Psychology examines human behavior through environmental, genetic, physiological, and social determinants and correlates. Our program strives to train students with a strong general background in psychology and an ability to think clearly and critically in a wide variety of settings. Students must fulfill distribution requirements in a variety of psychological topics. The B.S. in psychology offers students rigorous scientific training in biological and quantitative psychology, complimented by a broad education in such related fields as neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, biology, chemistry, and mathematics. This degree is intended to prepare students for graduate work in psychology, as well as in related fields such as cognitive science, neuroscience, and medicine. Students completing the baccalaureate degree in psychology may not receive a second baccalaureate degree in child psychology.
The College of Liberal Arts Advantage: More Than a Major
When you study Psychology at the University of Minnesota, you gain the added advantage of a College of Liberal Arts education. At CLA, the liberal arts mean you get more than just a degree in one major or another; it means you will be exposed to different areas of study, to different ways of thinking and learning. In fact, the liberal arts teach you how to learn—how to ask the right questions, how to problem solve, and how to innovate. The liberal arts highlight the complexities of our world, because here at CLA you will study not just, say, politics or art but also where politics and art intersect, where science and ethics intersect, where economics and the environment intersect.
