Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology offers coursework leading towards two undergraduate degrees, the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science along with undergraduate minors in General Psychology, Forensic Psychology, and Sports Psychology. The goal of Psychology Department of Texas State is to provide the best undergraduate education in psychology in the state of Texas. We strive to meet this goal through the undergraduate classes that are taught, the research and practicum experiences that are offered, and the individual interest and instruction that faculty members offer students. At the graduate level, the department offers a Master's program in Health Psychology and courses leading to a graduate minor in Psychology.

The curriculum is designed to serve the needs of students with widely varying interests. Courses are taught on all the mainstream topics in psychology, including cognition, learning, social psychology, indstrial psychology, health psychology, abnormal psychology, perception, developmental psychology, personality, statistics, experimental psychology, and test and measurement. In addition, there are courses whose topics may have a shorter history in psychology but are nevertheless an important part of modern psychology (e.g., consciousness and psychology of women). The complete list of the approximately 30 different courses offered by the department is in the university catalog. Courses being offered can be found in the the current schedules of classes. Psychology majors should refer to the degree checklist and your catalog as a method of constructing your academic career. The department also has faculty willing to assist you with both academic and career advising.

Although the faculty in the department teach about 7,000 students per year, the average class size is kept relatively small to encourage active participation by students in the educational process. The average size is less than 50, and for advanced courses less than 35. In addition to the regular cirriculum, individualized courses are offered; the content of these courses may be custom-designed for the needs of a particular student. Members of the psychology faculty are intertested in talking and working with those motivated students desiring such learning environments.