Psychology Programs P sychology is one of the most popular undergraduate majors at the University of Indianapolis. Many students find the study of psychology interesting and there are many interesting students studying psychology. Psychology students learn about themselves at the same time that they learn about other people. They discover the many reasons why human beings think, feel, and act the way they do. Opportunities exist for students to participate in interesting classroom activities, to involve themselves in faculty research or to conduct an independent study, to engage in self-guided study of many interesting areas in psychology, and to interact with other students in extracurricular activities such as the Psych Club and an active chapter of Psi Chi.
Students often find the study of Psychology both fascinating and fun.
The B.A. degree prepares students for post-graduation employment or future graduate study in psychology, whereas the B.S. degree prepares students for entry into either Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy programs. Both degree options share a common core of psychology course requirements. They differ mostly in the non-psychology courses needed to complete the degrees. For example, students pursuing the B.S. degree take science courses in the areas of biology, chemistry, and physics. The B.A. curriculum has more room for elective courses in the social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, and psychology.