Program Description

The Psychology degree at Tennessee Wesleyan is designed to develop critical writing, thinking, research, and knowledge-foundation skills. Training for helping professions also include clinical skills and clinical practice.

Career Opportunities

Students with a Psychology degree from TWU are able to utilize their majors by following a wide array of career paths. Graduates find themselves in the traditional helping professions, counselor, therapist, social worker, and more, as well as unique paths, such as law school, entrepreneurism and more.

Program Experiences

Psychology majors have multiple opportunities to apply their training and knowledge on campus as they prepare for a life of work and service.

W.E.S. Team
The Wellness and Emotional Support Team serves to provide opportunities for those students interested in the helping professions to explore the role of active listener.  The team members provide psychoeducational programs, support groups, wellness workshops, and one-on-one active listening to the students of TWU.

In addition to helping fellow TWU students, Team members support each other in their personal growth and in their development as peer counselors. They explore the role of active listeners to help solidify future career goals. Students view training with the team as a source of support and look forward to class time.

Interdisciplinary Options
Students in Psychology frequently explore interdisciplinary opportunities, from health sciences, business, criminal justice, and more. Students participate in undergraduate research, as well as on campus activities, such as Suicide Awareness Convocation, the Criminal Justice Club, Peer Counseling, and more.