Listing Administered by the Department of Behavioral Science within the College of Arts and Sciences.
Psychology is the science of the behavior of living organisms, especially human beings.
The study of psychology is an introduction to the empirical and scientific investigation of who and what we are, as well as an introduction to many of the investigators and thinkers who have developed systems of thought about behavior. Psychology is an extremely broad discipline, and therefore provides students the opportunity to prepare for a wide variety of careers or graduate school. For example, the major in Psychology is for students interested in obtaining a liberal arts education and a broadened understanding of psychological functioning as it applies to the study of the behavior of the simplest organisms to the behavior of humans and groups of humans in complicated situations. The major in Psychology is also useful for students preparing for advanced study in business administration, education, law, medicine, neuroscience, and social work. Students who complete the psychology major often desire to enter professional careers in psychology which require advanced study beyond the bachelor's level, such as clinical psychology, counseling psychology, industrial psychology, school psychology, research, and college teaching.