Why Study Psychology?
As a student in the Wheaton College undergraduate psychology program, you’ll learn the traditional theoretical, empirical, and applied areas of psychology and clinical psychology and gain insights into how to understand human behavior. We’ll teach you how to conduct psychological research and how to evaluate the important theories and presuppositions in psychology from a Christian perspective. You’ll be prepared to meet academic standards required for graduate work in any number of areas, including psychology, neuroscience, medicine, law, theology, etc. You’ll also be exposed to principles of human behavior that promote success in any area of life, from the job market, to parenting and beyond!
Why Study Psychology at Wheaton?
A Psychology major informs you in human behavior in a way that can transform all your life endeavors, whether personal relationships, vocational direction, business relationships, or political and public policy stances. Service organizations and community agencies often prefer employees with Psychology degrees or related training.
An education in psychology is also critical preparation for professional fields in psychology such as counseling, academic research, applied research, organizational psychology, neuroscience and related fields. Many of our majors are pre-health science students who recognize that psychological education can help them be better clinicians by helping them better understand human behavior.
Conduct research with faculty from our undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs. This high-level experience is rare among liberal arts colleges and can lead to placement in prestigious summer research internships and graduate programs.
Sona Recruitment
Are you an undergraduate interested in participating in a research study for extra credit in your psychology course? If so, please visit the PCFT Sona recruitment website.
Our experienced faculty have more than 253 years of combined experience and have published 14 books and more than 120 professional articles.
- Internships provide experiential learning to help consolidate and comprehend the material learned in our courses. They also aid decisions about the future vocational use of your psychology training.
- At Wheaton, you’ll have the opportunity to become a member of the local chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in psychology. Psi Chi offers a variety of monetary awards for research and attending conferences, as well as educational and social activities for all psychology students throughout the school year.
- Scandrette Lecture - This annual lecture focuses on the Integration of Psychology and Christianity. It generally takes place during the spring semester and is designed to address issues of interest to Christian psychologists.
- Global Programs and Studies – semester study abroad programs, summer study abroad programs, spring break co-curricular trips.
What Will I Learn?
The BA in Psychology will entail the study of the mind and behavior. A degree in psychology is excellent preparation for a variety of careers involving serving others and investigating human behavior.
Students in any major can complete a Psychology minor by taking 20 hours of undergraduate psychology courses offered by the School of Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy.
The School of Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy offers an undergraduate Honors Program for students who meet the academic qualifications and are approved by Psychology faculty.
The psychology programs at Wheaton College Graduate School will prepare you to become a competent mental health professional with a distinctively Christian perspective and a heart for service. We offer four graduate psychology programs:
- Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)
- Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.A.)
- Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (M.A.)
Consult the course catalog for full listing of current courses available in this field.
PCFT Sona Recruitment
Are you an undergraduate interested in participating in a research study for extra credit in your psychology course?
Possible Careers for Psychologists
Overall employment of psychologists is projected to grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Center for Vocation and Career will be happy to partner with you in exploring the many options available to you with this flexible major.
A psychology education may be applied to a wide variety of endeavors such as retail management, human resource management, teaching, or law enforcement.
Many community agencies (police departments, community mental health facilities, halfway houses, etc.) need people with training in psychology to work as staff or assistants. Employment also is available within psychiatric divisions of general hospitals or in mental health institutions. The Center for Vocation and Career will be happy to partner with you to explore all the career options available to you with this flexible degree.
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Neuroscience (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental Psychology (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
- Master of Arts in Biblical Exegesis (M.A.)
- Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.A.)
- Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (M.A.)
- Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
- Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (M.S.)
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- University of Chicago
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