Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology is one of the hot new majors in psychology. Not to be confused with Forensic Science, this area represents the application of Psychology within the legal system. Our faculty blend theory with real-world cases to provide you with invaluable knowledge in areas pertinent to forensic psychology such as family or individual counseling in legal situations, jury selection, client assessments, perspectives on child custody and more.
Forensic psychologists play a significant role in the legal process, our program blends courses form legal studies, criminal justice, sociology, and psychology providing you with the knowledge to have perspectives in a variety of situations.
Cooperative Education Program
The psychology department offers a unique cooperative education experience to you during your sophomore year. This special opportunity will allow you to experiment in and identify your own areas of interest both academically and professionally within the field. In place of one elective, a “co-op” student can work in the field at a job site appropriate to your major, while simultaneously taking the department’s Cooperative Education course.
You should apply for this special opportunity early in the spring semester of your freshmen year, and secure job site placements before the semester’s end. The cooperative job site work and class experience takes place during the fall of your sophomore year. Then, during your junior year, you will complete an internship as usual. Cooperative education offers you the opportunity to make critical connections between the knowledge you have learned in your academic classes with the real-world reality of work in the field, effectively linking theory with practice and better preparing you to succeed professionally beyond college.
