Departments & Programs

Psychological and Brain Sciences

Introduction

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (PSY) offers a major in psychology leading to the B.A. or B.S. degree, a B.S. degree in neuroscience, and course work for undergraduates who wish to satisfy distribution requirements. As a science, psychology seeks to understand the basic principles by which living organisms adapt their behavior to the changing physical and social environments in which they live. The breadth of the discipline, with its links to the humanities, mathematics, and other social and natural sciences, encourages the development of broad problem-solving skills through exposure to research methodology and statistical analysis and contributes to the development of communicative skills. Psychological knowledge, techniques, and skills obtained in the B.A. and B.S. programs are applied in many careers and provide background for students entering graduate work in psychology and related areas, as well as the professions of medicine, dentistry, law, and business.

Majors, Minors, and Programs

Contact Information

Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University
Room 229, Psychology Building
Bloomington, IN 47405

(812) 855-2151
psyneuro [at] indiana [dot] edu

http://psych.indiana.edu/