THE STUDY OF THE HUMAN MIND AND BEHAVIOR
A BA in Psychology will provide students with the academic and experiential foundation necessary for graduate study within the subfields of psychology: including, clinical, counseling, school, industrial/organizational, developmental, social, and experimental. It also prepares undergraduates for the pursuit of graduate education in allied professions, such as social work, mental health counseling, and guidance counseling. Pace graduates with bachelor's degrees in psychology have also gone on to medical school, law school, and health professional school; they have attained employment in marketing, human resources, medical center research, education, and non-profit organizations.
BROAD-BASED PREPARATION
Develop your analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Gain the knowledge and skills you need for either graduate school or career success.
Learn from experts in areas such as child development, clinical practice, cognitive psychology, counseling, cultural diversity, experimental and applied research, school psychology, social behavior, and women’s issues.
ADD OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES
As a Pace University psychology student, you’ll find a variety of opportunities for diverse research, networking, and lifelong friendship. Our faculty members are active researchers, scholars, and practitioners, and they encourage student collaboration and engagement with their work.
On the Westchester Campus, the Trauma, Social Processes, and Resilience Lab conducts original research on how people cope with—and successfully adapt to—significant life stressors. In New York City, the Thomas J. McShane Center for Psychological Services serves as a training and research center for psychotherapy and diagnostic, and the Parent-Child Institute fosters research on parents and children. Other research groups include the Dyson College Center for Global Psychology, Pace Institute for Creativity, Center for Urban Health and Education Research, Social Justice and Health Equity Psychology Lab, and the Digital Media and Psychology Lab.
Annual co-curricular experiences are the Pace University Psychology Conference, sponsored by the Department of Psychology on our New York City Campus, and undergraduate awards. Additionally, the student-led Psi Chi (the international honor society in psychology) chapter at Pace sponsors various activities and events, including resume-building workshops, lectures, professional meetings, and colloquia.
CHOOSE YOUR CAREER
A degree in psychology is excellent preparation for work in a variety of fields, including counseling, education, health care, law, management, research, and sports psychology.
CAREER OPTIONS
Clinical psychologist
Experimental or research psychologist
Human resources manager
Industrial/organizational psychologist
Marketing director
Personal life coach
School psychologist
Social worker