Bachelor of Science in Psychologie

The Department of Psychology prepares students for furthering their education and careers in a variety of fields that include counseling and therapy, research with humans and animals, human resources and management, and work in the public domain. If you've ever thought about how your future can benefit others, studying psychology may be the path for you. Faculty at the Department of Psychology teach and involve students with the study of human behavior and mind, through critical thinking, reflections on content they study, and independent research, which culminates in presentations and publications. Faculty-student research in the past has involved stress behavior, popular culture and religion. The department offers an experimentally-based curricula designed to prepare students for graduate studies and careers in all areas of psychological science or human interaction.

Founded as a private institution in 1890, Henderson State University has a strong liberal arts heritage that is the base of more than 65 undergraduate and graduate programs, earning the university its status as Arkansas’s public liberal arts university. The university encourages scholarly and creative activities in a caring, personal atmosphere that reflects the university’s motto for more than a century, “The School with a Heart.”

Henderson State University provides a learning environment that prepares students for a lifetime of intellectual and personal growth in a global society.

Henderson will be recognised as a national model for bridging the liberal arts and professional aspirations, producing well-rounded graduates who are leaders in their careers and communities.