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Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior.
In short, psychology analyzes the complex interactions between environmental and biological bases of behavior. A major in psychology may lead to graduate study and a career in clinical, experimental, developmental, or other specialization in psychology, but the major is not exclusively aimed at preparation for such a professional career. Personality Psychology Two half-credit laboratory courses. However, PSYC 296 may substitute for any one of these eight courses. Two courses above the 200 level, at least one of which must be taken at Bucknell.