Psychology B.S.
Study in Rhode Island, Psychology B.S.
Degree: B.S.
Location(s): Rhode Island, North Carolina
Internship: Required, 6 credits
Credits: 120
Dive Into the Human Psyche
Studying psychology at JWU Providence is a great way to better understand yourself and those around you. This field offers so many different career pathways for you to pursue, from individual, couples and family counseling, to school counseling, community mental health, and career and workplace psychology.
Why Psychology at the Providence Campus?
- You can conduct your own original research at JWU’s Center for Student Research and Interdisciplinary Collaboration.
- Project-based learning and internships are a key part of the curriculum — students in this program have interned at local and regional locations such as Butler Hospital, Day One, Ally Behavioral Health, Better Lives Rhode Island, South Side Elementary School and more.
- Students enrolled in the Mental Health Counseling or Addiction Counseling master’s programs have access to the Counseling Lab at the Harborside Campus.
Providence Campus
JWU Providence is the university’s flagship campus, offering the best of both worlds with an urban Downcity campus in the heart of Rhode Island’s Creative Capital and a scenic Harborside campus overlooking Narragansett Bay.
You’ll be just steps from downtown restaurants, cafés, theaters, the Providence Performing Arts Center, Amica Mutual Pavilion, and the city’s thriving arts and food scene — with Boston only about an hour away.
As one of New England’s premier hubs for psychology and mental health services, Providence offers easy access to internships, industry partnerships and hands-on experiences for students in this program.
Changing Lives Through Stories
In her first year at JWU, Psychology major Sierra Miller ’27 wrote, illustrated and published her own children’s book titled, Rascal the Raccoon’s NF Adventures. “Johnson & Wales has really provided a lot of space for different creativity, especially my professors,” says Miller. “I’ve been able to share rough drafts of my book to get feedback and hear what they’re thinking of it, which is really useful because that helps the creative process.”
Study Psychology in Providence, Rhode Island
Faculty Contact
Paul Sylvestre, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
College of Arts & Sciences
401-598-2214
paul.sylvestre@jwu.edu