Psychology is the scientific study of individuals thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The curriculum in the psychology major is designed to provide opportunities for majors in all subfields of the discipline. Majors take core courses in subfields of their choosing, as well as specialized courses and advanced seminars. Majors also observe the applications of psychology by completing internships and participating in a variety of specialized research and laboratory experiences.<br><br>The Psychology Department's mission is to teach psychology as a research science in the context of a liberal arts education through a comprehensive curriculum and innovative pedagogy. Our curriculum provides a grounding in all the main core areas of the discipline, but also allows opportunities for students to do independent research and to study specialized, interdisciplinary and applied topics.<br><br>Because the total number of credits required to complete the major is limited, students are also able to take advantage of the full range of liberal arts courses offered at Drew. Our pedagogy promotes a high quality education by emphasizing excellence in teaching, research methodology, experiential learning, mentoring, independent study and utilization of technology.