The ?programme offered by the?Duquesne University?to help students:

• Think critically and creatively about human psychology and life as a whole.

• Communicate ideas effectively.

• Be critically and socially engaged with the contemporary world, including being appreciative of its many forms of diversity.

• Work with and apply ethical principles, both personally and professionally.

• Become prepared for careers and/or graduate study in psychology, social work, and counseling, and in related fields such as education, business, law, health care, and human services.

• Cultivate their potential as distinctive individuals and participants in society.

As a psychology major, you will gain broad exposure to both the human science and natural science approaches to psychology, but our focus is firmly rooted in the human science tradition. Our Psychology Department's emphasis on the human science perspective means that coursework aims to foster critical thinking, ethical reflection and creative attention to the nature of psychological life. Many students find that our human science orientation is especially helpful to students who plan to pursue careers or graduate study in disciplines that focus on serving others.