Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour. Our division aims to provide broad-based education in psychology while integrating it into a deeper understanding of cultures and societies in contemporary Asia. The minor in psychology provides students with an adequate basic knowledge of human behaviour to complement their major fields of education.
In particular, psychology complements sociology, business, economics, and communications. It also fits well with Asian cultural studies, literature and languages. The roots of psychology in biology make it an apt choice for students pursuing interests in the life sciences and medicine. Finally, the study of human functioning in psychology is an essential component of different technology and engineering studies as well as the study of human-machine interfaces.
The current psychology laboratory has four individual assessment rooms that can support computer-assisted experiments.
A new set of psychology laboratories will be in use in mid-2007. The new laboratories consist of two interview and observation rooms with special audio and visual equipments for observational studies, two small group research rooms-one with computer terminals for computer assisted experiments, and research on group processes; five physiological psychology rooms for psycho-physiological research and six individual assessment rooms.