Is psychology included in STEM

Psyche means mind or soul..Stem is an acronym that stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.Yes, psychology is a stem major.The national science foundation recognizes psychology as a science given its scientific nature and the technological contributions it has made to the world of knowledge.Yes, psychology is recognised as a core stem subject by the national science foundation due to its direct scientific and technological innovations, and its indirect contributions to education and learning in science and technology.

Yes, sociology is a stem major.Yeah i found out the university i applied for didn't count psychology as stem but they do make it clear.Psychology would not be considered a stem major, but neuroscience or psychiatry would be.Both psychologist and industrial psychologist are on the list of 25 best stem jobs.J juiceman311 senior member 10+ year member 5+ year member joined aug 9, 2005 messages 563 reaction score 5 sep 24, 2005

For tmdsas (texas's system) it would count as they lump in all science classes, not just biology, chem, physics, and math.When we teach psychology, we are teaching stem.So for those students considering having a psychology study, they need to realize that a big part of it includes a lot of human subjects.