Psychology Department theses

As stated in DePauw Through The Years by George B. Manhart “A department of education and psychology had been functioning for several years preceding 1919, but in 1926 each of these subjects was made a separate department. From 1930 until 1940 they were under the same head, but remained separate departments. For psychology the break with education was not complete, as work in psychology drifted toward the sciences, and when Harrison Hall was built in 1940, primarily for the biological sciences, the psychologists were happy to move into its third floor.”

Today, the psychology curriculum is continually updated to meet the needs of students in this rapidly-growing field. Through an excellent senior research program, majors have the opportunity to explore, develop, and complete an extensive project of their choice, drawing on their knowledge and experience of the preceding three years as seen with this collection of senior psychology theses.