心理学哲学博士

心理学博士学位课程提供了获得博士学位的严格教育经验。该计划的前四个学期旨在使学生广泛地了解该学科的实质领域，研究技能的培训以及对计划中所强调的特定领域的介绍。在过去的两年中，学生将在以下三个主要重点领域之一进行专业课程学习和培训：（1）应用社会心理学或（2）认知和行为神经科学或（3）发展心理学，以及健康心理学的一个子专业。三个重点领域的学生可以选择完成跨领域的健康心理学重点。申请人应在申请中指定一名或多名潜在的教师。在第一学期末，所有学生都将提交一份“学习计划”表格，并选出一名主席和另两名具有研究生学历的
The doctoral program in psychology offers a rigorous educational experience leading to the PhD degree. The first four semesters of the program are designed to provide broad acquaintance with the substantive areas of the discipline, training in research skills, and introduction to the particular areas of emphasis offered in the program. During the last two years students will pursue specialized course work and training in one of three main emphasis areas: (1) Applied Social Psychology or (2) Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience or (3) Developmental Psychology, and a sub-specialty of Health Psychology. Students across the three emphasis areas may elect to complete a cross-area emphasis in Health Psychology.<br><br>Applicants should designate one or more potential faculty mentors in their application. By the end of the first semester, all students will have submitted a Program of Study form with the selection of a chair and two other members, each having graduate faculty status, as their dissertation committee. They should begin course work and research in their selected emphasis area in consultation with the dissertation committee chair.