Peking University's Department of Psychology is a leading institution in psychological research and education, offering advanced degrees and conducting cutting-edge research in cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and social psychology.
The Department of Psychology at Peking University (PKU) is renowned for its academic excellence in psychological research and education. It offers a range of programs at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, and focuses on high-quality research in fields like cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and social psychology. PKU is a pioneer in the development of psychological theories and practices in China. Peking University is the birthplace of Chinese scientific Psychology, and its undergraduate education in the discipline began in 1900. With the support of Cai Yuanpei, the former chancellor of Peking University, the first Psychological laboratory in China was established in 1927. This laboratory is the predecessor of the School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences. In recent years, the Psychological research and teaching in the school has been closely linked with national strategies and social needs in China. The school has trained a large number of talented individuals in basic and applied Psychology, and makes a great contribution to the development of Chinese Psychological science. The school is the only Chinese Psychological institute that ranks among the top 1 percent of the world in Psychological science.
Our department has three graduate programs that lead to a PhD—clinical, social-personality, and developmental psychology. We also have an undergraduate psychology major and several psychology minors.
The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Caltech focuses on understanding human behavior, cognition, and culture through interdisciplinary research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
For over 60 years, the Department of Psychology has been at the forefront of research into clinical practice. Its research interests span a wide range of mental health disorders and physical health problems, including anxiety disorders, trauma, somatoform disorders, pain, psychosis, depression, antisocial personality, disorders in childhood and adolescence, emotion and personality, and neurodegeneration.