Department Overview

Psychology, a discipline of immense breadth and depth, is represented at Rutgers by faculty noted for research in the areas of behavioral neuroscience, clinical, cognitive, health and social psychology. The mission of the Psychology Department faculty is to combine excellence in scientific research with excellence in teaching our graduate and undergraduate students. The department encourages and enables undergraduate student research with faculty, offers a wide range of courses including an honors major, and provides opportunities for fieldwork and internship experiences. Doctoral candidates study in a rich environment with accomplished faculty who have received top awards in their fields and national research funding. More about us.