Colgate’s Department of Psychology updated itself: We are now Colgate’s Psychological & Brain Sciences department (PBSC). We offer two majors: one in Psychological Science (formerly, “Psychology”), and the other in Neuroscience. Department faculty voted for these changes and received approval in May, 2018. The changes automatically apply to The Colgate Class of 2022 & beyond — current majors/minors have the choice to switch to the new or stick with the old on their transcript. Stay tuned for an e-mail asking for your choice.
Why the changes? The new name better describes what we actually do as a department — we study behavior, brain, and everything in-between. It also reflects how different levels of analysis connect in our contemporary science. The content of each major changes very little (PSYC not at all). The changes to the Neuroscience curriculum begin with the Class of 2022.
Click here for descriptions of the Psychological Science major and minor and the Neuroscience program major.
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Our educational mission is to create a vibrant and supportive intellectual community fostering the exploration of multidisciplinary approaches to psychological science and neuroscience.