Psychology department

• OVERVIEW
• PSYCH REQUIREMENTS
• BEH.NEURO REQUIREMENTS
• CONCENTRATIONS
• PSYCH MINOR
• WRITING IN APA STYLE
• STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
• PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS
• RECENT RESEARCH
• AWARDS
• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• RECENT PICTURES AND EVENTS
• GAINING EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD

 

Psychology Concentrations

Students majoring in psychology have an opportunity to elect intensive study in one of the concentrations described below.  A concentration is like a minor, only within psychology.  Each concentration provides supervised field experience.  For the Human Services concentration, students engage in fieldwork for 12-15 hours a week throughout the senior year.   These students meet with the concentration director and select an internship site during the Spring of  junior year.  For the concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, internships are arranged individually.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology (I/O)

Students may elect to enroll in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology (I/O) program within the general psychology major.  The program exposes students to career possibilities in I/O psychology areas and provides the basis for further study in fields such as I/O Psychology and Management.
The I/O Psychology program emphasizes:

• The traditional research and practice of industrial/organizational psychology.
• Using psychological principles to study and improve working conditions.
• Mindfulness of the changing nature of work and the ability of the field to make innovations to match such changes.

I/O psychology students fulfill all Quinnipiac and psychology major requirements as specified in relevant sections of this catalog.  I/O psychology students must also fulfill the following special requirements: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Psychology of Personnel, Interaction – Individuals and Organizations, Internship in I/O.

For more information, contact Professor Carrie Bulger, Director, I/O Concentration.

Human Services (HS)

Students may elect to enroll in the human services concentration within the general psychology major. This concentration prepares students for careers in counseling or related areas with children, adolescents, or adults with psychological disorders and also provides the basis for graduate work in fields such as counseling, clinical psychology, social work, and school psychology.

The HS program emphasizes:

• Mental health fields as possible careers
• Conceptions of mental illness and therapeutic methods.

HS students fulfill all University and psychology major requirements as specified in relevant sections of the course catalog. HS students must also fulfill the following special requirements: PS 272 Abnormal Psychology, PS 371 Clinical Psychology, PS 391 Human Services Seminar and PS 393 and PS 394 Field Work in Human Services.

For more detailed information click here, or contact Professor Penny Leisring, Director, HS Concentration.