Psychology is the field of study that helps us to understand the world in which we live. We study people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour as individuals, as members of small groups like the family and as members of larger groups like Jamaicans or Caribbean people. Our programme recognizes that people’s thoughts, feelings and actions both shape and are shaped by their surroundings and so we include various areas of psychological study that cover these different viewpoints. By understanding the person both from within and as influenced by external factors, we are better able to analyze, explain, and predict behaviour. Psychology therefore, is extremely applicable to helping alleviate social problems.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
