The Masters Program of the Faculty of Psychology UGM held the event “Fun Talking Virtual Open House 2022: Getting to Know Mapro and Mapsi more closely” on Wednesday (11/5). The event was started by remarks from the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology UGM, namely Rahmat Hidayat, M.Sc., Ph.D. “With this virtual open house, we can open the widest possible participation,” said Rahmat.
Furthermore, Rahmat briefly explained the history of the UGM Faculty of Psychology, which is one of the oldest faculties in Indonesia. It was pioneered by its founder which started in 1957, namely the central government of the ministry of higher education. One of the things that was done when establishing the Faculty of Psychology UGM was to bring in qualified lecturers, namely the Doctor of Experimental Psychology from Oxford University who was assigned to pioneer the establishment of the psychology investigation section which later changed to the Faculty of Psychology UGM on January 8, 1965.
Then, the Psychology Masters Program was established on September 1, 1980. Meanwhile, in 1995, UGM Psychology organized Psychologist Professional Education. “To colleagues who registered and passed the selection, thank you, congratulations on being accepted. Meanwhile, those who have not had the opportunity to be accepted in the current academic year, I would like to convey that they are still enthusiastic because the path of knowledge can be reached from any door”, said Rahmat.
This time the event was divided into 3 sessions with the first session filled with differences between the Master of Psychology Profession Program and the Master of Psychology Program, what specializations exist, information about registration, and data on prospective student applicants accompanied by each Head of Study Program. Then the second session was accompanied by the Field Coordinator by discussing the lecture process including the differences between one specialization and another and the description of the courses in each specialization.
Finally, in the third session, alumni and active students conveyed their impressions during college, job opportunities, and the skills needed. Unlike the previous session, in session three the participants who took part in the event could choose to join the breakout zoom room that had been created based on the study program. This is done so that participants have a complete picture and information about the study program to be followed