Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the mind. How do you get people to do something that’s good for them? (It would seem to be easy, but no.) How does mental visualization help sports performance? What information is being communicated visually during a conversation? Psychologists work to understand why people think and act they way they do. Imagine interning (as one of our students recently did) at MTV’s Comedy Central, helping figure out what attracts and keeps audiences. Choices in entertainment—like all of life—are determined by an amazing array of conscious and unconscious processes. Psychological research helps us to identify them. You’ll get the classic core knowledge of psychology at Drew. But a lot of places stop there. We want you to master how we get that knowledge. You will learn how to ask the right questions and shape coherent arguments, the critical-thinking basics that will serve you well both with fellow clinicians and the scientific community. Our double majors know no boundaries: psych/business, psych/theatre arts as well as the traditional psych/sociology. Because of our size we can craft close connections with students and help them customize their studies.

Our emphasis on both theory and practice has resulted in our alumni building rewarding careers everywhere from private practice to counseling centers to university settings. Many go on to graduate school in clinical psychology, cognitive psychology and social psychology, to name a few. Other graduates prove what we like to say: psychology is relevant to everything. We have clinical psychologists, social workers, plenty of teachers, including the Teach for America program, and a motivational trainer at a gym. One student came to us specifically because he knew he wanted to be a licensed funeral director. We arrange opportunities that prepare you well for your first day on the job. Our students have interned in the court system, battered women’s shelters, psychiatric hospitals, neonatal units, even Sesame Street. If you want to pursue research, we can help you present your work at conferences and symposia.