Psychology & the Mind Career Pathway

The Psychology & the Mind Pathway helps students prepare for careers as psychologists, psychiatrists, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, social workers, and more. At St. John's, all students study the development of knowledge, the physical sciences, and metaphysics, resulting in a comprehensive study  of the human mind, body, and spirit.

Secure Your St. John’s-Funded Internships

Professional Pathways

Every student at St. John’s is guaranteed a college-funded internship or research fellowship if they work with our career offices. Discover institutions at which we often place our students and where our alumni are currently employed.

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Harvard University's Laboratory for Developmental Studies

Cornell University's Experience & Cognition Lab

University of Chicago's Kay Lab

UC Berkeley's Language & Cognition Lab

Georgetown University's Department of Psychology, Culture & Emotions Lab

University of Chicago's Human Behavioral Pharmacology Lab

USC's Virtues, Ideology, and Morality Lab

New Mexico Tech's Elliott Lab for Experimental Psychology

University of Colorado's Social Neuroscience Lab

Tulane University's Department of Evolutionary Biology & Ecology

University of Chicago's London Lab for Neurobiology

Harvard University's Laboratory for Developmental Studies

Cornell University's Experience & Cognition Lab

University of Chicago's Kay Lab

UC Berkeley's Language & Cognition Lab

Georgetown University's Department of Psychology, Culture & Emotions Lab

University of Chicago's Human Behavioral Pharmacology Lab

USC's Virtues, Ideology, and Morality Lab

New Mexico Tech's Elliott Lab for Experimental Psychology

University of Colorado's Social Neuroscience Lab

Tulane University's Department of Evolutionary Biology & Ecology

University of Chicago's London Lab for Neurobiology

Psychology & the Mind Studies

Curricular Pathways

At St. John's, you will study over 30 psychology-related texts from across 3000 years of human thought. These texts span the development of knowledge across natural science, social science, the arts, and metaphysics, and includes foundational psychologists. Explore a sampling here.

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Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis

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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

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Rules for the Direction of the Mind

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Beyond the Pleasure Principle

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Human Condition

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Critique of Pure Reason

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De Anima

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Guide for the Perplexed

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Discourse on Metaphysics

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Ethics

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Souls of Black Folks

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Introduction to Metaphysics

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Meditations

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The Second Sex

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Beyond Good and Evil

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Metaphysics

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Studies of Animal and Human Behavior

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Principles of Psychology

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A Treatise of Human Nature

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Phenomenology of Mind

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What is Metaphysics?

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Novum Organum

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Oedipus Rex

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On Interpretation

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On Mourning and Melancholia

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Origin of Species

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Philosophy of Nature

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Hamlet

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King Lear

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The Misanthrope

Leverage Our Graduate Relationships

Graduate Pathways

Our graduate school partnerships connect Johnnies to multiple career pathways. Discover special fast-track admissions opportunities, discounted tuition, expedited degrees, and more for Johnnies only.

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Boston University

Includes graduate degrees in public health. 

John Hopkins University

Includes graduate degrees in healthcare management

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University of Chicago

Includes graduate degrees in social sciences and computational social sciences.

Boston University

Includes graduate degrees in public health. 

John Hopkins University

Includes graduate degrees in healthcare management

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University of Chicago

Includes graduate degrees in social sciences and computational social sciences.

Alumni in the Psychology Field

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Kay Leslie

Dr. Leslie Kay

PROFESSOR & DEPUTY DEAN, PSYCHOLOGY + NEUROSCIENCE; UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

“Here [at St. John's] we read the seminal papers to understand the steps of reasoning that led scientists to their conclusions. We learn along the way and appreciate the outcomes of debates ... not being attracted to being right but being attracted to finding the truth, it makes the mind better at science.”

Cetas Justin

Justin Cetas

CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY; UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

“St. John’s plays a prominent role in my work life, as it taught me to think deeply across disciplines and across multiple levels of analysis.”

Keppel Hellman Cynthia

Dr. Cynthia Keppel

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR PHYSICS; THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY

“Scientists need to listen to their colleagues describe their theories, results, models—and try then to discern common patterns and larger truths from a multitude of puzzling data and voices. Sound like a seminar to you?”

Manejwala Omar

Dr. Omar S. Manejwala

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, DARIOHEALTH

“I’ve always viewed work as how we solve problems in the world, and from that lens, I can’t imagine better preparation than St. John’s.”

Earn Career-Enhancing Credentials

Credentialing Pathways

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eCornell offers Johnnie discounts and is our preferred credentialing partner.

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Study Abroad & Gain Cross-Cultural Skills

Global Pathways

St. John’s funds and facilitates study-abroad experiences at institutions including Rome Institute for the Liberal Arts, Marchutz School of Art in France, Incheon National University in South Korea, and Boya College of Sun Yat-sen University in China.

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  • Rome Italy

    Italy

    Rome Institute of Liberal Arts

    The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.

  • Aix-En-Provence France

    France

    Marchutz School of Art

    The Marchutz School of Art in France strengthens students’ awareness of the relationship between perception and artistic expression. The Marchutz program welcomes people at all levels of art experience who want to look deeply into nature, the artistic tradition, and themselves.

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    South Korea

    Incheon National University

    St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.

Rome Italy

Italy

Rome Institute of Liberal Arts

The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.

Aix-En-Provence France

France

Marchutz School of Art

The Marchutz School of Art in France strengthens students’ awareness of the relationship between perception and artistic expression. The Marchutz program welcomes people at all levels of art experience who want to look deeply into nature, the artistic tradition, and themselves.

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South Korea

Incheon National University

St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.