The comprehensive strength of psychology teaching and research has been among the best in China and has a wide influence in the world. Among them, "Development and Educational Psychology" is a national key discipline. The strength is very good.
1952 the psychology department of fu jen Catholic university was merged into Beijing normal university to establish the psychology teaching and research section. 198 1, the psychology department was reorganized. 1985 and 1997 established the Institute of Developmental Psychology and the Institute of Mental Health and Education respectively. 200 1, the two departments merged to form the first psychological college in China. In 2004, the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning of Beijing Normal University was established. 20 12 was renamed as Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science.