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Department of Psychology

Psychology

Your learning experience in psychology will take you beyond the traditional classroom by providing you with many opportunities to apply the knowledge you’ve gained. Our faculty are engaged teachers, sound scientists and role models of the intellectually involved person that support and advance intellectual inquiry.

Apply your knowledge

Both undergraduate and graduate students work as junior colleagues with our dedicated faculty to investigate a wide variety of topics including:

  • basic brain processes
  • drug effects
  • social cognitive factors underlying prejudice
  • ways to reduce school violence
  • the evaluation of psychological treatments.

Students also have opportunities to apply the knowledge they have gained in the classroom in practicum experiences or community research projects. The study of psychology gives them the chance to use technology, learn to communicate and be able to analyze ideas critically.

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Psychology Programs

People sitting around a table with laptops Undergraduate Programs We offer a bachelor’s degree and minor as well as four interdisciplinary minors: neuroscience, applied behavior analysis and developmental/intellectual disabilities, forensic science and women's and gender studies. Learn More
Woman sitting in a chair with a brain scanner on their head. Master's Programs Our Master of Arts degree is offered in three concentrations: psychological science, neuroscience and behavior and applied behavioral analysis. Learn More
Two adults showing a book to a kid at a table. Doctoral Program Our doctoral program in clinical psychology provides education and training in psychological science and practice that prepares individuals for licensure as doctoral-level psychologists in health-service fields. Learn More

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Teen Binge Drinking Study Receives NIH Grant

Dr. Kate Nooner was awarded a $379,503 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study adolescent binge drinking. The project, “Biomarkers of Binge Drinking in Maltreated Adolescents,” will examine resilience to teenage binge drinking following childhood stress and adversity.

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Diversity Within Psychology

The Psychology Department takes responsibility to engender a climate of inclusiveness, mutual respect, acceptance and open-mindedness among students, faculty, staff, and the broader community. 

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Department of Psychology

Phone: (910) 962-3370
Fax: (910) 962-7010

601 South College Road
Teaching Laboratory Building
Wilmington, NC 28403-5612

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