Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

About Our Department The Department of Psychological Brain Sciences at Washington University was established nearly 100 years ago and remains committed to excellence in the field. We currently support four primary research programs: aging and development; clinical psychology; behavior, brain cognition; and social and personality psychology, with an additional emphasis on diversity science that cuts across all of these areas of specialization. Our Community The Psychological Brain Sciences department has about 80 graduate students in residence and graduates approximately 150 undergraduate majors a year. Psychological Brain Sciences is one of the most popular undergraduate majors at Washington University. We have two complementary majors in the department, and also participate in the Philosophy, Neuroscience and Psychology major. Although we specialize in the four areas of research described above, the department provides a full undergraduate program with courses in many other topics within Psychological Brain Sciences. We also offer a lively rotation of workshops, seminars, talks, and other opportunities for interaction and engagement, providing opportunities to learn about the research happening across the department, while also bringing in noted experts from around the world.