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Earn a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in the Adult Bachelor's Program, which is open to transfer students, adults, and other nontraditional undergraduates. Study the science of the mind, behavior, and human experience and gain broad knowledge in areas including human development, personality, psychopathology, social and organizational behavior, language and cognition, and neuroscience. The program combines academic study with research training and a senior capstone.

  • DegreeBachelor of Arts
  • Credits120 (up to 84 transfer credits)
  • FormatFull-time or part-time, on campus (some classes available online)
  • Start TermFall or Spring

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Course offerings at The New School prepare students for graduate study in academic or applied psychology in programs including The New School for Social Research's renowned psychology programs and for psychology-related human service fields, such as social work and counseling.

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Learn from and work with faculty mentors who are academic scholars and professional leaders in psychology fields.
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Featured Courses

NPSY3347

Introduction to Cultural Psychology

As people, we have intersectional identities rooted in culture. Human beings do not develop and function in a cultural vacuum. We must understand ourselves and our positionality in the world by understanding this world as a cultural world, in fact, as existing of multiple cultural worlds simultaneou...
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NPSY3820

Media Psychology

Throughout this course we will investigate how psychologists have theorized media over the past several decades to help construct the field of media psychology. We will explore the relationship between psychology, media, and technologies through a critical framework, taking into account intersecting...
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NPSY2843

Introduction to Health Psychology

This course provides an overview of the rapidly growing field of health psychology. We examine current research to understand how biological, psychological, and social factors influence health outcomes, with a focus on chronic and life-threatening illnesses (e.g., cancer, AIDS, diabetes, hypertensi...
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The Psychology program introduces students to cutting edge research and contemporary theory in order to understand human thought, emotion, and behavior. Our curriculum emphasizes the importance of culture and context and is uniquely ‘New School’ in situating Psychology within a larger interdisciplinary landscape. Our graduates engage in a range of pursuits including graduate study in Psychology, Social Work, and Organizational Behavior, or working directly in the non-profit and for-profit sectors.
Lisa Rubin, Lisa Rubin, Associate Professor of Psychology

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