Psychology
The Department of Psychology features a faculty with diverse training, expertise and teaching styles. The Psychology major is consistently one of the most popular majors at AU. This flexible major provides solid preparation for a variety of careers and graduate programs, and is easily combined as a double major with complementary areas such as Criminal Justice or Christian Ministries.
Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes. It crosses many disciplines including biology, sociology and religion. Students elect to major or minor in psychology to prepare for working with people. Students will be prepared for graduate work in psychiatric social work or psychiatric nursing, professional training in clinical or counseling psychology, working with families, personnel work in industry, pre-ministry, careers in the not-for-profit sector, working with retarded or handicapped persons, or for careers in teaching and research.
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Majors
Psychology (pre-professional emphasis) |
Minors
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Faculty
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Curtis Knowlton Leech
Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology B.A., Lycoming College; M.A., Bucknell University; Ph.D., University of Waterloo [1977] William John Farmen
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G. Lee Griffith
Professor of Psychology B.A., Cedarville College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas [1977] Professional Page Linda K. Swindell
Date in [] indicates year first appointed to AU full-time faculty. |
