What is Psychology?

Psychology is becoming more and more popular and attracting the attention of many students and parents. But not everyone clearly understands "What is Psychology?". Let's answer the question "What is Psychology?" with Dai Nam University!

What is Psychology?

Psychology is a branch of science that studies the human mind and behavior. Psychology includes many different fields, such as:

• Developmental psychology: The study of the development of the human mind and behavior from birth to adulthood.
• Cognitive psychology: The study of how people think, feel, and remember.
• Social Psychology: The study of how people think, feel, and act in social contexts.
• Clinical psychology: The study of the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Psychology is an important science that can be applied in many important fields: Education, Healthcare, Human Resources, Consulting, Business, Communications, Event Organization...

Understanding “What is Psychology?” helps candidates choose the right major – the right career – the right future.

What to do after graduating from Psychology, where to work, how much salary?

What, where?

Psychology graduates have a wide range of career options. Specifically:

Working in the direction of Counseling Psychology - Therapy

- Psychological assistant at counseling and therapy centers;

- Psychological technician at a hospital specializing in Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Mental Illness or a hospital specializing in Psychiatry;

- Independent psychotherapist and consultant;

- School psychology consultant, career counselor at schools, educational institutions, hospitals, centers, companies, and businesses providing community health support services;

- Community development project officer at domestic and foreign non-governmental organizations.

Working in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

- Internal training specialist on skills for individuals, groups and organizations

- Organizational management consultant

- Independent psychologist involved in recruitment and assessment of personnel of organizations

- Consulting psychologist at businesses and organizations;

- Entrepreneurs establish organizations operating in the field of psychology, build projects to optimize sustainable labor performance in organizations or create content about applied psychology on social networking platforms.

In addition, Bachelor of Psychology can take on the following positions: Teaching staff at educational institutions from kindergarten to university; researchers at research centers, research institutes, domestic and foreign organizations that conduct psychological research and support.

How much salary?

The starting salary for a Bachelor of Psychology ranges from 8 to 12 million VND/month. The salary will increase according to work experience.

Students with internship or work experience in the field of psychology will have the opportunity to receive a higher salary.

Advantages of studying Psychology at Dai Nam University

1. Short training time

Students majoring in Psychology at Dai Nam University only need 03 years (9 semesters) to complete the training program. The shortened study duration creates flexibility while still ensuring that students are fully equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills.

Graduating early helps students expand their job opportunities, improve their “skills” and save time for further study if needed.

2. Training program combines theory with practice, practical

Dai Nam University focuses on training in Psychology with two main majors: Counseling - Therapy Psychology, Organizational - Industrial Psychology.

The training program combines theory with practice and reality. Students can participate in training courses, workshops, seminars, webinars... by experts and lecturers with high practical experience.

The school has established a Psychological Counseling Department and plans to develop prevention and support programs for the school's students according to topics, themes and regularly throughout the school year. Therefore, students have the opportunity to observe, learn, experience and practice under the guidance and supervision of experts throughout the training process.

At the same time, Psychology students have the opportunity to research, practice, and intern through participating in projects of civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, centers, businesses, and are introduced to jobs while still in school.

3. Internship at reputable units

Psychology students at Dai Nam University have many internship opportunities at hospitals, psychiatric clinics; school counseling rooms of private and international inter-level schools as well as many prestigious organizations and businesses; civil society organizations, international and Vietnamese non-governmental organizations...

4. The teaching staff are leading experts in the field.

The faculty consists of Associate Professors and PhDs, leading in their fields. The faculty's full-time and guest lecturers all have a Master's degree or higher, and are well-trained in their majors from many prestigious universities in the country and abroad.

With many years of teaching experience, practical experience at businesses, organizations... the team of lecturers of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences will certainly bring interesting lessons and active learning methods to students.

5. Dynamic and positive learning environment

Students are trained to develop comprehensively in: Professional knowledge, vocational skills, foreign languages, IT, soft skills, standard attitude, discipline, and lifelong health training habits.

Green - Clean - Beautiful - Modern learning environment.

Dai Nam University commits to transparency in the training process, real learning - real testing, resolutely handling cheating cases, ensuring all rights and fairness for learners.

6. Commitment to not increase tuition fees for 3 years of study

The tuition fee for Psychology is currently 13.5 million VND/semester. This tuition fee remains the same throughout the training process.

7. Many scholarship opportunities

Becoming a Psychology student, students have many opportunities to receive "huge" scholarships from the School and businesses.

In addition, students have many opportunities to receive scholarships to study abroad and work long-term in the United States, Japan, Taiwan...

Dai Nam University signed a training cooperation agreement with the University of Minnesota Duluth (USA).

Dai Nam University signed a training cooperation agreement with Creighton University.

03 admission methods to Psychology at Dai Nam University

In the 2024-2025 school year, Dai Nam University will enroll 50 full-time undergraduate students in Psychology (code: 7310401) according to 3 admission methods.

Method 1: Consider the results of the 2024 high school graduation exam.

Method 2: Consider high school academic results (Consider academic records). Total score of 3 subjects according to the admission combination ≥ 18 points.

Method 3: Direct admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the School.

04 admission combinations for Psychology

A00: Math, Physics, Chemistry

A01: Math, Physics, English

C00: Literature, History, Geography

D01: Math, Literature, English

>>> REGISTER FOR ADMISSION: HERE