An Introduction to the Department

Metropolitan State College of Denver is an exciting place to be. And the psychology department is one of the largest, most vigorous academic units on campus with over 800 majors, 350 minors, 22 full-time faculty and 20-30 professionals from the community teaching on a part-time basis with us. We offer degrees in psychology and human development.

We are located in the Plaza building and enjoy modern accommodations complete with computer lab, observation rooms, state-of-the-art media equipment, and meetings rooms available for a variety of special events. Come over and visit!

Our department has a very strong faculty with many successful authors and researchers pursuing diverse interests such as research methodology, early human development, multicultural issues, clinical psychology, neurophysiology, human sexuality, aging, death and dying, chronic pain, interventions for at-risk adolescents, and advanced computer-based statistical applications. Advanced students may work individually with faculty on their research projects both in the community and on campus. We also offer a rich array of special interest courses, including interdisciplinary offerings and courses cross-listed with women's studies and intercultural studies.

The department is aware of the needs of nontraditional students and, through careful scheduling, makes it possible to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology at night. This is not possible at any other institution in Colorado.

We offer a number of opportunities for practical experience in the field, some research oriented and some more oriented to delivery of services. Our majors also have the opportunity to complete their own individual research projects under a faculty member's supervision; we encourage presentation of research and theoretical papers at regional conferences. Our students have won both regional and national awards for their work. All of these opportunities increase a student's chance of being accepted into a graduate program or being hired in a position related to psychology.