Why is research experience is valuable?
- skill development e.g., applying knowledge that you learn in the classroom. See Psychology Majors develop distinctive marketable skills.
- assessing your interest and potential for doing research.
-
assessing
your
educational
and
career
choices.
For
example:
- might you seek employment where you would conduct research in educational, business, government, industry, or hospital/treatment settings?
- will you pursue further studies? Will it be in psychology or not? Will it be a research oriented program or not? Will it be at the college or university level?
-
networking
–
get
better
known
by
faculty
members:
- who will be potential supervisors for a Directed Studies course (PSYCH 480-486) or an Honours Thesis projects (PSYCH 499A/B/C).
- for whom a volunteer or part-time research position could lead to a full-time research position for you in the future.
- who could be potential writers of recommendation letters regarding your potential for graduate studies or future employment, worthiness for scholarships for future study, etc.