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Bachelor's Program
The Department of Psychology offers a dynamic major, minor, Human Factors Certificate
and Honors Track in Psychology. Coursework includes the study of psychology as a profession,
cognition, intergroup relations, infancy, emotions, human performance, personality,
sexuality, health and much more.
Various opportunities are available for undergraduate students in and outside of the classroom. Students may perform research as research assistants or receive hands on experience through a local organization as field experience participants. Learn More…
Ph.D Graduate Programs
Clinical Ph.D. Program
The APA-accredited Clinical Training Program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah follows the principles of a clinical science model.
Social Ph.D. Program
The social psychology program explores major themes in the search for understanding human behavior in a social world, including close relationships, health and well-being, diversity, and culture.
CNS Ph.D. Program
The Cognition and Neural Science (CNS) program places a strong emphasis on merging basic brain and cognitive science with applied domains.
Developmental Ph.D.Program
The Developmental Program specializes in research on the development of social and interpersonal processes in real-world contexts from infancy through adulthood.
Highlight
Cindy Berg has been awarded a Distinguished Scholarly & Creative Research Award. The award recognizes lifelong accomplishments by considering the extent to which they represent a major breakthrough or advance in the field, are intellectually distinctive or creative, and contribute to improvement and enrichment in the human condition. Cindy is currently involved in many projects that aim to improve people’s lives. Congratulations, Cindy!
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News
Jacqueline Chen Comments on Online Depersonalization
In a new story on KSL.com, Dr. Jacqueline Chen uses social psychology to explain the phenomenon of depersonalization, and the effect it has on "mob mentality" behavior on social media.
Samantha Joel Investigates Relationship Decisions
Samantha’s study, published in Social Psychology and Personality Science in an article titled “Wanting to Stay and Wanting to Go: Unpacking the Content and Structure of Relationship Stay/Leave Decision Processes", focuses on understanding…
Kristina Rand and Brennan Payne Receive Early Career Awards
Congratulations to Kristina and Brennan, who have both received Early Career Awards from APA Division 3 (Society for Experimental Psychology in Cognitive Science) in the Human Perception and Performance category for the best papers...
Liz Conradt receives Kucharski Young Investigator Award
Elisabeth Conradt has been chosen to receive the Kucharski Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology. This award recognizes a promising young investigator in the field of Developmental Psychobiology.