Department of Psychology and Counseling

The purposes of the department of psychology and counseling are to:

Offer an undergraduate program in psychology that will serve as a concentration for the liberal arts student.
Prepare students for graduate study leading to an advanced degree for the professional psychologist.
Enable students to gain a better understanding of themselves and others and to learn to cope effectively with their environments.
Provide services for other departments and schools within the university to supplement their curricula and to enable their students to fulfill the requirements for certification in their respective fields such as education, medicine, music, nursing, and religion.

Students majoring in psychology may choose a degree program suitable to their future plans and may work toward the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program of study, graduates will be able to:

demonstrate measured knowledge and skill in diagnosing, identifying, and recognizing distinctions among common mental disorders as indicated by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5;
demonstrate ability to identify key professional ethical concepts in the practice of psychotherapy;
research and critique a key historical figure or movement in the field of psychology and present their critique to colleagues;
demonstrate ability to examine, analyze, and draw conclusions from scientific sources within professional psychological literature; and
demonstrate distinctions between various levels of psychiatric treatment.

Programs

Major

Minor

Psychology Minor (21 hrs)