Our students actively learn by actually doing the kinds of things that students at other institutions only hear or read about, because we believe that the most enduring product of an undergraduate education is an understanding of how to raise relevant questions and how to seek the answers to those questions. Students begin research in the introductory course by conducting a variety of relatively small-scale experiments. In the senior year, qualified students are encouraged to complete an individual independent research project. The demands posed by this progressive series of research experiences foster close student-faculty interaction and result in the development of important analytic and communication skills. Our introductory and intermediate courses assure a broad exposure to the wide variety of problems addressed by contemporary psychology, while the advanced courses insure a deeper understanding of a select set of those basic areas.
Senior projects provide the opportunity to focus upon a major research project in depth.
Flexibility at all levels allows every student to pursue specific interests. Here we describe the various major, minor, and joint major options available through the Department of Psychology. One additional course in Psychology. Joint majors Joint majors may be developed with several departments with permission of the respective department chairpersons. The Department's current course offerings appear below, by course number.