心理学

Our brains create our realities, weave incredible dreams and imagine infinite possibilities. 心理学问. 心理学 is the study of both the mind—how it works and how it fails—and behavior—why we act the way we do and how to shape behavior.

关于心理学专业

博天堂官方入口登陆登录’s psychology major offers courses in clinical psychology, 社会行为, 认知理论, 生物心理学和神经科学, which together offer a wide examination of human behavior, 从群居动物到细胞水平. Your education will combine theory and practical research. You may find yourself studying what sort of music rats prefer, or how consumer decisions can be influenced by advertising. And you could work one-on-one with a faculty member over the summer on a Pioneer Scholars research project.

An education in psychology provides a better understanding of human behaviors and translates to a wide variety of possible careers in counseling, 人力资源, 市场营销, 刑事司法与教学, 等. The program also provides a strong foundation if you’re looking to pursue graduate studies. Our graduates have gone on to attend graduate programs at SUNY–Stony Brook, Texas Christian University and the University of Toronto, 等.

You’ll also have opportunities to work with faculty on research projects, some culminating with publication in peer-reviewed journals (a great advantage whether you’re considering graduate programs or a career). The breadth of our program is evidenced by three suggested tracks, which allow you dive more deeply into a particular area of interest with focuses on counseling, 组织心理学与研究.

The psychology major easily pairs with a number of other majors, 包括工商管理, 刑事司法, 动物行为与交流, and a double major can be completed within four years.

Our location provides students with access to numerous internships with health-related businesses. These enrich your education and also create connections with local employers. That means many of our students walk straight into meaningful careers upon graduation.

教育事业

If you are interested in working in an educational environment, pairing the psychology major with an education major might be a good fit for you. For instance, 把心理学专业和卡罗尔的专业配对 中等教育 major can lead to certification by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to teach social sciences in high school and middle school. 除了你的教育课程, courses in psychology will not only prepare you to teach social sciences, but also provide you with a sound understanding of mental processes that underlie learning. Or, if you are interested in fostering the success of students by providing mental health services as a school psychologist, or academically focused services as a guidance counselor, 把心理学专业和卡罗尔的专业配对 教育研究 major can prepare you for post-graduate studies to pursue these careers.

虽然不是必需的, psychology majors may choose to further specialize their study through one of the following tracks. In addition to the major, Carroll offers a minor in psychology that complements many areas of study:

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