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WHY STUDY PSYCHOLOGY AT SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE?
When you study psychology at Sweet Briar College, you will receive a liberal arts
education that provides you with the
opportunity to develop the following knowledge, skills, and attitudes, which will be
crucial to your future educational,
professional, and personal success.
o A solid knowledge base of psychological terms, concepts, theories, and issues.
o The ability to gather and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
o The critical thinking skills that will enable you to analyze and evaluate the knowledge
you acquire.
o A working familiarity with a wide range of psychological methods.
o The communication skills necessary to write and speak in a clear and convincing manner.
o The interpersonal skills that will lead you to be tolerant of, helpful to, and
successful with others.
o The practical experience necessary to explore and refine your post-graduate goals.
Receiving a liberal arts and sciences education at Sweet Briar College is more than the
mere accumulation of facts; it is the process of becoming a person who is enlivened by the
confidence gained from learning new ideas, mastering complex methods, and challenging
difficult issues. Although the concept of a liberal education can be traced to the ancient
Greeks, its strength is not its age, but its capacity for renewal. Sweet Briar's
curriculum adjusts itself to the times by reflecting changes in society, in students, and
in the College itself. The psychology department contributes actively to Sweet Briar's
tradition of liberal education by providing its students with an abundance of relevant and
progressive information in a tolerant and open-minded atmosphere. Sweet Briar's psychology
majors extend the boundaries of their knowledge, develop mature values, learn to
distinguish between valuable and trivial information, and acquire the capacity and
perspective necessary to understand and shape the world around them. The Psychology
Department is designed for students who seek a challenging undergraduate experience during
which they can explore their potentials and expand their horizons in an atmosphere that
emphasizes academic excellence, clear expectations, and faculty support.
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