Delve into the Complexities of the Human Mind and Behavior
的 Department of 心理学 and 行为神经科学 supports students interested in studying the brain and behavior while developing essential scientific and critical thinking skills.
学生 develop an understanding of the human mind and behavior through coursework in this department. This broad background equips you for careers that require critical thinking skills and interaction with others — including psychological practice, 业务, education and social services.
的 Department of 心理学 and 行为神经科学 boasts state-of-the-art research facilities that feature high-tech observation, biofeedback and behavioral labs. Our well-equipped labs offer you more complex research opportunities than most undergraduate programs.
你会 benefit from working alongside professors who are experts in their fields and who have earned numerous national, regional and local awards for teaching and research excellence. Our faculty encourage experiential learning through professional research opportunities and field internships to prepare you for future careers.
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的 Department of 心理学 and 行为神经科学 offers bachelor’s degrees and minors in 心理学 and 行为神经科学. 通过这些项目, you’ll expand your knowledge of the human experience and understand why we think, act and feel the way we do. And you’ll discover how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by our biology.
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Psi气
的 Psi气 国际 Honor Society in psychology encourages, 刺激, and maintains excellence and advancement in the science of psychology. Membership is open to both graduate and undergraduate students with at least three semesters of college experience and nine hours of psychology. A member must have at least a 3.5 GPA and demonstrate superior scholarship in psychology.
心理学会
的 心理学会 is an organization open to all students interested in psychology. 心理学 Society sponsors educational, social and volunteer opportunities for the campus community.
心理学 and 行为神经科学 students are encouraged to explore these and other professional organizations. Many of these organizations host conferences where St. 爱德华的 students have presented their research.
National and 国际 Organizations
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- American Educational 研究 Association (AERA)
- Animal Behavior Society (ABS)
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS)
- Council on 本科 研究 (CUR)
- Social 心理学 Network
- Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
- Society for Industrial and Organizational 心理学 (SIOP)
- Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
- Society for Personality and Social 心理学 (SPSP)
- Society for 研究 in Child Development (SRCD)
区域组织
- Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA)
- Southwestern Comparative and 行为神经科学 Association (SCBNA) - an affiliate organization of SWPA
- Texas Academy of Science (TAS)