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Undergraduate degrees: B.A., B.S.
Undergraduate minor
Students major in psychology to prepare for careers in personnel relations, vocational and personal counseling, medicine, social and case work, law, and counseling in the public schools.
Studying the human mind
The human mind is truly a mystery. If you are interested in that mystery, in the study of the human mind and behavior, the psychology department at the UO has a lot to offer.
The department divides the discipline into four areas: cognitive psychology; biological psychology; clinical, personality, and psycho-pathology; and developmental psychology. This offers you the opportunity to choose a focus within a broad subject. You might be interested in the science of psychology, the social aspects of psychology, or in normal and deviant behavior. The field is fascinating, and at the UO you can choose the path that’s right for you.
Psychology department research facilities include the Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences, the Center for the Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention, and several department laboratories.
Eugene, Oregon, is a community that strives to provide sound psychological services and support to those who need it. You have many opportunities to work in the com-munity applying the knowledge you gain in school.
So think about it, discuss it, analyze it. The undergraduate psychology major at the UO is both strong and practical.
Points of Interest
- Undergrads have many opportunities to do hands-on research at the Child and Family Center, at the Oregon Social Learning Center, and with individual researchers on campus.
- The department breaks the discipline into several areas so that you can focus on what really interests you.
- Research assistant opportunities are a great way to get to know the faculty and gain important career-relevant skills.
- The UO’s undergraduate program in psychology ranks in the top twenty-five in the nation.
- Through internships, you can apply your knowledge in real-world settings and earn academic credit by working for one of several community agencies.
- Several times each term the department hosts a psychology colloquium, which is a forum for world-renowned psychologists to present their research. In addition, the department organizes many guest lectures given by prominent scholars on a wide range of topics.