The department offers a major in Psychology with a variety of career and professional tracks available. Core requirements stress a student's needs to master the basics of psychological theory, method and data analysis. Students are provided with a variety of electives in which they focus their attention on specific topics, methods or sub-disciplines in Psychology. The psychology major is designed to complement studies in many other areas and students are advised to pursue a true liberal arts curriculum of study with a firm grounding in reading, writing and quantitative reasoning.
Many courses offer field placements in local social service agencies and clinical settings.
Many students use their observations and experiences in their courses or field placements as the inspiration for the topics they choose. In the Spring of their senior year, students are encouraged to present their results at regional and national Psychological conferences around the country. Please follow the links at the left to learn more about the undergraduate psychology program at Pacific University.