UNPUBLISHED Psychology
You would be hard pressed to find a major at Rollins with more breadth of applications than psychology. It has relevance in every personal relationship and every career. That’s why students with degrees in the major understand the world in a whole new light—the “world” being people in the same room or across the globe.
The emphasis is on experiential learning, which includes work with preschool children, practice of therapeutic skills, and doing experimental labs. These hands-on experiences are rare for undergraduates, let alone first- and second-year students. With them, determine which specific application of psychology you want to further explore, be it education, business, or psychological practice.
Why Study Psychology at Rollins
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Invaluable Life Skills
Clinical and behavioral psychology are just two career paths for which you’re prepared. Grads excel in health care, hospitality, marketing … but also as spouses, parents, and friends.
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Individual Mentoring
Our small class sizes allow for an intimate learning environment in which professors serve as advisors and mentors. They know you as a person with unique skill sets and goals.
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Tailoring Your Degree
Even students who think they know what they want to do beyond college should gain as much firsthand experience as possible. Try it all first. Then determine what excites you.
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“Small class sizes foster conversation. Professors are also mentors. These things helped me the most in my current role because the way psychology is taught at Rollins prepared me to understand and connect ideas from very different perspectives. Trust me, this is a huge skill to have in the workplace: to be able to merge opinions from different stakeholders into a successful outcome.”
Real World Experience
From community engagement courses to internships and research, Rollins psychology students hone their skills in the real world.
Popular Courses
Our psychology courses emphasize experiential learning, scientific rigor, quantitative literacy, and verbal and written communication skills.
PSY 319 The Psychology of Work
Become a better leader by examining group dynamics in organizations. This type of relational thinking has become a valuable skill for today’s most progressive businesses.
PSY 320 Psychotherapy with Lab
In this creatively collaborative class, theater students improvise as clients for students working as psychologists. It’s as close to real clinical situations as possible without compromising the privacy of patients.
PSY 341 Learning with Lab
Analyze behavioral patterns and witness the phenomena of learning by carrying out your own labs using live rats in operant chambers.
PSY 328 Developmental Psychology with Lab
Observe young children and personally work with them and their families at the Hume House, an actual preschool built on the Rollins campus. It’s the most authentic developmental lab you can imagine.
PSY 324 Neuropsychology
Discover the ways our brains are wired differently and similarly, learning why people have different outlooks on life and why we interact with the world the way we do.
PSY 329 Environmental Psychology
Why do you feel a certain way on a sunny day? What about in the confines of a dark, cluttered room? You’ll explore how natural and built environments affect thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
Dive Into Psychology at Rollins
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Your Future in Psychology