Psychology: General (B.S.)

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Build a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and His gospel as you gain a desire for life-long learning and a quality education in the field of psychology. You will receive a solid foundation in research, theory, and application that will adequately prepare you for life and successful career opportunities within the exciting interdisciplinary field of health psychology by combining the strengths of psychology with other disciplines (e.g., health science, nutrition, biology).

## Highlighted Career Paths

Graduates with a degree in Psychology have a wide array of rewarding careers before them. Check out some of the top psychology careers students get with this degree or explore more career options in I-Plan.

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Further Education

A bachelor's degree in psychology also prepares you for additional graduate study in psychology, medicine, law, and business, to name a few. Dual programs in psychology and one of these other areas create powerful career paths.

Rehabilitation Counselors

Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

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## Highlighted Courses

Develop foundational knowledge of human behavior and mental processes through courses in cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, neuroscience, research methods, statistics, social psychology, personality theory, and more.

General Psychology

PSYCH 111

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Developmental Psychology Lifespan

PSYCH 201

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Research Methods

PSYCH 302

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Personality

PSYCH 341

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Abnormal Psychology

PSYCH 342

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Social Psychology

PSYCH 350

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Psychology of Emotion and Motivation

PSYCH 365

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Behavioral Neurobiology

PSYCH 384

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Health Psychology

PSYCH 435

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## Related Majors

Psychology: Industrial Organizational (B.S.)

Apply psychology to workplaces to improve productivity and well-being.

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Psychology: Health Psychology (B.S.)

Study how psychological factors affect physical health and illness behavior.

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Therapeutic Recreation (B.S.)

Use recreation and leisure activity to improve the health and well-being of patients.

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Social Work (B.S.)

Help individuals, families, and communities cope with challenges and thrive.

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