1, there are some differences in cultural direction.

The master of academic psychology focuses on cultivating scientific research and academic ability, and requires systematic psychological basic theory literacy, solid psychological basic theory, basic knowledge and basic skills, familiarity with applied knowledge and technology of psychology, and the ability to work in scientific research departments and study academic theories in depth. To put it bluntly, the academic focus of the Master of Psychology is academic research.

The training requirement of applied psychology is to master the basic psychological knowledge and skills needed to solve problems, skillfully use the principles and techniques of psychology, effectively develop people's various psychological potentials through evaluation, diagnosis, consultation, training and correction, correct and improve various psychological obstacles, improve people's mental health level, and solve practical problems such as urban pressure, public safety, disaster relief and crisis prevention. Literally, the master of applied psychology is practical, and the cultivation tendency is practical operation ability.

2. The examination subjects are slightly different. Both of them are comprehensive studies of politics, English and psychology, but there are differences in details. Academic English learning is English I, and the master of professional applied psychology studies English I and English II according to different schools.

In the comprehensive part, the specific subject tendency of the survey is also different. The comprehensive score of academic investigation psychology is 300, which mainly involves introduction to psychology, development and educational psychology, statistics and measurement, experimental psychology and so on. (Of course, some independent colleges and universities have more or less changes in other disciplines); The comprehensive professional part of the Master of Applied Psychology scored 300 points, but the contents mainly involved introduction to psychology, developmental psychology, personality psychology, clinical and consulting psychology, social psychology, abnormal psychology, management psychology and so on.

3. There are differences in the length of schooling.

Academic students usually study for three years. Of course, Peking University implements the flexible credit system, and they may graduate in two or four years. Master of applied psychology usually lasts for two years, and according to the requirements of the training plan, the practice or internship time in these two years shall not be less than half a year.

4. There is a slight difference in the collocation of teachers between them.

The academic type is usually a tutor who is engaged in both theoretical teaching and practical guidance. In principle, Master of Applied Psychology requires two or more tutors to cultivate students together. One is an academic tutor on campus, who mainly teaches theories and assists papers, and the other is usually a social tutor, who is mainly responsible for teaching or guiding practical experience and may provide some practical or internship positions when necessary.

5. There may be differences in the direction of professional subdivision. After the academic entrance examination, the common academic directions are basic psychology, development and pedagogy psychology, applied psychology, etc. The research direction of master of applied psychology is more subdivided, such as psychological measurement and consultation, clinical psychology, human resource management, management psychology, social psychology, school psychology and so on.

Most academic masters are free, but professional masters are generally self-funded and have no scholarships.

Extended data

Degree education in China is mainly divided into two types: academic degree (academic theoretical research) or professional degree (focusing on practical ability). However, for a long time, academic degree education has received more attention than professional degree education. Therefore, many graduates with academic degrees can only speak a lot after graduation and have poor theoretical ability. In order to keep up with the world's degree education, professional postgraduate education has been increased.

In June, 5438+10, all of them were admitted to professional degree graduate students, but after graduation, they only had professional degree certificates and no graduation certificates. In June+10, 5438, you had to take the national unified examination to get a diploma and a degree certificate. In fact, there are already full-time professional degree graduates (focusing on the degree of operational ability) such as master of laws in the annual 1 unified examination, but there are too few majors.

20 10 with the policy reform, the enrollment of full-time professional masters has expanded, so the majors have increased a lot. Master of law, master of social work, master of education, master of Chinese international education, master of translation, master of landscape architecture, master of military affairs, master of veterinary medicine, master of medicine, master of accounting, master of stomatology, master of agricultural extension, master of physical education (except for the direction of competition organization) and master of engineering (except for the direction of project management).

20 10 the Ministry of education adjusts the postgraduate structure. On the basis of keeping the total number of graduate students unchanged in 2009, in 20 10, the number of academic masters decreased by 38,000, and the number of professional masters increased by 38,000. And it is planned to continue to reduce the number of academic masters in the next few years, and the reduced places will be used to increase the number of full-time professional masters, reaching full-time professional in the next few years: full-time academic = 7: 3. For students who have finished their master's degree, it is more helpful to study professional master's degree, while academic master's degree will only serve as a springboard for academic talents who intend to continue their doctoral studies in the future.

Similarities and differences of certificates: the graduate diploma is the same, the degree certificate design is the same, but the degree types awarded are different (academic degree and professional degree)

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Academic Master? Baidu Encyclopedia-Professional Master