Psychology

Psychology is a field with vast potential. As a graduate, you could find yourself working with children with a specific disorder, assisting families coping with illness or tragedy, providing counseling in a wide variety of settings, or working in the human resource department in a company. Whatever your professional goals, psychology provides you with the foundation to appreciate the mind-body connection, and prepares you to be an articulate and understanding individual in the cycle of human dynamics.

The program is designed to prepare you for further study at the graduate level or for employment in a wide variety of settings. It is the objective of the program to provide you with a well-rounded education in the basic principles and methodology of psychology. Emphasis in all programs is placed on the traditional perspectives, knowledge of research design, understanding the etiology of normal and abnormal behavior, human development, appreciating the mind-body connection, problem resolution, as well as critical reviewing of literature and writing in the APA format and using library and information resources.

A partnership also exists between Bay Path College and Smith College enabling psychology majors to participate in selected seminars at Smith College's School for Social Work and apply for early admission to Smith College's Master of Science in Social Work.