Psychologists engage in a scientific study of the brain, behavior and cognitive processes to understand human experience and behavior. Gannon’s psychology program emphasizes laboratory research and statistics to prepare you for master’s and doctoral programs, and laboratory and research careers. Learn to apply quantitative and analytical techniques and develop foundational psychological knowledge through significant research and laboratory experience to secure your meaningful career in the field.

Learn to Lead the Way in Psychology
 

Gain extensive research experience through advanced statistics and research courses.

Supplement your psychology coursework with courses in mathematics, statistics, biology, chemistry or computer science.  

Access specialized course sequences to combine the psychology major with the pre-medical curriculum. 

Experience an Exceptional Learning Environment

Work one-on-one with a professor conducting research in psychology in at least one semester of Research Practicum. 

Design, program and run computer-based cognitive psychology experiments in Cognitive Lab or conduct and communicate research in Physiological Lab.

Become involved in study design, data collection, data analysis, preparing a manuscript for publication and/or delivering a conference presentation.   

INSPIRE YOUR ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Gain real-world knowledge through key psychology courses including:

Advanced Research Methods: Develop and conduct original, independent research for presentation at the Celebrate Gannon academic festival and the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference.

Multivariate Statistics:  An advanced course for students who want to pursue expertise in statistics and research - one that is rarely offered in an undergraduate curriculum. 

Psychometrics: An advanced course in test development and evaluation is highly regarded among graduate programs in clinical, quantitative, school and human factors psychology.

ACHIEVE YOUR POSSIBILITIES
 

Our psychology program is designed for your success. Through curriculum flexibility and high-quality educational opportunities, you can: 
 

Gain valuable preparation for doctoral programs in clinical psychology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, biopsychology, quantitative psychology and experimental psychology.

Earn an average starting salary of $38,300 or mid-career salary of $62,100 at the bachelor’s level, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Use statistics to test research hypotheses, and correctly interpret and evaluate psychology research.

Describe subfields, specialties, and perspectives within psychology.

Demonstrate knowledge of APA ethics and other professional issues in psychology.

Conduct literature search in psychology and write papers in APA style.

Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental areas of psychology.

Design, conduct and present research individually or as part of team (BS).