The UMSL Department of Psychological Sciences is a large, wide-ranging program ideal for students interested in understanding and solving problems in many different areas of behavior. With the largest program in the College of Arts and Sciences, our award-winning faculty inspires students in the classroom and involves them in
The Department of Psychological Sciences educates diverse, talented, traditional and nontraditional students who will supply knowledge, skills, and intellectual leadership in both the private and public sectors. Active engagement in research and scholarship enable the psychology faculty to advance knowledge and to impart research methods and results directly in their classroom teaching. The psychology faculty is committed to generating knowledge through research that can be applied to problems at the regional, state, national, and international level. In addition to laboratory research, many psychology faculty members are engaged in field research that has practical implications in the areas of mental health, medicine, and business. The psychology department also operates three mental health clinics which provide needed services to local residents at affordable rates. Many psychology faculty members provide technical assistance to public and private agencies in the St. Louis region.
The Department of Psychological Sciences offers a broad-based undergraduate curricular plan leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in psychology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in psychology, or a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Applied Psychology of Child Advocacy Studies.
Bachelor Degrees, minors and certificates
At the graduate level, the department offers a Master of Arts and PhD in Behavorial Neuroscience, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology
Center for Behavorial Health
A community service center that provides high quality and affordable outpatient evaluation and psychotherapy services for families throughout the St. Louis region
Center for Trauma Recovery
A multi-service center dedicated to providing services to trauma survivors and conducting professional training programs for mental health professionals
Children's Advocacy Center
A University-based, multidisciplinary center that provides high-quality trauma-focused services to youth, families, and the community
Community Psychlogical Service
A not-for-profit outpatient mental health center that provides psychological services to residents of the St. Louis metropolitan area
Program: Psychology Award Ceremony 2025 Program
psychology Archives - UMSL Daily
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