Department of Psychology and Education

The Department of Psychology and Education

Mission for Psychology

The Psychology Program provides the student with a broad-based foundation in the discipline. Psychology is a scientific enterprise that attempts to articulate principles of human and animal behavior. These principles are formulated within the context of biological, socio-cultural, and environmental factors. Psychology is both a field of scientific inquiry and professional activity: it shares its subject matter and its methods with the biological and social sciences, while simultaneously sharing some of the same concerns of the arts; namely, human motivation, emotion, aesthetic appreciation, and experience, creativity, and the individual’s relations to the world and humankind. Students pursuing the Psychology major at Norwich may explore the discipline from the experimental, personality/social, developmental, and/or clinical perspectives. Upper-level practica, internships, or field placements that permit the student practical work experience in a special interest area are encouraged.

Mission for Education

The Education majors provide essential course content and preparation in knowledge and performance standards set forth by the State of Vermont Agency of Education in their Core 2 Teaching Standards. The Education program is in line with the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium standards from which Vermont’s Core Teaching Standards were adopted. Education programming also fulfills the endorsement standards outlined by the Vermont Agency of Education for each area of Education-related licensure that is offered at NU. Norwich University hopes to contribute to the important field of education by producing well-prepared, dynamic educators who will have a positive impact on their students.