Students in psychology study a broad range of topics, from the social and intellectual development of the person to the prevention and treatment of psychological disorders, from operant and Pavlovian analyses of behavior to models of human thought processes, from the analysis of brain circuits to the mechanisms of long-term memory, from the behaviors of persons in isolation to group behavior in organizations, from the biological bases of visual perception to the therapeutic means of treating people with schizophrenia.

Psychology majors are required to complete courses that span the breadth of the field, but they are also given freedom to choose from a number of courses to fulfill those requirements. Many students combine their psychology major or minor with a major in another field.