Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Western Michigan University

Prepare yourself for a variety of career paths with your undergraduate degree in psychology and well-planned use of electives.We know how important experience-driven learning is to your education, so you will complete a field study or lab as part of the program. Western's Department of Psychology also offers many opportunities for you to help with research projects by participating as a research assistant or subject.As a psychology major, you will gain experience-driven learning and clinical skills in general psychology, child psychology and experimental and applied behavior analysis, which has earned the department an international reputation. Our program has a natural-science orientation that emphasizes empirical evidence in relation to child development, abnormal behavior, workplace psychology, autism, forensic psychology, global sustainability, education, gerontology, neuroscience and more.