Psychology
Scholarship for Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Up to 2 scholarships are available for students who start their Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology this fall 2013.
Psychology Careers Unveiled, Presentations Online
This year's career event: "Psychology Careers Unveiled: From the Lab to the Real World" was an exciting mix covering a number of areas in psychology, which had not yet been presented in previous years: neuroscience, industrial medicine, tinnitus, family psychology, autism, drug abuse, and military psychology.
What should a course called “Adolescent Psychology” be about?
Besides conveying the theoretical knowledge to students, an important goal of the course PSYC 2250/50 “Adolescent Psychology”, taught by Mag. Sandra E. Velásquez Montiel-Probst, is to provide significant experience with adolescents, and to exchange ideas and impressions with them in a meaningful way.
Dr. Pitters about technology and happiness at TEDx
Dr. Julia Pitters, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Webster University Vienna, was one of the speakers at the TEDx Vienna event in November 2012. The theme of the event was “Instanity” which derives from the words “instant” and “insanity” and symbolizes today’s technological society where everything happens now. Dr.
Vacancies, Psychology Professors
Webster University, Vienna is seeking to appoint two professors of psychology:
- Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychology (full-time or half-time)
- Full Professor of Psychology (full-time)
The new MA in Counseling Psychology has been launched
Psychology continues to write history in Vienna. The new MA in Counseling Psychology program has been launched successfully at Webster University in August 2012 with a group of 15 qualified participants.
Webster Vienna and Cambridge in Cooperative Psychometrics Workshop
From Thursday, June 21, to Saturday, June 23, Webster Vienna hosted a three-day workshop of the famous Cambridge Psychometrics Centre on Item Response Theory and Computerized Adaptive Testing.
New audio book by Prof. Thomas Oberlechner
Webster University Vienna Professor Thomas Oberlechner’s award-winning “The Psychology of Ethics in the Finance and Investment Industry” has just been published as an audio book (Research Foundation of CFA Institute, 2012, ISBN 978-1-934667-46-0).
Bits and Bytes of Psychology: Cyberpsychology
A two part article about Dr. Birgit U. Stetina's work with virtual reality therapy has been published in the Vienna Review. Dr. Stetina is an expert in "Cyberpsychology" and is teaching classes in the subject at Webster Vienna. Besides her academic work, Birgit U. Stetina offers counseling, intervention and supervision in private practice and works as a forensic psychologist with criminal offenders and prisoners.
The article is written by Mag. Krista Rothschild.
Job Vacancy: Developmental Psychology Instructor
Webster University in Vienna is searching a qualified psychology instructor for teaching undergraduate and graduate classes in the area of human development (e.g., Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Lifespan Development, Psychology of Adulthood and Aging, Advanced Developmental Psychology) .
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