Both majors offer a liberal arts major that prepares students for professional employment in a variety of social service positions as well as graduate school. A minor program is also available. Students are advised to organize their plan of study within and outside the discipline to create a coherent, tailored educational program that links their major to other related topics and disciplines.
Concentrated study focuses on the scientific skills and basic research areas of psychology.
The Experimental Psychology major consists of a minimum of 33 credits. Students begin their studies with the introductory psychology course which provides a historical perspective and contemporary overview of the discipline of psychology. Subsequent required foundation courses in such experimental areas as cognition, learning, memory, perception, and neuropsychology expose students to different psychological perspectives. Elective courses compliment the required sequence by permitting students to explore a wide variety of areas within psychology, including psychopathology, psychological development, social psychology, and industrial-organizational. The ethics of research conducted with human subjects and animals is discussed throughout the departmental curriculum.