Personal attention, hands-on learning set our psychology major apart
How does our brain influence our behavior? How can we best help people live healthier lives? How do people’s beliefs shape the way they see the social world? Can animals problem-solve? Whatever questions bring you to Eckerd College in Florida for a psychology degree, you’ll be glad you came. We combine hands-on learning, liberal arts classes, and daily interaction with Ph.D. professors to teach you skills you simply won’t get at other colleges.
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Personal attention
Your personal faculty mentor will help plan your course schedules, discuss your career path and provide the out-of-class experiences that will get you where you want to go. Want to do research, too? Your mentor can set you up.
Real-world experience
Co-author papers with Eckerd professors, present them at psychological conferences and publish them in psychological journals. Internships allow you to apply classroom learning to real-world settings.
In Their Own Words
“The small class sizes and thoughtful professors make studying psychology at Eckerd great. The professors here have really shaped my journey at Eckerd, and have provided me with multiple opportunities to get involved with their research when I’ve reached out to them. They are also super understanding of life’s circumstances and help you out in times of need.”
—James Udowenko ’24
Psychology major
Beyond the Classroom
- Work side-by-side with Ph.D. professors to do research on college student mental health, stereotyping & prejudice, memory, brain activity, the effects of stress or animal cognition.
- Volunteer or receive course credit to work as a research assistant in faculty labs. First-year student research associates can do this during their first year at Eckerd!
Explore zoos in other countries. Visit the Freud museum in London. Eckerd leads the nation in short-term study abroad!
Or stay local and go camping to explore cooperation and competition during in your winter term. You can visit Eckerd’s community farm to learn about how food influences our well-being. Or explore sensation and perception at the Dalí Museum. We value hands-on student learning on campus, in the St. Pete community, and beyond!
Get course credit for an internship that opens doors to grad school and future jobs such as doing psychological testing at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital or working with children with developmental disorders at Beyond the Spectrum.
Popular classes
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Explore how fundamental psychological processes vary across different cultural groups.
Perspectives in Mental Health
Examine thoughts and behaviors that deviate from the social norms.
Facilities
- Learn about research and statistics in state-of-the-art classrooms equipped with the latest computer software.
- Use our five-room psychology lab to conduct research of all kinds, including studies using two-way mirror observational suites.
Outcomes
What can I do with a psychology degree?
- Animal trainer
- Applied behavior analyst
- Behavioral technician
- Care coordinator
- Caseworker
- Conservation psychologist
- Couples and families therapist
- Human resources
- Lab technician
- Mental health counselor
- Researcher
- School counselor
- Sports psychologist
- Teacher
- User experience researcher
*Some require graduate study
Where our psychology majors go to graduate school
- American University
- Boston College
- Brown University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Florida State University
- Georgetown University
- Harvard University
- New York University
- Northwestern University
