{"id":2245,"date":"2025-11-17T17:59:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=2245"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:27:59","slug":"160-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">At Macalester, psychology is about exploring how we think, feel, and act\u2014and harnessing that insight to make life better. <\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Use scientific methods to understand behavior<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">You\u2019re a whole person here, not just a brain to fill. Bring your personality, background, and all your unique experiences, and we\u2019ll make space in our classrooms to support your learning. From brain science to social behavior, mental health to the mysteries of love, you\u2019ll dive deep into the field of psychology while building skills that open doors in any area. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/facultystaff\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Meet Our Faculty and Staff\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/majorsminors\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Psychology Major and Minor Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/courses\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Explore Psychology Courses\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--left\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0421_WordPress_Inline_Image_600x400.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Skills that make you stand out<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Psychology is one of the most versatile majors you can choose. It equips you with a useful set of skills that employers value most: critical thinking, data analysis, teamwork, communication, and real-world problem solving. Many courses also examine psychology with underrepresented communities, taking a critical lens on power, privilege, and the impact of exclusion. Examples include Psychology of Women and Gender, Race in Developing Lives, LGBTQ+ Health, and Psychology of\/and Disability.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two students and a professor conduct research in a lab\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0492_WordPress_Inline_Image_600x400.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Learn by doing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">No need to wait until senior year for hands-on experience. Our Intro to Psychology course includes a lab, meaning you run experiments from day one. As you move through the major, you\u2019ll learn statistics and R programming, design and run your own studies, and complete a capstone research project that contributes to the field. Our faculty lead active research programs, and students work side by side as collaborators and research assistants. <\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--left\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Psychology student studying abroad in England stands in front of a cathedral\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/11\/1000027332.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">See the world<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Most of our students study away\u2014often in programs with robust psychology opportunities, such as a hands-on child development course exploring preschool systems in Scandinavia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life after Macalester<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our grads do it all:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Health care, public health, and medical services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education, teaching, or training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nonprofit leadership and community advocacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research and data analysis in science, business, or policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate study (nearly 70% earn advanced degrees within 10 years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-quote block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-quote__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-quote__container\">\n            <div class=\"callout-quote__image-column\">\n                <div class=\"callout-quote__image-wrapper callout-quote__image-wrapper--landscape\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        class=\"callout-quote__image\"\n                    >\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"callout-quote__image-wrapper callout-quote__image-wrapper--portrait\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/10\/Ahearn_Molly_CC-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"Molly Ahearn '81\"\n                        class=\"callout-quote__image\"\n                    >\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"callout-quote__text-column\">\n                <blockquote class=\"callout-quote__quote\">You never know what\u2019s going to come your way. Be open to receiving it.\r\n<\/blockquote>\n                <cite class=\"callout-quote__name\">Molly Ahearn \u201981<\/cite>\n                                \t<cite class=\"callout-quote__title\">Graphic designer, psychology and Spanish double major<\/cite>\n                                \t                <div class=\"callout-quote__cta\">\n\t                    <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/work-wisdom-molly-ahearn\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Molly&#8217;s story<\/a>\n\t                <\/div>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-quote__ornament\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/texture-quote.svg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"statistic-group block-container\" >\n\t<div class=\"statistic-group__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Psychology in the cities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__header-copy\">From clinical to industrial-organizational psychology, internships are everywhere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stats\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-group__stat-heading\">17<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Number of Fortune 500 companies near campus, including Target, UnitedHealth Group, Best Buy, 3M, and General Mills<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-group__stat-heading\">73<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Percentage of Macalester students who do an internship or research project<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brain icon\" class=\"statistic-group__stat-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/12\/brain.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Access to the University of Minnesota\u2019s top research labs like those at the Institute of Child Development and Research in Adolescent Depression<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Psychology students and faculty smile next to a whiteboard reading Chips and Dip Day\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20240301_mac_0660_WordPress_Inline_Image_600x400.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">A community that knows your name <\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Alumni rave about supportive professors who offer feedback, mentorship, and genuine care. \r\n\r\nWe hang out at Friday Socials (think donuts, trail mix, hot cocoa, and conversation), share treats and research at Psych Trick-or-Treat, and geek out at the annual Johnson Lecture, which invites a distinguished psychologist to campus. Psych Club hosts community-building events such as trivia nights and a Valentine&#8217;s Day party.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-featured-media block-container\"\n >\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--cyan\"><\/div>\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--red\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-row\">\n        <div class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-column\">\n                    <div class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup\">\n                                                    <h2 class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-heading\">Are you a future psychology major at Macalester?<\/h2>\n                                                    <p class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-copy\">If you\u2019re considering Mac, let us know. We\u2019ll keep you up to date on application deadlines and visit opportunities.<\/p>\n                                                    <ul class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-cta\">\n                                                    <li class=\"callout-featured-media__cta-item\">\n                                <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" target=\"_self\">Introduce Yourself<\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Three students and a professor conduct research\" class=\"base-background-media base-background-media--image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0464_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-960x0-c-default.jpg\" srcset=\"        https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0464_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-720x0-c-default.jpg     480w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0464_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-960x0-c-default.jpg     720w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0464_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-1280x0-c-default.jpg    960w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0464_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-1440x0-c-default.jpg    1280w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2025\/09\/20231115_macalester_0464_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-1920x0-c-default.jpg    1440w            \">\n    \n    \n        <span class=\"base-background-media__overlay\"><\/span>\n    \n        <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--yellow-long\"><\/div>\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--yellow-short\"><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life after Macalester Our grads do it all:<\/p>","protected":false},"author":875,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_2020_level_2.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2245"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245\/revisions\/2509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}