminology Diploma
group therapy (marital counselling, anger
• Other university-level courses
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