Social psychology is the study of the cognitive and social processes that underlie individuals’ perceptions of, influence over, and interactions with other people. As one of the top Social Psychology graduate programs in the country, we train our Ph.D. students in theory and research methods to prepare them for academic or nonacademic careers.

Our faculty possess extensive expertise in traditional social psychological content areas and research methods. Our program’s unique strength is that the entire Psychological and Brain Sciences department prizes interaction and collaboration across traditional disciplinary boundaries. For example, members of the Social faculty have ongoing research projects with faculty in cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, neuroscience, marketing, and law. This richly interactive context makes our Social Psychology program ideal if you are interested in cutting-edge interdisciplinary training that integrates the study of social psychology with other substantive areas of psychological inquiry.

Because our program has a relatively small number of faculty and graduate students, coursework and research experiences can be highly individualized, depending on your interests.