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Psychology
Psychology offers the student an opportunity to explore a variety of issues involved in the study and understanding of human behavior and experience. These include physiological functioning, a prolonged period of emotional and intellectual development, our complex learning capacities, and existence in a sociocultural surrounding.

Since psychological approaches to the study of human behavior are varied and diverse, the student will encounter a number of ways of viewing and analyzing behavior, each of which makes its particular contribution to the field.

The challenge of and interest in psychology lie in the opportunity it presents to the student to grow as a person, to come to understand herself and others, and to gain systematic knowledge of human behavior as a whole.

 

 

Study Options:

Majors:
Psychology

Interdepartmental Major:
Psychobiology

Minor:
Psychology

Honors Program:
Honors in Psychology

Dual Degree Program:
A program leading to the Master of Arts in Teaching, offered jointly with the Department of Education, is open to qualified majors interested in teaching social studies and psychology at the high school level. Please see your advisor or a member of the faculty for more information.

 

 

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