
DURATION
4 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 20,950 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* tuition 2025-26
Key Summary
Introduction
A psychology major from Graceland equips students to be proficient in not only the theoretical and experimental but also the applied and clinical aspects of the psychology field. Psychologists are employed in many fields including the military, government, education, and sports. Psychologists are everywhere and do almost everything.
Graceland's psychology department regularly integrates its offerings with other related departments across the university including biology and biochemistry, movement and sport science, sociology and human services, computer science and robotics, and art and music. We have many students who double major in these areas and go on to careers in the areas of psychological medicine, social work, and art and movement therapy, among others. Additionally, psychology is thoroughly integrated with the university’s counseling services, and members of those services are regularly involved in teaching and advising our students alongside our core faculty.
Why Graceland
- Psychology students at Graceland are encouraged to create their own unique niche in this diverse and fascinating field.
- Extensive research training is a hallmark of the program and it emphasizes individual student creativity in reaching learning goals.
- Through a two-course sequence in research methods, students design and carry out individual research projects which are reviewed by the Institutional Review Board. Through this process students collect, analyze, and interpret data, and they acquire skills useful in many evidence-based fields.
- Graceland’s service ethic is well represented in psychology course offerings. Our compact department offers a full suite of courses in applied areas that rivals the curricula of much larger departments.
Curriculum
In addition to the essential education requirements, majors in Psychology must complete a concentration of 34 or more semester hours in Psychology and 3 semester hours of supporting courses.
Required Courses (28 hours)
- PSYC1300 Introductory Psychology – 3
- PSYC2250 Developmental Psychology – 3
- SOCI/PSYC3310 Social Psychology or PSYC3370 Cross-Cultural Psychology – 3
- PSYC3330 Behavioral Neuroscience or PSYC3390 Cognitive Psychology – 3
- PSYC3340 Personality – 3
- PSYC3380 Abnormal Psychology – 3
- PSYC/SOCI3510 Research Methods – 3
- PSYC3520 Research Methods Two – 3
- PSYC4250 Professional Seminar – 1
- PSYC4350 History and Systems – 3
Elective block: take an additional 6 semester hours from:
- SOCI/PSYC2320 Marriage and the Family – 3
- PSYC3300 Sensation and Perception – 3
- PHED/PSYC3130 Sport Psychology – 3
- PSYC3500 Principles of Learning – 3
- PSYC4430 Theory and Practice of Counseling – 3
- PSYC4360 Senior Internship – 1-4
Support courses:
- MATH1370 Statistics for Sciences – 3
Admissions
Career Opportunities
A psychology major from Graceland University can help to prepare you for these careers:
- Counseling psychologists
- Social Worker
- School Counselor
- Case Manager
- Human Resources
- Child Care Worker
- and many other exciting fields.
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