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Apply Visit Give Search me SEARCH PC MENU Psychology Menu Home Mission People Research The Major Advising Student Groups Alumni PCAbout Providence College Academics Admission to Providence College Undergraduate Graduate Programs Athletics Catholic & Dominican Helpful Links Search Helpful Links Alumni Brand Diversity Events Library Media MY-PC Parents & Families Student Life Strategic Plan Stories and News Virtual Tour Home Mission People Research The Major Advising Student Groups Alumni Psychology At Providence College, our psychology program is designed to provide not only a thorough and sound foundation in the principles of the discipline, but many and varied opportunities to apply that knowledge through independent and collaborative research. Our approach to the discipline is aligned with other sciences and anchored in rational discourse and empirical research methods, with the goal of understanding the biological, developmental, sociocultural, and individual aspects of behavior to reduce human pain and suffering, redress social injustice, and enrich the human condition. Our students graduate with the knowledge, skills, and experience to excel in graduate study or in a wide variety of careers, from human services to research, business, government, education, and many others. Contact Psychology Department Science Complex 107A 401.865.2435 additional contacts DEGREE PROGRAM Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Students majoring in psychology complete 12 psychology courses (39 credits) that together provide foundational knowledge, as well as varied breadth and depth of study in the student’s areas of interest. Introduction to Psychology and Research Design & Statistical Analysis I and II make up the foundational courses. Students then choose at least one course from each of four domains: Understanding Individuals, Understanding Biological Processes, Understanding Social and Cultural Contexts, and Understanding Developmental Processes. The curriculum is rounded out with a seminar course, an advanced laboratory course, and three electives. View Course Requirementsadditional information about psychology BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Become a member of PC’s chapter of Psi Chi, The International Honors Society in Psychology Conduct research in one of PC’s many psychology labs in the state-of-the-art Science Complex Present a poster at the annual Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity FACULTY Our faculty members are experts in an array of specializations. Areas like biopsychology and behavioral neuroscience, clinical neuropsychology, forensic psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, behavior therapy, social psychology, health psychology, cognitive psychology, Freudian psychoanalysis, and child development. MEET THE psychology FACULTY IN THE NEWS Helpful Links For Research Participants Sona Systems Imaginative Thought and Learning Lab (formerly Kid Think) Family & Development Lab For Prospective Majors The deadline to declare psychology as your major and qualify for pre-registration is two weeks before the mid-semester date. Pre-registration is two weeks before the mid-semester date. Add psychology as a major. AFTER PC Psychology graduates possess skills applicable to many careers in business, human services, and government. Graduate training in psychology broadens their opportunities, particularly in areas of mental health, education, industrial planning, and research. 94% of 2018-2022 psychology graduates are employed and/or attending graduate school 58% are employed only 23% are attending school only 13% are employed and attending school Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of the separate figures. Selected Places of Employment/Service Acceleration Behavioral Therapies Aetna Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston Children’s Hospital Boston University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center Bradley Hospital-Lifespan Brigham & Women’s Hospital CVS Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dell Technologies Gray Matters Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Hasbro Jesuit Volunteer Corps Liberty Mutual Insurance Little Sisters of the Poor Petrarca Law Offices Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center Rhode Island Hospital Robert Half The Broad Institute of MIT Walt Disney World Yale University School of Medicine YMCA Selected Graduate Schools Boston College Brown University Columbia University Florida State University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences New York University Northeastern University Rutgers University St. Joseph’s University The MGH Institute of Health Professions Tufts University UNC Chapel Hill University of Connecticut School of Law University of Florida University of Tennessee Villanova University William James College ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION Christopher Bloom Chair, Department of Psychology Science Complex 107 401.865.2613 cbloom@providence.edu 1 Cunningham Square Providence, RI 02918 USA +1.401.865.1000 Campus Map Contact Providence College Disclosures Social Work At PC NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION Copyright ©2024. 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