Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the mind. In this view behavior refers to the observable actions of an individual person and animal and mind refers to an individual's sensations, perceptions, memories, thoughts, motivations, and emotions. The Psychology program emphasizes the view that psychology is first a science and then a profession and provides students with a broad background in Psychology. In addition, for those students who do not wish to go on to graduate school immediately after the bachelor's degree, the student is prepared for careers in human services. The Psychology program is housed in the F.W. Olin Building.
Students then select two courses from each of the following three areas.
Students take additional courses to obtain at least 30 semester hours in psychology. Psychology minors need to take 33-103 and additional hours to complete 18 semester hours in Psychology. At least 12 of these hours must be above the intro level. To successfully complete the capstone, the student must submit a manuscript based on the experiences obtained in either the research courses or the internships. The manuscript will be held on file with the department chair.