Undergraduate Program
If you don't find the answer to your question on these pages, please contact one of the people below, or stop by during open office hours, no appointment needed (see times below):
Dr. Robert Seyfarth, Director of Undergraduate Studies
dus@psych.upenn.edu, 215-898-5663
Ms. Claire Ingulli, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
cingulli@psych.upenn.edu, 215-898-4712
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Dr. Robert Seyfarth, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Room B24 Solomon Lab Bldg:
AUGUST 2008
Office Hours: By appointment only. Please email Dr. Seyfarth dus@psych.upenn.edu
(Dr. Seyfarth is out of the office during July 2008)
Ms. Claire Ingulli (cingulli@psych.upenn.edu), Undergraduate Coordinator, is available M-F for general advising and to declare major/minor.
The Undergraduate Psychology Office is open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Room B24 of the Solomon Lab Building, 3720 Walnut Street
Announcements
Undergraduate CGS (College of General Studies)
Courses:
The Psychology Department is not authorized to issue permits for CGS classes. Students need to obtain a permit from CGS in order to take an evening class.
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Announcement: For PSYC 149-401 in the Fall of 2008, a recitation section is NOT required.
Additional courses that count toward the Psych major and minor:
ANTH 104: Sex and Human Nature
BIBB 340: Human Chronobiology and Sleep
MKTG 211: Consumer Behavior
OPIM 290: Decision Processes
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Introduction and Background
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind. It deals with how we perceive information in the world, how we process that information, how we respond to it emotionally and cognitively, how we learn about it, and how our mental processes change over time. Because of the breadth of its content and its methodology, Psychology makes contact with a wide variety of other disciplines and interdisciplinary activities. It can be used either as the focus of a liberal arts education or as a complement to another focus. It provides the kind of analytic and conceptual skills which are relevant to becoming a thinking person. It also can serve as the foundation for any number of careers.
Overview of Major Requirements
Majors are required to take a total of 13 credits. At Penn, the study of Psychology begins with Psyc 001, Introduction to Experimental Psychology. This course provides a broad survey of the contents and methodologies that comprise Psychology. After completion of the introductory course, students can select from a range of higher level courses that cover such central topics as perception, learning, thinking, biological psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, personality theory, and abnormal psychology. Majors are required to take a total of 13 credits, including 5 core courses, a statistics course, a research experience course, and several additional psychology courses.
Because Psychology is such a diverse discipline, majors are required to distribute their 5 core courses in a 2:2:1 pattern across three content areas in order to guarantee broad coverage: the neural basis of behavior; the cognitive basis of behavior; and the social/clinical aspects of behavior.
For more information about Psychology major or requirements, click here.
Declaring the Major
Students should declare a major in their sophomore year. To declare a Psychology Major you must meet with Dr. Robert Seyfarth, Director of Undergraduate Studies (dus@psych.upenn.edu) during his office hours, or Ms. Claire Ingulli (cingulli@psych.upenn.edu), Undergraduate Coordinator, anytime M-F. You must fill out a Psychology Major Worksheet and bring it with you to the meeting. See below for Dr. Seyfarth's office hours.
Important: Your Psychology Major Worksheet must be completed prior to your advising meeting and brought with you to the meeting. Please note: you can click on the "Forms" link at left to access the Psychology Major Worksheet.
Hours for Dr. Robert Seyfarth, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Room B24 Solomon Lab Bldg:
JUNE & AUGUST 2008
Office Hours: By appointment only. Please email Dr. Seyfarth dus@psych.upenn.edu
(Dr. Seyfarth is out of the office during July 2008)
Many matters can be handled without an appointment
by e-mailing the Director of Undergraduate Studies at dus@psych.upenn.edu
Contact and Advising Information
The Psychology Department Advising Office is located in Room B24 of the Solomon Lab Building .
Psychology Department Contact Information