主修/辅修课程

Are you eager to learn how the mind works and what factors guide human behavior? Are you captivated by questions like to what extent are we a product of “nature” versus “nurture”? 偏见是如何产生的? How do emotions and stress influence our physical 健康? How does culture affect our attitudes and sense of self? If so, a psychology major may be for you! 

All students begin the psychology major with Introductory 心理学 (Psych 105 or, 哈弗福德, Psych 100; note that a score of 5 on the AP exam waives the requirement for Psych 105 at Bryn Mawr). 然后他们要上205心理课, 研究方法与统计, which provides students with a strong foundation of the methodological tools psychologists use to answer questions. 在那之后, there are multiple pathways through a major or minor in psychology, 根据学生的兴趣. Students may complete either a Senior Thesis or Senior Seminar for their senior capstone experience. The thesis provides students with the opportunity to conduct a research study over the course of two semesters during their senior year, 与指导老师密切合作. The senior seminar provides students with a one semester opportunity to deeply engage with current issues and research in the field of psychology. More information about senior thesis is available here:

心理学 Department Policies on Thesis (PDF)

下面, please see the psychology major/minor requirements and more information about what a path through the psychology department could look like for you! 

心理学专业要求(PDF)

主要的需求

心理学 majors complete 10 units of courses* plus one semester of 心理学 Colloquium (formerly called Junior Brown Bag).

在选择心理学专业之前, students should take Introductory 心理学 (B105), B205 (研究方法与统计) and, 在理想的情况下, 至少还有200个.

  • 心理学 105 – Introductory 心理学** 
  • 心理学 205 – Experimental Methods and Statistics, with laboratory
  • Two Half-Unit 研究 Method courses (“Lab 课程”). 
    —Students have a diverse array of Lab 课程 to choose from, which are offered by faculty in their area of expertise. 
    —The Bryn Mawr psychology department offers Lab 课程 in behavioral neuroscience, 在临床中也是如此, 认知, 文化, 发展, 健康, 以及社会心理学.
    —Bryn Mawr versions of these courses are writing intensive; taking two will satisfy the new Writing Requirement in the Major***
  • Six Elective 心理学 课程 at the 200 or 300 level (at least two must be at the 200 level and two at the 300 level)
    —Students have a diverse array of upper-level classes to choose from, which are offered by faculty and visiting faculty in their areas of expertise.
  • One Semester 心理学 Colloquium (formerly called Junior Brown Bag)
    The goals of 心理学 Colloquium are to build community between students and faculty in the department, expose students to current research being conducted in the department and provide students with professional development skills. Students are encouraged to take 心理学 Colloquium as soon as possible after they declare the psychology major and should have completed it prior to the spring semester of their junior year.
  • Senior Capstone Requirement (One semester senior seminar or two semesters of senior research)
    Students may choose to either complete a senior seminar, during which they will engage with cutting-edge topics in psychology (1 semester), 或者是毕业论文, during which they will conduct a year-long research project with a faculty advisor (2 semesters). 

A student may minor in 心理学 by taking PSYC 105 and PSYC 205 and any other four courses that meet the requirements of the major.

申报主修/副修心理学

 

Students interested in declaring a psychology major or minor should email the following advising faculty based on their course year:

2024届毕业生: Anjali Thapar和Laura Grafe

2025届毕业生: 科拉Mukerji 和劳雷尔·彼得森

2026届毕业生: 达斯汀·阿尔伯特和托马斯·勒

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资源 for 心理学 Students in the Tri-Co Community

Bryn Mawr students have the opportunity to take advantage of courses offered at our neighboring institutions, 哈弗福德学院, Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania. Click the links below to learn about their psychology departments.

Combined Degree Programs of Interest to 心理学 Majors

推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜 offers several combined degree programs, two of which may be of particular interest to psychology majors include:

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