BA/BS in Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology is a national and provincial first-class major built on the university's psychology master's programmes, with a doctorate-qualified faculty and an emphasis on student research training. It prepares professionals for human resources departments, educational institutions and counselling agencies. Students study general, developmental, educational, social, personality, counselling and management psychology, together with psychological measurement, experimental psychology and statistics. The aim is to provide knowledge for mental health education, counselling and therapy, community psychology work and human resource practice, as well as related research. Graduates usually teach mental health in primary and secondary schools, work in corporate human resources or serve in community psychology. A share go on to master's study at leading Chinese universities.