Psychology A psychology major is an asset — whether your career goal is to become a clinical psychologist, counselor, social worker, or consultant; to conduct behavioral research; to be a college professor; or to enter industries like business, law or medicine. Your expanded knowledge of human thought, emotion and behavior is relevant to any career. Our students leave our program with a Bachelor of Science rather than a Bachelor of Arts. This means that the degree is primarily based in math and science. The program is research focused with many opportunities for student and faculty research collaborations. We typically bring about 30 students a year to the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association where many of them actually get to present research that they have done with faculty members in the department.
Concentrations Clinical Psychology Focus on how psychologists assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Prepare for a career in clinical or counseling psychology by gaining in-depth knowledge of normal developments, psychological disorders, psychological theories, and treatment techniques.
Industrial-Organizational The Industrial-Organizational Psychology (IO) concentration is a good fit for students planning to attend graduate school in IO or a related field like organizational behavior or human resources management. Students considering a career in business may find this concentration useful for careers in training and development, human resources and management.
Forensic Psychology The Forensic Psychology concentration is designed to supplement the study of psychology, criminology, or other justice-related areas with an overview of the intersection of psychology and the criminal justice system. The concentration focuses specifically on mental illness in the criminal justice system, the psychological experiences of the victims, psychological science in the courtroom and psychological factors related to criminal behavior.
Research The Psychology Department research facilities feature top of the line technology so students can dive into research. Facilities include a virtual reality lab, a social experimental lab with a focus on cheating behaviors, cognitive lab that looks into unconscious memory processes and bilingual research, and equipment that can measure physiological responses of participants. There is even a lab that studies political and moral beliefs and another that examines cross-cultural differences in mother/daughter relationships.
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Psychology Our Graduates Past graduates have had success in a number of careers both in and out of psychology as counselors, school teachers, in social work, business, law and forensic psychology, clinical practices, health, human factors, and even as college professors. Many psychology students go on to graduate school to earn their Master’s or Doctorate.
Thinking About Your Master’s? Earn your bachelor’s and master’s degree in just five years at Saint Peter’s. Our online graduate program in Industrial Organizational Psychology provides you with training to improve organizational performance and the training and know-how to analyze and make sense of complex data sets in a business setting.
Faculty Andrea Bubka, Ph.D. Professor Areas of Specialty: Motion Perception, Motion Sickness, Memory and Ambiguity Processing Joshua Feinberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor Area of Specialty: Social Psychology, IO Psychology Maryellen Hamilton, Ph.D. Professor, Chair of the Department Area of Specialty: Memory Brittany Hanson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Area of Specialty: Moral and Political Attitudes Leonor I. Lega, Ph.D. Professor, Licensed Psychologist Areas of Specialty: Psychosomatic Illness, Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy, Cross-Cultural Psychology Daniel Wisneski, Ph.D. Associate Professor Area of Specialty: Moral Beliefs and Attitudes
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