Introduction
The Psychology
Department is part of the College of
Letters and Science and provides a
37-credit major in Psychology with the
option of either a Bachelor of Arts or a
Bachelor of Science Degree. Both a major
and minor are available together with
teacher certification programs.
Why Study Psychology at UW-Stevens Point?
Our program
provides a major within the context of a sound liberal
arts program. The student has considerable flexibility
in choosing a course of study and may easily take a
minor or second major. Individualized instruction for
upper-division students is readily available through
independent study. Supervised practicum and internship
experiences may be completed in a variety of settings
such as schools, mental health clinics and hospitals.
Research and publication experiences are also available
through individual work with faculty members. In
addition, we have a Psychology Club and a chapter of Psi
Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.
High School Preparation
To prepare for a
major in Psychology, students should have a
well-balanced college preparation course of study with
English (writing and reading skills, literature),
mathematics, the natural and physical sciences and
social science. A high school psychology course will
help students identify their interest in psychology, but
is not necessary for the college major.
Department Features
The Department
of Psychology has fifteen full-time faculty members and
several adjunct faculty representing virtually every
area of Psychology. The Psychology Department supports
laboratories and research facilities that are routinely
used by faculty and students for their research
projects. They are also used for normal class
instruction in the experimental and clinical courses.
These laboratories include the Spindler Perception
Laboratory, Cognition Laboratory, Beck Psychophysiology
and Biofeedback Laboratory, and the Pain Laboratory.
Computer technology is used heavily in the instruction,
and all classrooms are set up for interactive computer
instruction. Further, the department maintains a Web
site:
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/psycdept.htm.
Employment Opportunities
Study within
the diverse training and interest areas of psychology
prepares students for a wide variety of positions.
Psychology graduates often possess good research and
writing skills, are good problem solvers and have
well-developed higher-level thinking ability when it
comes to analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating
information. Most find jobs in human services,
administration, public affairs, education, business,
sales, service industries, health, the biological
sciences, and computer programming. They become guidance
counselors, alcohol and drug abuse counselors, clinical
psychologists, and business managers, to name a few of
the many jobs obtained by psychology majors. About 25%
of our graduates go on to advanced training, normally
getting a master's or doctorate degree in psychology.
Others obtain law and medical degrees. The Psychology
Department’s average job and graduate school placement
rate is 99%.
