What can I do with a B.S. in psychology from Western?
Prepare yourself for a variety of career paths with your undergraduate degree in psychology and well-planned use of electives.
We know how important experience-driven learning is to your education, so you will complete a field study or lab as part of the program. Western's Department of Psychology also offers many opportunities for you to help with research projects by participating as a research assistant or subject.
Students who have graduated with a bachelor's in psychology from WMU have gone on to build professional careers as:
- Behavior analysts
- Psychologists
- Teachers
- Behavior Technicians
- Talent Acquisition Specialists
The organizations they work for include:
- Centria Healthcare
- Great Lakes Center for Autism and Treatment Research
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Oxford Recovery Center
- Total Spectrum
- Zoetis
I was able to learn about my strengths, who I was as a person, what I was passionate about, and I realized that psychology was so much more of a better fit for me.
What will I learn in psychology?
As a psychology major, you will gain experience-driven learning and clinical skills in general psychology, child psychology and experimental and applied behavior analysis, which has earned the department an international reputation. Our program has a natural-science orientation that emphasizes empirical evidence in relation to child development, abnormal behavior, workplace psychology, autism, forensic psychology, global sustainability, education, gerontology, neuroscience and more.
Experience your career in psychology
