Psychology

MEET THE FACULTY

Catherine Bergmann, Psy.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Email:

catherine.s.bergmann@avemaria.edu

Phone:

(239) 304-7120

Office:

Prince 113

James Dillon, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Email:

james.j.dillon@avemaria.edu

Phone:

(239) 304-7930

Office:

Prince 108

Keith Houde, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Email:

keith.houde@avemaria.edu

Phone:

(239) 280-1665

Office:

Prince 106

Mary Hunt, Ph.D. (candidate)

Assistant Professor of Business and Psychology; Business Internship Coordinator; Coordinator of Business Program

Email:

mary.hunt@avemaria.edu

Phone:

(239) 304-7128

Office:

Henkels 2030

Stefanie Morris, Ph.D.

Chair of the Psychology Department, Associate Professor of Psychology; Director of Marriage and Family Studies Program

Email:

stefanie.morris@avemaria.edu

Phone:

(239) 280-1552

Office:

Prince 110

INTERNSHIPS & CAREERS

INTERNSHIPS:

The following internship opportunities are available for psychology majors:

Catholic Charities of Collier County: Family Resource Center (Direct Assistance Program)

https://catholiccharitiesdov.org/be-involved

Community Pregnancy Clinics: Unplanned Pregnancy Services

community4life.com

David Lawrence Centers: Crossroads Addiction and Recovery Services

crossroadsnaples.org

David Lawrence Centers: Prevention Education Program

https://davidlawrencecenters.org

Naples Equestrian Challenge: Equine-Assisted Therapy

naplesequestrianchallenge.org

CAREERS:

Please visit O*NET Online for detailed information on occupations in psychology and related fields:

www.onetonline.org/find/quick?s=Psychologist

REQUIRED COURSES

Required Core Courses in the Natural Sciences

BIOL 201 and BIOL 202; or BIOL 211 and BIOL 212; or BIOL 304 and BIOL 309 (or approved equivalents)

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Required Courses for the Major

PSYC 201 Principles and Methods of Psychology

PSYC 205 Foundations of Psychology as a Human Science

PSYC 230 Applied Statistics for Psychology

PSYC 301 Human Development and Learning

PSYC 305 Research Methods and Design

PSYC 317 Psychopathology

PSYC 425 Cognitive Neuroscience

PSYC 490 History and Systems of Psychology: Senior Seminar

Elective Major Courses (three required)

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Minor in Psychology

The Minor in Psychology requires PSYC 201, PSYC 205, PSYC 301, PSYC 317, and two Psychology electives.

learning goals

Psychology is one of the largest majors at Ave Maria University.
Psychology Senior Internships are available through: Catholic Charities of Collier County; the David Lawrence Center (community mental health addiction recovery and prevention education); community pregnancy clinics; and Naples Equestrian Challenge (equine-assisted therapy). Additional affiliations are being developed.
Students interested in sport psychology have had the opportunity to meet with sport psychology staff members with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins during baseball spring training baseball in the Florida Grapefruit League.

DEPARTMENTAL MESSAGE

Have you ever wondered about human nature and asked yourself, who are we, why do we act as we do, how do we change over time, what makes us unique? Are we personal subjects (minds) or objects (bodies)? Are our actions freely chosen or determined? Are we governed by reason or emotion? Are we influenced more by heredity (nature) or environment (nurture)? Is the difference between humans and animals merely quantitative or truly qualitative? Is human nature basically good or basically evil? Are we limited by our past or called by our future?

Do you like to solve problems or analyze data? Do you enjoy helping people? Are you fascinated by human thoughts, emotions and behaviors? Would you like to prepare for a career in mental health, such as psychology, counseling, social work or marriage and family therapy? Or might you wish to develop skills in pursuit of a related career, such as human services, health care, education, business or law?

If any of this sounds interesting to you, consider becoming a psychology major at Ave Maria University!

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COURSE ROTATION

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

BSN HANDBOOK

clinical requirements

The successful completion of the AMU BSN program includes the completion of clinical activities at established by our Clinical Agency sites. Failure to complete clinical activities would result in not meeting course and end-of-program student learning outcomes, thus rendering the student unable to complete the program, graduate, and be eligible for NCLEX-RN testing.

Nursing students must meet requirements established by the Clinical Agencies to attend clinical. The student must remain compliant with all requirements throughout the duration of the BSN program. These are the requirements (subject to change):

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Immunizations
Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine or blood work showing immunity to Varicella
Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Immunizations
Annual Physical
Annual Tuberculosis (TB) Screening (2 PPD or 1 IGRA)
Annual Influenza Vaccine (religious or medical exemption available)
Hepatitis B- 3 Dose Series or Completed Hepatitis B Vaccine Waiver Form
Health InsuranceLiability Insurance
Acceptable clinical background check
Acceptable 10 panel drug screening
BLS CPR from AHA or ARC
Required Clinical Forms and Modules

Psychology

THRIVE AS YOU HELP OTHERS

THRIVE AS YOU HELP OTHERS

Skills You will Gain

APPLICATION

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ADMISSIONS

MEET THE FACULTY

Catherine Bergmann, Psy.D.

James Dillon, Ph.D.

Keith Houde, Ph.D.

Mary Hunt, Ph.D. (candidate)

Stefanie Morris, Ph.D.

INTERNSHIPS & CAREERS

INTERNSHIPS:

CAREERS:

REQUIRED COURSES

Required Core Courses in the Natural Sciences

Required Courses for the Major

Minor in Psychology

learning goals

DEPARTMENTAL MESSAGE

Policies

COURSE ROTATION

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

BSN HANDBOOK

clinical requirements

Psychology

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ACADEMIC Catalog:

Psychology

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