The Department of Psychology at Brandeis University helps students establish a strong scientific and research foundation in psychology. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs with diverse research opportunities.
Brandeis's Psychology Department focuses on basic scientific research and prepares students for competitive graduate programs and careers. It covers areas such as cognitive science, health psychology, and social interaction. The Department of Psychology helps students establish a strong scientific and research foundation in psychology. This curriculum not only makes students competitive for graduate programs, it also prepares them to be thoughtful, discerning problem-solvers. The program examines the most up-to-date psychological research and provides opportunities for direct involvement in ongoing research programs. Members of our faculty conduct research in diverse areas, including cognitive science; normal and abnormal psychology; health psychology; social interaction; life span development and aging; spatial orientation; neurological bases of sensation, perception, memory, and emotion; and the effects of brain damage.
In the Psychology Department at Lehigh, we aspire to cultivate a community of learners dedicated to the common goal of understanding human thought, emotion, and behavior. We aspire to ensure that every individual feels welcome and that every individual is supported in the process of realizing their potential.
The Institute of Psychology was created in 1920 and is the birthplace of French psychology. It was the first institution to train psychologists at the university level. The Institute has 4,000 students studying psychology from the undergraduate to the post-graduate level. It is one of the only training and research centers in France to offer a broad range of courses in the other subdisciplines that lead to the many careers in psychology. In addition, the Institute of Psychology sets itself apart through its experimental, clinical and applied research on societal issues and in the fields of health and education.
The mission of the Positive Psychology Center is to promote research, training, education, and the dissemination of Positive Psychology.