Department of PsychologyThe Department of Psychology is one of the largest in the College of Arts and Sciences. Our internationally recognized faculty are recipients of over $10 million annually in extramural grant funding, we have close to 700 undergraduate majors and some 130 graduate students.. Learn more
Graduate Study in Psychology Psychology is a dynamic field. With its focus on the understanding of behavior of both humans and animals, our field is poised at the juncture between biological and social forces. New discoveries are constantly informing our work and changing the way we go about our business, whether in terms of theory, application, or methods. If you are curious, creative, and energetic, there is no better time for you to be pursuing advanced study in psychology. 
Understanding Brains and Behavior
Join us for the seventh annual Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lecture Series Feb. 22nd and 29th, and March 7, 2012 @ 7PM in Kane Hall, room 120, UW Seattle. Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and regeistration is required. Register Now!
The Psychological Services and Training Center (The Clinic)
The clinic provides psychotherapy and psychological assessment to residents of the Seattle metropolitan area, including University of Washington students and their families. The LEARN Clinic is a small specialty clinic, operating through the Clinic, that... More
Open Faculty Positions
The Psychology Department expects to fill two full time faculty positions at the Assistant or Associative level; one in Developmental Psychology and one in Child Clinical Psychology For more information...
Undergraduate Studies
The Psychology Department offers BA and BS degrees, a junior/senior honors program, and numerous opportunities for all of our majors to engage in undergraduate research and fieldwork. We also provide a wide range of general education courses for students in other majors. More
Center for Child and Family Well-Being
The center is dedicated to understanding children´s development and well-being from a Bioecological perspective that takes a holistic or "whole child" approach. More
Neuroscience Interests in UW Psychology
Modern psychology is increasingly becoming a biological science. One of the defining features of UW Psychology is that we have faculty in every area of our department who are interested in the biological substrate of behavior. UW Psychology serves as the bridge that links the biological - and... More
Diversity Science
Am I different? Are we different? Are they different? Different from whom? What´s we, and what´s they? The goal of diversity science is to understand how people think about and answer these questions, and their emotional and behavioral consequences. More
Certificate Program in Early Childhood Leadership
The Psychology Department has launched its first professional certificate program! The program leads to a certificate in Early Childhood Leadership and it is now open for registration. Classes start October, 2011, and last for six months. More
Graduate Studies in Psychology
Our well-regarded graduate program offers students comprehensive training toward the Ph.D. in a variety of areas of psychological science. Students work with world-renowned faculty to prepare for research careers in a variety of settings from industry to the academy. More
