The psychology major at Saint Michael's exposes students to psychology in its many forms, from neuroscience, to cognitive, to clinical. Psych majors study a diverse array of subjects like addiction, hunger and eating, media's effect on children, and psychology and the law. Students are frequently out in the field working in alternative school classrooms, mental health agencies, and crisis centers, or in campus labs researching issues such as the effects of stress on health, or the impact of video games on thinking skills. Psychology is concerned with the scientific discovery of principles underlying human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The major at St. Michael's emphasizes a thorough development of psychology's critical and analytical tools, allowing students to formulate meaningful questions about behavior and at devise valid strategies for answering those questions.