Psychology (B.A.)

  • Adult/Evening Undergraduate, Major, Minor
  • 4-year, On Campus

What You’ll learn

Psychology is a science that seeks to understand and describe human behavior and relationships. Students in this major will continuously build their awareness of the needs of our diverse society, the role that research plays in deepening our understanding of life, and the ways in which the profession of psychology serves to improve the human condition through ethical research, practice, and application.

Why Study Psychology at La Salle?

When you study in the Psychology Department, you are choosing more than just job training; you are choosing to explore a variety of perspectives on, and ways of making sense of, the world in which we live. As a psychology major, you will develop a firm foundational understanding of psychology that can be applied to a wide range of careers.

Curriculum, Courses and Requirements

Highlighted Courses

Meet the Faculty

Our Psychology Department focuses on training students in scientific thinking that can be applied to a wide variety of topics. This allows for a flexible skill set that can be applied to many settings, and allows students to adapt to the ever-changing job market. The breadth of the faculty expertise allows students with career uncertainty to explore many aspects of the field.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates have utilized the program to their full advantage, and find themselves working for noteworthy employers such as:

  • National Institutes of Health
  • Federal Prison System
  • United States Air Force
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

A degree in psychology can also take you places other than a therapist’s office. Our students have explored careers in:

  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Labor
  • Personnel and training
  • Business

David J. Falcone, Ph.D.

David J. Falcone, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology. He studied at the University of Dayton before moving on to Western Illinois University where he received a master’s degree in psychology. Subsequently, he attended the University of Kentucky to attain a doctoral degree in psychology. His major areas of interest in research and teaching have changed over the years, and have included questions in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, and personality. After almost 40 years of teaching at La Salle, he now thinks of himself as a generalist, and reads and studies in a variety of areas with the aim of bringing a deeper story to his classroom. His personal life includes volunteer work and performances as an acoustic-fingerstyle guitarist and vocalist in the Philadelphia area.

La Salle University Board Chair Ellen Reilly, '83 (left), and President Daniel J. Allen, Ph.D. (right), present Michael Imms, The Catholic Philopatrian Scholarship Foundation chair, and Sue (Schwab) Hohenleitner, ’92, with jerseys to represent the Lasallian Impact Award and the Lasallian Leadership Award, respectively.

La Salle University hosted its 32nd Annual Charter Dinner to celebrate the institution’s founding in 1863 and honor Sue Hohenleitner, ’92, and The Catholic Philopatrian Scholarship Foundation.

Angelica May Reyta, ‘25, MBA ’26, with her mother Everlinda Reyta (right) outside the family restaurant.

For Angelica May Reyta, ‘25, MBA ’26, La Salle University is more than just a college — it’s a family tradition. But her journey has been anything but typical.

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La Salle University is one of only 272 colleges and universities nationwide to earn a Voter-Friendly Campus designation from the NASPA and the Campus Vote Project.