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If you’re interested in better understanding behavior and developing skills that will provide you with the most opportunities for a rewarding career, a B.S. in Psychology from PennWest is the degree for you.
The Psychology Department at PennWest is friendly and highly experienced, with dedicated, high-quality teachers and award-winning advisors who focus exclusively on you—the undergraduate student. They work closely with you to understand your specific interests, strengths and skills, and help you chart a course for success.
As a student, you'll have the opportunity for an intensive, semester-long internship that allows you to gain a depth of knowledge in a particular field. In addition, you may opt to conduct research with a faculty mentor and present at regional and national scientific conferences.
As you work toward your degree in Psychology, you'll learn how to think critically and work as a member of a team while you strengthen your written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. You'll graduate well prepared to excel in a wide variety of jobs or in advanced studies at the master's or doctorate level.
Credits: 120
Contact:
Justin Hackett
hackett@pennwest.edu
724-938-4390
Student-to-faculty ratio at PennWest
Participate in psychology internships in mental health centers, HR departments, zoological institutions and more.
All of PennWest psychology graduates since 2013 are either in jobs or enrolled in graduate school.
What can you do with a degree in Psychology?
A bachelor's degree in psychology from PennWest prepares you for advanced training in psychology as well as graduate study in law, medicine, health sciences or business. Program graduates also find immediate jobs in mental health settings, group homes, hospitals and other helping institutions.
Psychology graduates often consider careers in these fields:
· Mental health and social services, such as rehabilitation specialist, mental health counselor, social work, marriage and family therapist.
· Law and the criminal justice system, including forensic psychology, law, military and law enforcement, probation and parole, and correctional counseling.
· Business, including management, sales, human resource officer, and the growing field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
· Schools and education, including school counselor, childcare worker and teacher.
· Social and human service careers, including social service specialist, case manager, parole officer and criminologist.
· Medicine and nursing fields rely heavily on psychology professionals.
1. Key Concepts - Students will be able to describe, apply, and synthesize key concepts, principals, overarching themes, theoretical perspectives, historical trends or empirical findings in psychology.
2. Problem-Solving and Information Literacy Skills - Students will develop problem-solving, critical thinking and information literacy skills and apply them in the interpretation of psychological phenomena.
3. Ethical Standards - Students will apply ethical standards to their work (oral, written, interpersonal, service learning) and endorse values that build community. For instance: furthers science, addresses justice, reduces dysfunction.
4. Communication - Students will be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. They will apply APA style in all written communication.
5. Professional Direction - Students will synthesize material and discoveries from their experiences at PennWest (courses, advising meetings, service/research learning) to create a meaningful professional direction after graduation by applying self-efficacy and self-regulation, teamwork and project management skills.
PennWest’s three campuses, California, Clarion and Edinboro universities, have been delivering award-winning online programs for more than 20 years. You’ll graduate with a degree from Pennsylvania Western University, completely supported by the expertise and community of learners on our brick-and-mortar campuses.
