1, professional introduction

The Department of Psychology of Harvard University was founded by william james and has a history of more than 200 years. William james is an American philosopher and psychologist. His younger brother Henry James is a famous writer. He established pragmatism with Charles Sanders Peirce. He created what he called "thorough empiricism"; He is one of the three advocates of this theory called "pragmatism" or "instrumentalism". William james was educated in France, and his major was psychology. At that time, there was not much difference between psychology and philosophy. He has been teaching at Harvard University since he returned to America. Although he doesn't believe that human psychology can be studied through experiments, he is one of the earliest experimental psychologists in America.

2. Curriculum setting

The psychology majors offered by this department are: cognition, the relationship between brain and behavior, developmental psychology, clinical science, social psychology and organizational behavior. Most graduates (PhDs) will continue to be researchers in scientific research institutions, and a few will go to the government, consulting companies, hospitals or social service institutions. It usually takes four years for students to complete their studies, but many students need five to six years to complete their studies. The school scholarship will provide five years. The school is still very picky about the selection of doctoral students. Due to the large number of applicants, the competition is fierce. Students' academic performance and GRE scores should not only be very good, but also your recommendation letter is very important. Moreover, professors like students with the same professional interests. However, the school does not require applicants to have psychological education background. Applicants majoring in social sciences are also their favorite objects. Because the teaching quality of psychology major in Harvard University is very high, the school will also attach importance to students' scientific research or mathematical ability, or their work experience and articles published in related majors. In addition to excellent hardware, the school also attaches great importance to students' personality characteristics to see if they are suitable for this major and for research. Secondly, how close are students' interests and psychology majors. Finally, whether the interests of students and tutors conflict. Finally, mainly through your articles or PS to inspect the school. GRE scores are very important for applicants. According to the data, the average GRE score of students majoring in psychology at Harvard University is about 1350. But if you are excellent in other conditions and your GRE scores are not much different, the college will also admit you. But students don't have to take GRE psychology. Both Harvard College of Education and Department of Neuroscience offer psychology-related courses.

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