<p>How’s the psych department here? I’m looking to apply but I’m not sure how the program is… anyone know?</p>
<p>I’m double majoring at BU. One of those majors is in Psych. I really have enjoyed the courses that I’ve taken and the professors who have taught them so far. I think some of the Psych professors might be the department’s biggest strength. We have good research opportunities and everything as a big school. You’re required to take an experimental lab as a Psych major. They also require you to take courses both more science based and others more socially centered.</p>
<p>I guess the biggest con would be that a lot of the classes are large lectures due to the major being so popular. You can take smaller ones by the time you get to junior/senior year but a lot of them are large. Even for the big ones though, you generally take a discussion component with a TA. The discussion has about 30 people to give you a chance for review and for lack of a better word, discussion, haha.</p>