The following is a timeline of the Environmental Psychology program:

The exact beginning of environmental psychology is unknown. The end of World War II and the 1960s were fundamental in the need for environmental psychology because they caused shifts in society that created a high demand for places and spaces that was previously unparalleled (Proshansky; The Field of Environmental Psychology: Securing Its Future; p. 1467-1468). Criticism of laboratory-experimentation and social movements also helped develop environmental psychology. (Proshansky; The Field of Environmental Psychology: Securing Its Future).