Students study psychology no long in Mykolas Romeris University, only 3 years. But it isn`t argument to say that quality of study is bad. I want to compare psychology studies in Mykolas Romeris University with University of Wrocław in Poland and famous University of Cambridge. Why I selected those universities? Reason is simple and not seriuos: I found particular subjects, which are studied.
Fisrstly I want to say something about University of Cambridge. This university was estabilished at XIII century. The Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology and International Studies celebrates in this year fortieth birthday. Structure of course of psychology is very interesting and different from our structure of course. Students study 3 years, not 4 like in MRU. In the first year students have introduction to the 3 different disciplines: politics, psychology and sociology, also one of the six another disciplines. In the second year students choose one of the 4 schemes: Politics, Psychology, Sociology, or Sociology and Psychology. Between subjects is experimental psychology, which includes practical work. And I want to add that psychology course is focused on social and developmental psychology. In the third year students have variuos choices, allowing students to pursue some of their particular interests. After studies you can go to professional courses in clinical and educational psychology.
Now I want to speak about University of Wrocław. It was established in XVIII century. Psychology had studied since 1969. Our university give baccalaureate after 4 years studing psychology. After studies graduate person could select postgraduate studies or work as assistant of psychologist or select job which isn`t directly related with psychology. At University of Wroclaw after 5 years studyng student get master degree and can work in different psychology branches. Also person must study psychology after that, develop nolage about psychology. Subjects are very similar. But University of Wroclaw hasn`t alternatives such as management or bases of law. Our university doesn`t require training. In University of Wroclaw practice work is compulsary.
Structure of course in University of Wroclaw is similar with Mykolas Romeris University. Differences: level of degree and practical work. I liked structure of course in Cambridge University. Person in first year can more know about similar courses and he has more freedom in choices of subject. It give more confident and independence. How about pluses our university? Course of psychology is interesting and lectors have another, better opinion of students than in another universities of Lithuania. Also students must choose alternatives subjects which can be not related with psychology, but can be useful in the future.
References:
http://www.mruni.lt/lt/norintiems_studijuoti/pagrindines_studijos/studiju_programos/psichologija/
http://www.ppsis.cam.ac.uk/prospective/undergraduate/admissions_guide.html
http://www.psychologia.uni.wroc.pl/uploads/ss_program_stud.pdf
Professor‘s researches of paranormal, about work which examines the formation, maintenance, and impact of belief in the paranormal and magical thinking. The most interesting fact was that many of the experiences when people say that they see ghosts have a psychological explanation. This may results in mild psychosomatic and hallucinatory phenomena.
