Subdisciplines of the department include behavioral neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and developmental psychology.

The Cognitive Science Research Program works in conjunction with degree-granting departments to train students in the field.

Developmental psychology, perception and cognition, and psychobiology are among the areas of focus of the Department of Psychology.

Visual and auditory perception, experimental psychology, and mathematical psychology predominate the curriculum and research in the Department of Cognitive Sciences.

The Psychology Department houses the Perceptual Science Laboratory.

The Department specializes in these related areas: cognitive and perceptual sciences, developmental and evolutionary psychology, and neuroscience and behavior. For undergraduate students, it offers a B.S. in biopsychology.