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Psychology About the Department Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes: how people act, how they think and how they feel. To approach this broad scope of inquiry at Earlham, we begin the program of study with a core of common courses which enable students to become familiar with the many different theoretical and methodological approaches to psychology. From that foundation of knowledge, students engage in research, interdisciplinary connections and applied courses in psychology. One of the most significant features of our department is its "hands-on" orientation. Our hands-on approach is coupled with a remarkable diversity of faculty interests: including young adult development, psychology and law, human development in Japan, counseling and psychotherapy, community psychology, biological basis of memory and the psychology of women. Students find support for their own diverse interests, as well as a range of opportunities in course work for real-life observation and practice of counseling skills, the opportunity to assist in research, and, as senior psychology majors, the chance to conduct original research. This rich hands-on approach allows students to be involved in their discipline in ways that are both relevant and demanding. According to HEDS data, Earlham is ranked 37th (in the 97th percentile) among 1,469 institutions of higher learning in the U.S. in the percentage of graduates who go on to receive Ph.D.s in psychology. Of those receiving Ph.D.s in the social sciences in general, Earlham ranks 29th (in the 98th percentile). For psychology majors, the research and practicum experience is an advantage for graduate work. Recent graduates have pursued advanced work in such areas as social work, education, medicine, law, business and psychology at Boston, Cornell and George Washington universities and the universities of Michigan and Pennsylvania, among others. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |