Department of Psychology

As a psychology major you will learn to use research methods and statistics to study the brain and behavior, and apply these methods to solving some of humankind’s most important issues. Coupled with critical thinking skills gained through a strong liberal arts education, our majors graduate well-equipped to pursue careers in psychology, health, business, education and law to name a few.

Tenure Track Position Opportunities

Undergraduate Programs

Psychology students can earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science. Both provide training in the theories and practices of psychology while also providing a wide-ranging liberal arts background. Students can participate in a robust undergraduate research program by joining a research lab, gain valuable skills through internships, learn outside the classroom in practica or through independent studies.

Graduate Programs

Graduate students can pursue a Ph.D. degree in experimental psychology, clinical-community psychology, or school psychology. The experimental psychology curriculum integrates behavioral neuroscience, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, quantitative psychology and developmental psychology. Clinical-community integrates child clinical psychology, community psychology, health and social disparities, and prevention science, applying research to the improvement of psychological well-being at the individual, family and community levels. One of the top programs in the United States, our school psychology program trains students for careers in academic settings and scientifically informed practice along the continuum of prevention, assessment, early intervention and intervention for youth and their families, in schools and other community settings. In all three programs, graduate students whose area is not quantitative psychology but wish to acquire advanced quantitative skills are able to pursue a certificate in quantitative psychology.

Research and Clinical Facilities

Psychology students learn beyond the classroom in our research and clinical facilities. We encourage everyone to get involved. More than 200 undergraduate students are involved with independent study with our distinguished researchers ever year. Students gain skills ranging from high-resolution brain imaging to evaluating real-world prevention and intervention services for children and families. Students also have the opportunity to learn applied skills relevant to many helping professions through our Psychology Services Center and other applied internships. More than 200 undergraduate students are involved with independent study with our distinguished researchers ever year.

Award Winning Faculty

Four senior faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a prestigious and highly competitive honor awarded by their peers for contributions to science. Other members in the department have won numerous other awards and honors in recent years, including MERIT Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $1 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop new quantitative methods relevant to health-related outcomes, and several large research grants from NIH as well as the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Science Foundation.

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