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Psychology

You will learn to recognize how people reason, perceive, motivate, learn, and relate while earning your degree in psychology. Choose from a behavioral neuroscience, industrial organizational psychology, or cognition and perception concentration. You will gain an ideal foundation for career options such as professional psychology and research and understand the people-related aspects of your future career or personal life path. Pursue an associate of arts (Lake Campus only), bachelor of arts, or bachelor of science degree. Or, you can add a minor to your existing major.

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Psychology

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Psychology Minor

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Alumni Profile

Service etiquette

2022 Wright State graduate Anjali Edwards publishes book on how to interact with service dogs
Wright State psychology graduate Anjali Edwards was inspired to publish a book on service animals while working on a research project in the Applying Scientific Knowledge (ASK) program.
Alumni Profile

Nontraditional student Stephanie Porter realizes dream of completing degree at Wright State

After putting her education on hold for several years Stephanie Porter earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wright State in April 2022.
Student Profile

Naturally curious

Margarita Ronayne's sense of curiosity led to dual bachelor's degrees from Wright State
Margarita Ronayne took an unconventional path to earn dual bachelor's degrees in psychology and biological sciences from Wright State this spring.