Psychology program
The psychology program at Norwich has been designed to give the major a broad-based foundation in the discipline. Psychology is a scientific enterprise that attempts to articulate principles of human and animal behavior. These principles are formulated within the context of biological, socio-cultural, and environmental factors. Psychology is both a field of scientific inquiry and a professional activity: it shares its subject matter and its methods with the biological and social sciences, while simultaneously sharing some of the same concerns of the arts; namely, human motivation, emotion, aesthetic appreciation and experience, creativity, and the individual's relations to the world and humankind. Students at Norwich may explore the discipline from the experimental, personality/social, the developmental, and/or clinical perspectives. Upper level practica, internships, or field placements that permit the student practical work experience in a special interest area are encouraged.
Psychology course work
The course work is designed to offer all students the opportunity to master the basic principles of scientific research and to investigate a wide variety of psychological topics. The program offers the psychology major the widest choice in career opportunities. In the past few years many students at the bachelor's degree level have found stimulating and interesting career opportunities in numerous fields (e.g., teaching, research or lab assistant, personnel administrator, probation and parole officer, newspaper reporter, customs inspector, recreation worker, advertising copywriter, media buyer, vocational rehabilitation). In addition, the program offers the psychology major an excellent preparation for most professional schools (e.g., law, medicine, business) and for graduate work in psychology.
Post-graduate planning and placement
Members of the psychology faculty advise and help students who plan to eventually continue their formal education at the graduate level (e.g., law, medicine, business, psychology).
The course work is designed to offer all students the opportunity to master the basic principles of scientific research and to investigate a wide variety of psychological topics. The program offers the psychology major the widest choice in career opportunities. In the past few years many students at the bachelor’s degree level have found stimulating and interesting career opportunities in numerous fields (e.g. teaching, research or lab assistant, personnel administrator, probation and parole officer, newspaper reporter, customs inspector, recreation worker, advertising copywriter, media buyer, vocational rehabilitation). In addition, the program offers the psychology major an excellent preparation for most professional schools (e.g. law, medicine, business) and for graduate work in psychology.
For more information about the department:
Chair
Department of Psychology
Norwich University
158 Harmon Dr
Northfield, Vermont 05663 USA
802.485.2360
