BS in Psychology

The BS in Psychology is designed to provide the biological, cognitive, personality, and social contexts for understanding the behavior of individuals throughout their lifespan.

Students who successfully complete the BS in psychology will have the foundation, research skills, and data analysis expertise to succeed in an MA/Ph.D. psychology graduate program (e.g., clinical psychology, experimental psychology, etc.).

Students graduating with a bachelor of science (BS) in psychology will need to pursue a graduate degree before they are able to obtain professional licensure. Students are encouraged to check entrance requirements for any post-graduate programs prior to finishing their BS at Webster in the event that they need to take additional coursework.

Program Outcomes

Whether you enjoy clinical psychology and psychotherapy, research, and experimental psychology, or consulting, Webster allows you to customize your studies. Above all, you’ll get a degree that prepares you for career success or further studies. Former Webster students enjoy prestigious careers and postgraduate studies at globally-renowned institutions.

Average psychologist salary in The Netherlands €32,628

Electives

Global Citizenship Program for Psychology BS

For students completing the psychology BS, MATH 1430 will satisfy both the requirements of the major and the GCP 'Quantitative Literacy' requirement. In addition, WRIT 1010 will satisfy the requirements of the major and the GCP 'Written Communication' skill requirement. BIOL 1010 and BIOL 1040 cannot be used to complete GCP requirements.

Special Requirements

• Courses completed with a grade below a C- do not count toward fulfilling the specific course requirements of the major.
• Within the required 64 credit hours, 30 credit hours must be at the 3000-level and above with at least 12 credit hours at the 4000-level.
• No more than 6 credit hours total obtained in a senior thesis, practice, independent learning experiences, reading courses, directed study, and assessment of prior learning may be applied toward the 64 credit hours required for a major. However, students may use any number of thesis, practice, independent learning experiences, etc. toward their overall bachelor degree requirements.
• Transfer students can apply up to 18 credit hours of approving PSYC coursework from other universities toward the psychology major.
• Student may substitute a higher-level composition, math, or biology course for the non-psychology supporting core curriculum requirement. Students must confirm this substitution with the psychology department. Students may also transfer in these requirements.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Describe the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and historical trends in psychology.
• Implement the use of scientific reasoning to interpret psychologically phenomena and demonstrate the ability to interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research using statistical analyses.
• Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice and apply those standards to build and enhance interpersonal relationships locally and globally.
• Demonstrate effective writing, exhibit effective presentation skills and interact effectively with others.
• Discuss occupational pursuits available in a variety of settings given their psychological knowledge, skills and values.
• Detail the biological and genetic underpinnings of human behavior.
• Develop a research hypothesis based on the available literature in psychology and then collect, analyze and interpret data to address the question.
• Degree Requirements

For information on the general requirements for a degree, see Baccalaureate Degree Requirements under the Academic Policies and The information section of this catalog.

• 64 required credit hours
• Applicable University Global Citizenship Program hours, with accommodations for the psychology BS