The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a leading center for the scientific study of the mind brain and behavior. It offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs including BA BS and PhD degrees providing students with a deep understanding of psychological principles and their neural underpinnings. Faculty are actively engaged in cutting edge research across diverse areas such as neuroscience clinical cognitive and social psychology. Students benefit from extensive research opportunities in numerous labs and affiliated centers gaining practical experience. The department prepares graduates for a wide range of careers and advanced studies in research clinical practice and various applied fields emphasizing critical thinking and scientific inquiry.
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Rutgers University–New Brunswick is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University, a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. It is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway. It is the oldest campus of the university, the others being in Camden and Newark. The campus is composed of several smaller campuses: College Avenue, Busch, Livingston, Cook, and Douglass, the latter two sometimes referred to as "Cook/Douglass", as they are adjacent to each other. Rutgers–New Brunswick also includes several buildings in downtown New Brunswick. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The New Brunswick campuses include 19 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. The New Brunswick campus is also known as the birthplace of college football.
