UNDERGRADUATE STUDY
Psychology majors study varied aspects of basic and applied research areas in the field. There are many opportunities for undergraduate involvement and experiential learning. The department has an active Psychology Club and chapter of the Psi Chi National Honor Society. A number of students write honors theses each year, while many more conduct independent study, research, or reading projects, some of which are funded by undergraduate research program grants. The clinical psychology practicum at Brandeis enables students to spend one day per week working in a mental health facility.
Each psychology major is assigned a faculty advisor from whom general advice about courses or career plans can be obtained. In addition, the psychology undergraduate advising head is available for consultation even before students declare psychology as a major.
To start the major, PSYC 1a should be taken no later than the sophomore year. We strongly encourage majors to take PSYC 51a (Statistics) and PSYC 52a (Research Methods and Laboratory in Psychology) in their sophomore year and no later than their junior year. Both of these courses require advance registration with the department two weeks prior to the university’s preregistration period. Many of the advanced seminars require these two courses as prerequisites.
We encourage students who wish to do senior honors research to get involved in a faculty laboratory as early as possible. More information about the honors program is available on the Senior Honors Thesis page.
2007-2008 Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
| Lisa Goldberg '08 | ldgoldb@brandeis.edu |
| Sarah Klass '09 | slklass@brandeis.edu |
| Michelle Schlesinger '08 | mschles@brandeis.edu |
2007-2008 Psi Chi Officers
| President | Estee Fleischman | esters22@brandeis.edu |
| Vice President | Michelle Schlesinger | mschles@brandeis.edu |
| Secretary | Julaine Nichols | julaine@brandeis.edu |
2007-2008 Psychology Club Officers
| President | Aaron Burd | aburd@brandeis.edu |
| Vice President | Alexandra Main | asmain@brandeis.edu |
| Treasurer | Nicole Senecal | senecal2@brandeis.edu |
| Secretary | Sara Snider | srsnider@brandeis.edu |