PSYCH at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PSYCH coursework.

• HD 3300Developmental Psychopathologyopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• PSYCH 3420Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Displayopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• HD 3320Gender and Psychopathologyopens 1 course (1 directly)
• PSYCH 3270Field Practicum Iopens 1 course (1 directly)
• PSYCH 3280Field Practicum IIopens 1 course (1 directly)
• PSYCH 3310Developmental Psychopathologyopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PSYCH work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 71 PSYCH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 127 more PSYCH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on PSYCH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in PSYCH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at PSYCH 4670

  1. HD 1130Introduction to Human Development
  2. HD 3300Developmental Psychopathology
  3. HD 3320Gender and Psychopathology
  4. PSYCH 4670Advanced Seminar in Mood Disorders

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYCH 3270

  1. PSYCH 3280Field Practicum II
  2. PSYCH 3270Field Practicum I

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYCH 4420

  1. PSYCH 2050Perception
  2. PSYCH 3420Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display
  3. PSYCH 4420Psych & Ethics of Tech 21st Century

• 3 courses deep, ending at PSYCH 4800

  1. PSYCH 2800Introduction to Social Psychology
  2. PSYCH 3820Prejudice and Stereotyping
  3. PSYCH 4800Social Psychology of Race & Racism

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on PSYCH sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Adam Hoffman
• Alexander Ophir
• Charles Brainerd
• Christiane Linster
• David Field
• David Pizarro
• Gary Evans
• Gordon Pennycook
• James Cunningham
• James Cutting
• Jane Mendle
• Jonathan Rottenberg
• Jordan Wylie
• Juliana Marques de Souza
• Katherine Tschida
• Lance Bush
• Michael Goldstein
• Misha Ailsworth
• Morten Christiansen
• Nora Prior
• Shaun Nichols
• Shimon Edelman
• Stephen Ceci
• Thomas Cleland
• Tom Gilovich
• Valerie Hans
• Vivian Zayas
• Zander Lynch

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under PSYCH yet.

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Department events

PSYCH does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Cornell campus feed.