Coursework includes psychology classes, advanced laboratories, independent research, opportunities for internships and service learning, fieldwork, seminars, and exploration of special projects.
Courses, lab work, and other activities promote knowledge of the causes of behavior and mental processes while helping develop a scientific attitude and an appreciation for the complexity of human personality.
Through the study of psychology, students gain direct experience with the major methods, instruments, and theoretical frameworks of the discipline.
The breadth of experience in the Psychology Department is a major reason why graduates are routinely accepted to the nation's leading graduate programs - in fact, more than half of the department's graduates go on to graduate school.?
As a whole, students of psychology at Gettysburg College aren't simply "given the answers" - rather, they are given the tools that enable them to?ask the questions.
Psychology requires only?ten courses?for a major. This provides students with maximum flexibility to?explore other disciplines?and?integrate that new knowledge?into their ongoing study of psychology.
- A hallmark of the Gettysburg psychology major is its focus on research.
- In fact, all majors take two advanced?research?laboratory courses, and many conduct?independent research, working one-on-one with a faculty mentor.
