预防科学哲学博士

华盛顿州立大学的预防科学研究生课程为有兴趣在研究个人和家庭研究以及制定和评估预防课程的专业方面的学生提供了博士学位的培训机会。博士 华盛顿州立大学的预防科学专业是一门跨学科专业，参与人员来自人类发展，传播，教育心理学，心理学和护理学。该计划强调培训既要基于研究的知识的生成，又要转化为有效地影响儿童，青年，成人，家庭及其社区福祉的有效计划和政策。预防方案的例子包括预防毒品和酒精的方案，基础广泛的青年发展方案以及幼儿保育和学习质量改进方案。
The Prevention Science Graduate Program at Washington State University provides training opportunities at the doctoral level for students interested in developing expertise in the study of individuals and families and in the development and evaluation of prevention programs. The Ph.D. program in Prevention Science at Washington State University is an interdisciplinary program, participating faculty are from Human Development, Communication, Educational Psychology, Psychology, and Nursing. The program emphasizes training in both the generation of research-based knowledge and its translation into effective programs and policies that positively impact the well-being of children, youth, adults, families, and their communities. Examples of prevention programs include drug and alcohol prevention programs, broad based youth development programs, and early child care and learning quality improvement programs.<br><br>Students in the program complete required courses in three areas of prevention science: 1) Human Development in Context, 2) Research Methods, and 3) Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Students are required to take core courses in at least three of the following disciplines: Communication, Educational Psychology, Human Development, and/or Nursing. All students will complete a Master's thesis as part of their Ph.D. program, as well as a Ph.D. dissertation. Students are required to have faculty members from at least two (preferably three) disciplines on their thesis and dissertation committees. Besides the required courses, students have the opportunity to take additional electives from three elective specialty areas: 1) Advanced Developmental Science, 2) Quantitative Methods, and 3) Social Policy.