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Welcome to the Psychology Department Web Site This
site is designed to help future psychologists plan their careers
through resources available at La Salle University and elsewhere.
The links to the right of the page lead to information about
faculty, courses offered, plans of study, and career opportunities.
There
are also links to information about the Master's Degree and Doctoral
Degree programs at La Salle University campus. Finally, there
is The Psychology Department is located in the Wister Building on Main Campus, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We also offer courses at the Buck's County campus. The Philadelphia metropolitan area's rich historical, cultural, and entertainment opportunities enhance students' intellectual and social lives. In addition, Philadelphia's high quality clinics, hospitals, and other mental health agencies offer a wide variety of practicum placements in psychology. These supervised, real-life experiences complement students' academic course work at La Salle. When students need a break from their studies, the mountains, beaches, and other regional attractions are only a short drive or train ride away and offer a variety of recreational activities. We live in a world that is often complicated and difficult to navigate. In such a world, it is critical that you develop the skills, sensitivities and understandings that make a meaningful and rewarding life possible. While you certainly will continue to evolve in other ways, it is important to highlight the role your college education, and specifically, your choice of Psychology as a major, plays in preparing the foundation and context for many aspects of your life. Obviously, your career path is affected by your choice to study Psychology; but less obvious are other choices you will make: what you believe, what you value, what you perceive as fair, who you seek as friends, who you seek as a lifelong partner, what you enjoy as recreation, what you read, and so on. When you choose Psychology as a major you are choosing much more than job training; you are choosing to explore a variety of perspectives, ways of making sense of things. You will find as you progress through four years of university experience that the world you have inherited has a rich history, and one that prepares you to affect the future. As a Psychology major, you will hear of the great theorists of the human condition and how they attempted to unravel the mysteries of our behaviors, thoughts, and feelings; where they succeeded and where they failed. Questions of development, learning, cognition, psychophysiology, personality, adjustment and maladjustment will be confronted. You will also hear of efforts to find better ways to assist people who are in need of psychological support. Finally, you will learn techniques that enable you to be clearer in your thinking and make reasonable decisions about who we are, why we do what we do, and how best to adjust our behaviors. There are exciting opportunities for learning before you; all that remains is for you to accept the challenge. In the following section of this web site you will find information that will help you make good decisions, with the assistance of your advisor, about designing your curriculum at La Salle. Consequently, you should use this web site often for the next few years, especially when considering course selections. Some questions you may have:
Please give us a call if you would like more information about our programs or faculty. The number for our Undergraduate Program office is 215-951-1270. The number for our Master's Degree Program office is 215-951-1767. The number for our Doctoral Degree Program office is 215-951-1350.
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