Psychological and Brain Sciences

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• Hat Designer, Eugenia Kim   NEW!
  (New York, Dartmouth '96)
• School Social Worker, Estes Hills Elementary School
  (North Carolina, Dartmough '87)
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  (New York, Dartmouth '98)
• Writer
  (Dartmouth '96)
• Performance Psychology Expert/Teacher/ Director, Rice University and The Milestone Group
  (Texas, Dartmouth '93)
• Assistant Professor of Psychology, Tufts
  (Dartmouth '90)
• Neuroscience Researcher, Dartmouth College
  (New Hampshire, Dartmouth '02)
• Research Asst./Lab Manager, Harvard University
  (New Hampshire, Dartmouth '06)
• Venture Analyst, NewSchools Venture Fund
  (Massachusetts, Dartmouth '04)
• Financial Analyst, Citigroup, Inc.
  (New York, Dartmouth '03)
• School Counselor, Troy School District
  (New York, Dartmouth '65)
• Marketing Analyst, Arnold
  (Massachusetts, Dartmouth '04)
• Lead Economist, World Bank
  (Washington DC, Dartmouth '66)
• Psychiatrist, Mark Dillen Stitham, M.D., Ltd.
  (Hawaii, Dartmouth '72)
• Brian Vickers # 83 Pit Crew Member, NASCAR
  (Canada, Dartmouth '98)
• Human Resources Manager, Volkswagen Credit, Inc.
  (Wisconsin, Dartmouth '75)
• Outdoors Writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  (Florida, Dartmouth '80)
• Camp Director, Camp Group
  (Georgia, Dartmouth '96)
• Director/Producer, Paper Moon Films
  (California, Dartmouth '96)

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Major Description

The department offers students two main areas of concentration - "Psychology" and "Neuroscience".

Skills Acquired

What is this?

• Critical Thinking and Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis and Hypothesis Testing
• Problem Solving/Heuristics
• Research/Technical skills
• Presentation/Scientific Communication skills

Possible Career Paths

• Research
• Education
• Law
• Health Care
• Marketing
• Consulting
• Human Resources
• Business & Industry
• Human Services (Direct Care and Administration)

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