心理学是社会科学中的一门学科，其重点是对行为和心理过程的科学研究。在德州农工大学-金斯维尔分校，心理学课程包括对心理学现象和理解人类行为所必需的基本过程的研究。该计划检查的特定领域包括寿命发展，人格发展，动机，情感，态度，智力，生理因素，感官，实验设计和研究方法以及当前关注的心理学主题。
The Department of Psychology and Sociology is committed to the goals of a liberal education emphasizing human growth and intellectual development through an understanding of individual behavior, social interaction and cultural awareness. The various programs in the department are geared specifically toward the professional preparation of social scientists and practitioners in the areas of human development, gender and minority relations, families and children, Mexican American culture and folklore, U.S.-Mexico borderlands studies, abnormal and deviant behavior, counseling and criminology. Opportunities for undergraduate research and service learning are provided. The department promotes critical analyses and creative approaches surrounding the well-being of South Texas. It provides a comprehensive level of quality instruction, research and community involvement. By doing so it supports the academic, research and service goals of the College of Arts and Sciences and the mission of the University.