From the Chair
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Welcome to the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota! After your visit, please feel free to contact us if you need more information.
Since 1919, when the Department was first chartered, Psychology has had a long and illustrious history at Minnesota. A synopsis of that history, which begins with the saga of the missing Chairperson, is given at another location on this website. See History of the Department .
Currently, the Department continues to rank as one of the top psychology departments in the world. We are a broad spectrum department with strong programs in both basic and applied fields, including:
- Biological Psychopathology
- Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research
- Cognitive and Biological Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
- Individual Differences, Personality, and Behavioral Genetics
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Quantitative/Psychometric Methods
Our fundamental goals are to offer a strong undergraduate program that provides students with a variety of research, internship, and study abroad opportunities; to maintain world-leading graduate programs across a broad range of areas; and to support research programs that advance the field and contribute to the well-being of society. At present, the Department has approximately 1100 undergraduate majors (juniors and seniors), 160 graduate students, 40 core faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty from many other departments (e.g., Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Educational Psychology, Child Development, Human Resources and Industrial Relations) and research centers. Psychology faculty also have many collaborative relationships with faculty in other departments ranging from Radiology to Philosophy.
This collaboration, both across specialties within the Department and between Psychology and other disciplines, is a major hallmark of psychology in the 21 st century. Our field has entered a very dynamic period which will produce many new discoveries and take us in many new directions, from the implications of the mapping of the human genome; to the educational, occupational, and societal consequences of moving toward a truly multi-cultural nation; to the neuroscience of intellectual skills, personality characteristics, and mental disorders; to the relationship between behavior and physical health.
Whether you are looking for specifics about our undergraduate programs, exploring possibilities for graduate school, or seeking information about faculty and research, feel free to request more information. We are here to serve you.
Gordon E. Legge
Department Chair and Distinguished McKnight University Professor