Is psychology a liberal arts student or a science student?

Both liberal arts students and science students can apply for psychology majors. Some schools in psychology recruit science students, some schools recruit liberal arts students, and some schools accept both arts and sciences. Why is this happening? Because psychology, as an intermediate course, requires not only students' emotional ability of psychological consultation, but also students' logical reasoning ability of data sorting and calculation, both liberal arts students and science students can find their own schools that can apply for psychology in the application form.

1, psychology is not a liberal arts major.

In the eyes of many people, psychology is a "liberal arts major" like philosophy and pedagogy, but it is not. Psychology is a science major. In China, some universities only recruit students majoring in psychology, while others accept both arts and sciences. Because all contemporary psychologists are trying to do one thing, trying to make psychology a justified science, hoping to examine the subject content and research methods with a scientific and rigorous attitude, and to understand and study people's internal activities and external behaviors with natural science research methods.

2. Learning psychology does not mean learning psychological counseling.

From the compulsory courses offered by university majors to this course, we will find that psychological counseling and abnormal psychology, which are familiar to ordinary people, are only a very, very small part of the study of psychology majors.

3. The study of psychology major in undergraduate stage will not involve systematic psychological consultation.

Some psychological counseling and techniques offered by colleges and universities are only a basic introduction, and we can only understand the concepts and techniques. What you can learn is to have scientific and professional psychological knowledge (knowing that psychological counseling is not fortune-telling), know the effects and limitations of psychological counseling (knowing that some people may need to take medicine instead of just consulting), and know the boundaries and scope of psychological counseling (no longer saying "come to me for consultation" to acquaintances, but more importantly, have the awareness of protecting and caring for mental health, and recommend it when they or friends encounter development problems.

Psychology doesn't teach you how to make money, nor does it give you infinite encouragement like chicken soup for the soul, nor is it fortune-telling or mind-reading, but it can teach you a new way of looking at people and things and give you a new perspective of observing the world. I'm not just talking about counseling or psychoanalysis courses here. In fact, the magical charm of psychology lies in every course from general mind to cognition, from statistics to development. If you must describe this charm, use eight words: helping others.