波特兰州立大学

With a bachelor's degree in psychology from PSU, you'll discover the fundamental principles underlying the human mind, behavior, and social relationships, and gain new insights about how to enhance lives and create effective solutions to address societal problems.

PSU's program prepares you to use psychological theories and research to better understand current events, contribute to informed decision-making about societal and political matters, and help humanize societal institutions such as education, healthcare, criminal justice, and the workplace.

We remain the most popular major and minor at Portland State, and it's no surprise why. We offer:

• Flexibility to tailor the program to your interests and graduate in a timely fashion
• Coursework that is research-based, community-engaged, and personally relevant
• Engaging electives on topics such as counseling, child development, neuroscience, social relationships, health psychology and human diversity
• Opportunities to work with faculty on applied research projects

No matter what career you choose, psychology is relevant to anyone who intends to understand, relate to, live with, work with, or raise other people — that is, everyone.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY?

Your background in psychology will show you how to understand how people function as individuals, in relationships, and in groups. A bachelor's degree in psychology from PSU provides you with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to work in a wide variety of fields, including:

• Counseling
• Advocacy
• Behavioral health services
• Program development in local, state, and federal government
• Human resources
• Public relations
• Advertising

An undergraduate degree in psychology also prepares you for graduate studies in the field where you will delve more into research, clinical practice, education, and health care. Our students have gone on to earn graduate degrees from:

• Stanford
• Notre Dame
• Michigan State
• UCLA
• Lewis & Clark