Great Bachelor Psychology Programs?

liek0806
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:23:00 +0000

From having taken classes in UCLA’s psych department, I can tell you that you can’t go wrong with UCLA. UCLA’s department offers a wide selection of classes that are interesting(or at least to me). Although I’m not a psych major, I think if I were one, I’d look into large research universities like UCLA for the purpose that they offer a wide array of classes, often taught by the people whose text book your reading(or is being read around the country). I’m not sure if this is everywhere, but being exposed to current research that professors are working on(even if it’s just a random comment they make in lecture/class) is rewarding.
The only down side to a school like UCLA for a popular major like psych are the potential class sizes. You really have to go out of your way to compete for resources like participating in research, or simply getting your professor’s attention for more than 5 minutes(when they’re teaching classes larger than 100 students, office hours don’t become a way of “getting to know your professor” for a future letter of recommendation, it becomes a matter of learning to wait in line outside their office).

My advice is to look at the top phd or psyd programs for psychology. Those schools may not emphasize undergraduate teaching, but they would be the best bet for getting one of the best psych education(even if you have to read it out of a text) and best research opportunities in the field.

Even if major research universities are not your cup of tee, most top LACs or small schools will have a strong department.