Why This Program?

Better understand the mind and our actions.

Do you find yourself asking "why" a lot? Are you a great listener, with a knack for finding out what makes people tick? If so, psychology might be the right major for you. Psychologists are committed to helping people and solving real-world problems, and they do it just about anywhere: in schools, hospitals, the military, non-profit organizations, and even athletic teams!

Easy double major: Psychology can be applied in everything we do. Get an edge on your competition and add a psychology major to your list of accomplishments. With a flexible course sequence, Psychology allows you to complete most double majors in 4 years.
Get real experience: Psychology majors can work side-by-side with professors in the Siouxland Research Center, which partners with public, private and non-profit organizations to conduct affordable research. Students can also do an internship at companies like Siouxland Community Health, Unity Point Health, local school districts, and many other non-profit organizations.
Boost your résumé: To help prepare you for graduation, students can complete Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistants, or do work study within the department.

Briar Cliff psychology program helps you explore the science behind behavioral, social, and cognitive processes, and how it applies to solving current issues such as violence, addiction, and mental illness. Using the lens of our mission of service, caring and openness to all, the psychology program is designed to instill and develop basic understanding of human behavior from various perspectives.

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The psychology department provides all students an opportunity to investigate the science of behavioral and mental processes. The department offers a variety of courses for students majoring in the field, as well as for majors in allied fields and students wishing an orientation to the field as part of their liberal arts education. Many of the course offerings stress a theoretical orientation while others will stress application to life situations.

Psychology majors and others planning graduate study in psychology are encouraged to strengthen their educational background with course work from the natural science and mathematics divisions.

Upon graduation, students majoring in psychology will be able to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of psychological theory and content, understand and apply research methodology, think critically, understand the necessity for values in psychology (e.g. ethical behavior), exhibit technological (e.g. computer) competence in exploring various components of psychology, demonstrate effective written and oral communication within the field of psychology, realize the value in exploring issues of diversity relative to the discipline, and apply psychological concepts personally and professionally.

Career Options

Those who study psychology are committed to helping people by solving real-world problems, and they can do it just about anywhere: in schools, hospitals, the military, non-profit organizations, even athletic teams! Among other things, our psychology majors have pursued successful careers as:

Art Therapists

Behavior Analysts

Clinical Psychologists

Counselors

Child Life Specialists

Criminal/Forensic Psychologists

Educational Psychologist

Physical and Occupational Therapists

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Why This Program?

Better understand the mind and our actions.

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