Students; Undergraduate Study

During the academic year, psychology students at Wytheville Community College are exposed to many aspects of psychology and psychological research. After students complete several minor research projects, they undertake a psychology; symposium. Students are divided into small groups, and each group presents a research idea to the instructor. When the idea is approved, a formal proposal for a research project, which must have a minimum of 100 subjects, is submitted. After the research is completed and a written report is prepared, a public symposium is held at which each group presents its project and fields questions from the asdience. The specific objectives of the symposium are for students to demonstrate their knowledge of various aspects of psychology, to provide students with the opportunity to conduct psychological research with an emphasis on quality and ethics, and t