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Psychology is distinguished from other disciplines by its wide array of methodologies. As a field, psychology has its roots in philosophy. Thus, it shares with philosophy the use of careful reasoning from first principles as a means of discovering and verifying claims about the world. In psychology, this process is most often stated in terms of generating predictions or hypotheses from a theory. |
Psychology Honors Program: Not the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, but a challenging course of study for Psychology majors. |
| Independent Study: Study a topic of personal interest, working independently under the supervision of a psychology faculty member. | |
| Senior Thesis: Usually original, empirical research, sometimes a theoretical paper. | |
| Scholar of the College: The Scholar of the College program is administered by the Dean's Office. | |
| Fellowships: Foundations and government programs support graduate but also undergraduate study. | |
| Seminar Courses: Don't be put off by the high course number or by the presence of graduate students... | |
| Biopsychology Concentration: Evolution and genetics of behavior; neural, neuro-chemical, and physiological control of behavior; the biology of behavioral development... | |
| Social Work Program: This is a joint, five-year B. A. and M.S.W. program for those students who have decided upon a career in social work. | |
| Related Coursework: "Neighboring" departments can provide added depth and perspective... | |
| Interdisciplinary Study: Psychology, Sociology, and English? Art, religion, politics, and morality? Psychology of women or feminism? |