The Department of Social Sciences’ psychology program provides students a general overview of the field of psychology. Students are introduced to research techniques, theories of learning, psychometrics, and a variety of other subfields of psychology.
Majors are not only exposed to the central concepts of psychology but also see how these concepts are utilized in a broad range of courses that address specific areas of study.
The courses you choose to meet the requirement for the psychology major may not count as General Education Program courses. See your advisor for further information.
Graduatges with a BA in Psychology should be able to:
- Analyze data in the social sciences with basic statistical techniques.
- Apply scientific methods to questions about human mind and behavior.
- Explain many of the important theories and ideas in psychology.