A strong liberal arts component that broadens career options and the possibility of professional advancement. The department structures coursework and field placements to integrate learning by experience with disciplined study of psychology as the scientific study of humans. The department structures coursework and field placements to integrate learning by experience with disciplined study of psychology as the scientific study of humans. Its curriculum does not emphasize any single school of thought. Students may take as many as 12 internship credits while completing their psychology major.
Students pursue internships consistent with their own interests in a variety of settings.
These include school counseling, youth outreach, parent and family support, juvenile and adult corrections, drug and alcohol counseling, youth recreation leadership, mental health counseling, case management, social welfare casework, elder services, halfway house and shelter work, vocational rehabilitation and personnel work.