Psychology at Smith is consistently one of the most popular majors on campus. Our mission is to develop skills that will serve students well in psychology but that can also be applied in other important arenas, including writing and communication skills, hands-on training and multicultural fluency.
We emphasize student participation in research; faculty-student collaboration and mentoring; and preparation and guidance for future studies in psychology and related fields.
In the —23 academic year, the official founding of the Smith College psychology department—previously housed under the umbrella of the philosophy department—was a prescient and bold decision.
Stephaney Perez '23 will be attending Georgetown University for the M. A double major in Psychology and Latin American Studies, she is the first in her family to attend graduate school and in a field about which she is deeply passionate.
Psychology department faculty affirmed the following learning goals for our majors. Students will:. Completion of SDS , another advanced statistics course or research seminar is strongly recommended for students planning to complete honors in psychology.
