At the end of the program, our graduating students will be equipped with the following competencies:
| Defines the basic concepts and terms of psychology; has knowledge about basic theories and different approaches and perspectives. |
| Explains the development of psychology as a scientific discipline, how it approaches behavioral and mental processes from a historical perspective, and with which scientific methods it studies them. |
| Knows the general history of psychology and the basic study, specialization, and application areas of psychology. |
| Establishes connections between psychological phenomena and topics and other scientific fields. |
| Knows the basic assumptions and emphases of the fundamental theoretical approaches and perspectives of psychology (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural). |
| Recognizes the different application areas of psychology and the basic professional practices in these areas to form a basis for specialization training. |
| Knows the basic principles and processes of psychological assessment. |
| Has basic knowledge regarding commonly used measurement tools in the field of psychology and basic interviewing skills for applications in different subfields of psychology. |
| Creates a research design in psychology studies; collects data, uses appropriate analysis methods, interprets the findings obtained, reports them scientifically, and discusses them within the framework of relevant literature. |
| Uses scientific thinking, learning, critical thinking, and reasoning skills in evaluating psychological phenomena and problems. |
| Knows the scientific and professional ethical principles and values of psychology, ethical practices, and forms of scientific inquiry; acts in accordance with ethical principles in professional and scientific activities. |
| Benefits from the knowledge and approaches of social and human sciences when evaluating psychological phenomena and problems. |