Psychology Department

Clarkson’s Department of Psychology provides a solid foundation in psychology and courses of study in the areas that interest you most, 与 customized education tracks that can be developed to fit your goals. 我们的 low student-to-faculty ratio provides hands-on learning experiences like directed research, during which you work closely 与 one of our full-time faculty members on an experiment of mutual interest.

我们也提供 临床实习, during which you work 与 professional psychologists in clinical settings in a variety of fields (e.g., neurorehabilitation, mental health, drug and alcohol rehabilitation). Check out the research projects that our students have done throughout their time at Clarkson.

As for facilities, the Evolution of Cognition Lab allows students to study how natural selection has shaped the cognitive mechanisms underlying human decision-making behavior under risk and uncertainty and how these mechanisms operate in domains such as risk-taking, mate choice and foraging for food and information. 的 Social Development and 健康研究 Lab examines how social pain negatively impacts mental and physical health, as well as how people determine when to offer help or express concern when they see someone experiencing health problems. 在 动机 & 情感实验室, researchers study how motivation affects social perceptions, relationships and behavior. 的 Culture, Family, and Child Development Lab explores how contextual factors shape children's development of self-regulation by looking into the intersecting contributions of context in cultural and socioeconomic conditions and nurture in family relationships and secure attachment.

在 Hearing and Attention Lab, we use electrophysiology and neuroimaging to examine the effects of directed attention on auditory processing and how these effects are modulated by factors like cognitive skill and task difficulty. Additional work both 与in our lab and in collaboration 与 external investigators aims develop objective diagnostic techniques for clinical populations where these capacities may be disturbed. 的 Phenomenology Lab allows students to explore the subjective experience of those 与 mental disorders, as well as the human experience more generally.

我们的程序

的 Department of Psychology offers an undergraduate major and several minors for a wide range of students. 我们的 programs are purposefully built to spark thought, discussion and solutions to the problems you want to solve.

Undergraduate Programs

心理学(BS)
Biology, Behavior and Society (Minor)
Cognitive Neuroscience (Minor)
心理学(小)

是什么让我们与众不同

我们的 department consists of full-time faculty, lending to our low student-to-faculty ratio. We provide personal attention to our students and enjoy helping them find research opportunities and experiences that expand their horizons and allow them to transform personally and educationally.

Hands-on learning is the cornerstone of a great education. Directed research projects are credited 与 expanding our students' thinking and providing experience for future endeavors.

97% University Placement Total

84%

of our students head straight into the workforce.

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esball国际平台客户端 students are highly sought after and our placement rates prove it. During the academic year, we have 150+ Career Fair attendees each Spring, 180+ Career Fair Attendees every fall! 的 Career Center encourages students to connect as early as possible to begin setting yourself up for success.

10%

of students decide to continue their education in various post secondary programs.

3%

of our graduates seek alternative positions like the military.

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我们的程序

Undergraduate Programs

是什么让我们与众不同

97% University Placement Total

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