Psychology

Explore Interests Related to Psychology
Leverages insights into human behavior and motivation to improve performance, enhance customer experiences, and inform strategic business decisions.
Examines human behavior, cognition, and motivation. Prepares students to design user-friendly AI systems, study human-technology interaction, and assess the psychological impact of emerging technologies.
Examines mental health, behavior, and therapeutic techniques. Prepares students to pursue careers in counseling, clinical practice, mental health advocacy, and research on psychological well-being.
Studies mental health, behavior, and therapeutic techniques. Equips students to pursue careers in clinical practice, counseling, mental health research, and developing interventions to improve psychological well-being.
Studies human behavior, cognition, and motivation. Equips students to understand audience dynamics, influence media content creation, and analyze the psychological impact of cultural and media trends.
Studies human behavior and mental processes. Equips students to address social injustices through behavioral insights, develop equitable mental health policies, and advocate for community well-being.
Examines human behavior and motivation. Prepares students to promote sustainable practices, understand public attitudes toward environmental issues, and design behavioral interventions for sustainability.
Studies human behavior, cognition, and motivation. Equips students to understand cross-cultural psychological trends, contribute to international mental health initiatives, and analyze the global impact of cultural and media trends.
Degree Options
- Four B.S. options: Biological and Evolutionary Science, Business, Neuroscience, Quantitative Skills
- Marketing
- Management
- Finance
- Criminology
- Advertising/Public Relations
- Spanish
- French and Francophone Studies
About the Program
- You want to better understand people’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
- You want to learn about how the brain works, how it malfunctions, and how it recovers.
- You are interested in child development, mental health, personality, social interactions, organizations, and neuroscience.
- You want a career as a psychologist, counselor, social worker, or other human services professional.
- You want a broad understanding of human behavior to help you pursue a career in any of many fields.
- Communication and Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Observation and Analysis
- Data Application and Practical Decision-Making
- Interpersonal and Social Skills
Coursework
- Clinical psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Industrial/organizational psychology
- Social psychology
Out-of-Classroom Experiences
- Bank of America and BofA Securities
- Camp Pegasus
- Centre Safe
- Institute for Organizational Mindfulness
- Strawberry Fields
- Research labs
- and many others based on student interests





Career Paths
- Business
- Clinical/counseling
- Forensics
- Law
- Medicine
- Psychology specialties
- Public policy
- Social work
- Clinical Social Worker
- Human Resources Professional
- Advertising or Marketing Associate
- Victim Advocate
- Psychiatrist
- Career Counselor
- Probation Officer
- Forensic Psychologist
- Deloitte
- UPMC
- Vanguard
- Amazon
- Merck
- Penn Medicine
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
- University of Pittsburgh
Have questions about this program?
Future students, contact the Liberal Arts Recruitment Team.
Current students, contact your academic adviser.
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