Welcome to the Psychology Department
Students who have graduated from
the Psychology Department have
gone on to careers in:
- Customer Relations
- Case Worker
- Employment Counselor
- Personnel Analyst
- Advertising Sales
- Staff Training and Development
- Program Manager
- Social Services Director
- Residential Youth Counselor
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“What we call ‘normal’ in psychology is
really a psychopathology of the average,
so undramatic and so widely spread that
we don’t even notice it ordinarily.”
— Abraham Maslow, Toward a Psychology of Being
About the Department:
The Psychology Department offers a
program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, providing the
knowledge and skills necessary to pursue study in psychology beyond
the B.A. or to obtain employment in government, education or various
human services fields. Psychology is the scientific study of
the principles governing behavior and mental processes in humans and other
animals and the application of these principles for the well being of both.
The department provides a highquality education for students in the
methods, theories, research and applications of psychology. Our
faculty engages in teaching, research and service; all of which enhance the
University, the community and the discipline of psychology.Hands-On Experience
Students are offered opportunities to learn skills and abilities outside the
classroom in our various faculty mentored courses. For example, in the
Psychology Practicum students gain valuable training experience in a
range of clinical settings. In Individual Study or Research in
Psychology courses, students meet regularly with faculty regarding
independent projects or they assist faculty in designing and performing
scientific research. This may include library research, developing
hypotheses, testing participants, conducting interviews, coding data or
presenting findings. These concrete experiences under the guidance of
our diverse faculty help students develop valuable and practical skills
especially critical thinking.An Expansive Approach
The program has a broad and enhanced curriculum covering four
main areas. The brain sciences area includes courses on the biological
bases of behavior, cognitive processes, sensation and perception, and
fundamentals of human neuropsychology. The developmental area includes infancy and childhood,
adolescence, death and dying, developmental disabilities, and
nature/nurture. The social area offers courses on the psychology of sexuality,
the psychology of men or women, attitude and attitude change, and
psychology and the law. Finally, the clinical area offers courses on
abnormality, childhood disorders, tests and measurement, and the psychology
of personality.
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