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Overview
The Psychology Department offers students exposure to the subject matter, methodologies, and professional practice of psychology. As a subject matter, psychology is the study of behavior and human experience. Students explore the methodologies of psychology in the required courses for the minor and the major with specialized courses, internships, and practica encouraging students to use experimental, correlational, and observational approaches in research and practice.
The ethics and forms of professional practice of psychology are modeled by the faculty in their scholarly research, in their professional activity, and in a variety of kinds of community service. Students encounter the ethics and challenges of practice as well in diverse laboratory exercises embedded in most of the courses offered and in individualized study through internships, honors theses, and directed studies.
The Psychology Department contributes both to a liberal arts education and to preparation for advanced professional studies. Graduates pursue studies in psychology, medicine, related health sciences, law, administration, education, ministry, business, and social work. The multidisciplinary inquiry necessary for investigating many topics in psychology attracts students with interests in each of the sciences and humanities, as well as other social sciences.
- Feel free to contact any of the psychology professors for general information.
- Contact the department chair for questions specifically about requirements for psychology major or minor. Hank Gorman is currently the department chair. Lisa M. Brown will be the department chair starting fall of 2008.
- Contact Jill Schurr for information about the educational psychology minor.
