Psychology is the study of the entire range of human experience, thought, and behavior, from infancy until death, from the most abnormal behavior to the most mundane, from the behavior of neurons to the actions of societies and nations. Psychologists employ a wide variety of methods to understand behavior and to discover how best to improve performance, including controlled experiments on human subjects. WPI’s major in psychological science emphasizes empirical research in the areas of social and cognitive psychology as well as practical applications to the classroom, the courtroom, and other settings.

This major focuses on five major principles of life. An integrated and functional understanding of these concepts provides the foundation for biotechnology. In the Biology & Biotechnology curriculum, these concepts are exemplified and integrated across three major divisions of biology: Cellular and molecular biology, Biology of the organism, and Organisms in their environment.

The Neuroscience program offers graduate studies toward the M.S. degree. This program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in molecular, psychological, computational, quantitative and interdisciplinary approaches to neuroscience. Neuroscience is a critical and challenging area of human endeavor. The faculty involved in the program have a strong record of extramural funding and provide an excellent research-oriented environment. As a ‘Program’ in Neuroscience, faculty from departments across campus train our students and collaborate on research and projects. The program comprises four broadly defined areas: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Systems Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, and Psychological Science.