At Alliant, students gain a robust knowledge of and respect for individual uniqueness, diversity, complexity and achievement, while enhancing knowledge and building upon the scientific discipline and profession of psychology.  Classroom and field experiences are integrated to reveal and address the psychological, sociological, biological, economic, cultural, and neurological perspectives that influence individual behavior, shape human society, encourage social conformity, and contribute to social disparities.

In the Psychology program, students learn how to work with the community; identify and use scarce resources in alternative ways; fund work; identify barriers to human development and growth; utilize evidence based research and resources; and approach every issue with an awareness of the individual, family, community and society. The psychology program will be useful to those centering their work in socially-dense settings characterized by ongoing interpersonal encounters; most professional work and most non-profit work fits into this circumstance.  Students develop skills in an environment that demonstrates respect for human diversity in a multicultural society. Students learn how to identify individual and community mental health needs and participate as an agent of social, political, legal and economic change for underserved populations and those without a voice. Faculty encourage students to critically examine their personal traits, attitudes and values regarding human diversity and evaluate their compatibility with the values of the mental health profession.

Students in the Psychology undergraduate program have access to a seamless transition into Alliant’s graduate programs including the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP). CSPP has been recognized nationally and internationally for its expertise in and commitment to preparing mental health professionals to work effectively with diverse and multicultural populations. Alliant’s graduate programs offer a common core across psychological disciplines with these concentration areas: clinical psychology, criminal psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, educational psychology and marriage and family therapy. Undergraduate students may take graduate courses in preparation to enter their graduate studies, and these courses count toward their graduate degree.

Core Competencies
Psychology Graduates will:
-demonstrate understanding and capacity to apply key theoretical orientations and concepts used in psychology
-demonstrate ability to devise and conduct meaningful, viable research utilizing quantitative, qualitative and mixed designs
-demonstrate orally and in writing the ability to discern, analyze and evaluate information utilizing sound logic
-apply psychological theories and scientific principles learned in the classroom to real-world settings
-be familiar with the values, principles and ethical standards upheld by psychologists in applied, real-world settings
-demonstrate technological literacy and synthesize information gained through research
-recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of socio-cultural and international diversity.
-develop insight into their own and others behavior and mental processes and apply effective strategies for self-management and self-improvement.
-pursue realistic ideas about how to implement their psychological knowledge, skills, and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.

Considering a graduate degree? Alliant can offer you an opportunity for further study in psychology.

California School of Professional Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Counseling Psychology (Mexico City)

Marital and Family Therapy

Center for Forensic Studies

Forensic Psychology

Criminology

Shirley M. Hufstedler School of Education

School and Educational Psychology

Marshal Goldsmith School of Management

Industrial-Organizational Psychology