Students who enter this field of profession are very people oriented and are naturally inquisitive and curious about human patterns of behavior and of the way the mind works. Individual interests may vary, but overall psychology gives the students answers to questions they have about themselves and others, but its appeal goes beyond this. The study of psychology is truly an interdisciplinary endeavor.

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The required and elective courses you would take for Psychology majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

• Creativity
• Methods of Inquiry
• Abnormal Psychology
• Animal Behavior
• Basic Statistics fo Psychologists
• Counseling Skills
• Language Mind and Brain
• Life Span Human Development
• Personality
• Physiological Psychology
• Psychological Foundations of Psychology
• Psychological Research Methods
• Social Psychology

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Applied Psychology
• Chemical Process Technology
• Clinical Child Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Community Psychology
• Comparative Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Environmental Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Family Psychology
• Forensic Psychology
• Geropsychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Personality Psychology

Various specializations related to a major in Psychology may be offered by colleges and universities. These specializations may be of greater or lesser interest to you. A few of these specializations related to this field include, but are not limited to:

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Applied Psychology
• Chemical Process Technology
• Clinical Child Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Community Psychology
• Comparative Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Environmental Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Family Psychology
• Forensic Psychology
• Geropsychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Personality Psychology