The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences has cultivated a tradition of strong, empirically based teaching and research in contemporary experimental psychology. Faculty, graduate students and undergraduate majors carry out research in several core areas of experimental psychology, including cognition and the perceptual sciences, developmental and evolutionary psychology, neuroscience and behavior, and social psychology. The department's commitment to interdisciplinary pursuits are reflected in exciting new research and teaching collaborations with a variety of other disciplines, including the biological sciences, anthropology, communication, educational psychology, linguistics, and sociology. 

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences offers B.A. and B.S. degrees, as well as a top ranking graduate program.