Psychology majors often wonder if their education will help them find jobs and achieve important life goals after they leave Syracuse University. The answer is that psychology majors have the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills and qualities that make them attractive to employers in many fields and can enrich them personally. We offer student centered research encounters to allow the student to learn and develop the skills that are crucial for success in attending an advanced degree. Educating students is important to us. Our faculty include some of the most highly regarded researchers in their fields and many actively involve undergraduate students in research projects.
Psychology is the science of behavior that investigates why humans think, feel, and act as they do.
Psychology helps us understand ourselves and our relationships with others and is a profession that uses this knowledge to help people function better and to improve personal health and well being. Psychology deals with major social and personal issues, such as emotional adjustment, schooling, drug and alcohol abuse, interpersonal and intimate relationships, job satisfaction, family life, and health care and the discipline plays an important role in medicine, health promotion, and disease prevention. Psychologist work in almost every field with every age group - from sports to computers, from consumers to businesses, with the young to the elderly. Training in psychology is also an excellent preparation for other professions, such as business, communication, law, and medicine. Syracuse University has over 120 years of educational excellence.