Psychology is the study of the human mind.
It branches out into diverse professional specializations within psychology and related fields. The psychology major offers diverse career options which can lead to fields directly within psychology, such as counseling psychology, or within related fields, such as criminal justice. The discipline of psychology in recent decades has become more involved with the social concerns of our culture. The psychology program at St. Francis allows students to learn how psychology approaches many social problems, such as substance abuse, emotional problems among diverse populations, criminal behavior, behavioral problems in schools, and many other issues important to the mental health of our nation. Emphasis is placed upon applied experience where students have the opportunity to work in real settings designed to apply psychology toward solving or reducing the difficulties experienced by people in our society.