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RESEARCH

Why might you want to become involved in research?

• Research is both challenging and rewarding. It requires curiosity, creativity, perseverance... and a willingness to discover that you might have been wrong. Research allows you to pursue answers to questions that you think are important and to test your ideas.
• Depending on your career goals, you may find that you will need to complete some graduate school. If so, you are likely to need strong letters of recommendation. Research experience also may be required to be accepted into a graduate program. Working on research with department faculty is a great way to attain both of those.
• Research skills are valuable in many other careers; having this experience will make you a more desirable candidate for numerous jobs.

Note: Psychology majors are encouraged to take PSYC 270 Statistics and PSYC 271 Research Methods early in their college career, as these courses are prerequisites for the more advanced research opportunities.

What are ways in which you can become involved in research?

• Take courses that involve research (e.g., PSYC 272 Experimental Psychology, PSYC 350 Social Science Research Methods)
• Join a faculty member’s research team (e.g., PSYC 192, 292 Directed Research)
• Undertake an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member (e.g., PSYC 392 Senior Directed Research, PSYC 398 Honors in Psychology)

Psychology students who are involved in a research project may also have the opportunity to present their research at Augustana’s Student Research Symposium or to submit their research to a professional conference such as MPA!

 

 

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