The Department of Psychology is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and is an international arena for research and education in Psychology covering a variety of disciplines such as Cognitive, Biological, Personality, Developmental and Social Psychology.
The department currently teaches more than 1300 students.

Programmes of study

The Department of Psychology offers several programmes of study leading to a wide range of academic and professional qualifications. The educational options are:

• One year introductory programme in Psychology
• Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology
• Clinical programme in Psychology
• Master of Science in Cognitive and Biological Psychology
• Master of Science in Cultural, Social and Community Psychology
• Master of Science in Health, Organization and Communication Psychology
• MPhil in Human Development
• MPhil in Risk Psychology, Environment and Safety
• PhD in Psychology

Research

The Department of Psychology is engaged in research across a broad range of disciplines and provides a high quality research environment for staff and students. The Department has a strong tradition of interdisciplinary research and participates in both national and international collaborative projects. The faculty is organized into six well established research units according to their research interests.