Psychology, Specialization in Cognitive and Neural Sciences, PhD

The Department of Psychology offers a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy with a specialization of Cognitive and Neural Sciences. Students can select to pursue a focus in Cognitive and Social Psychology or Neuroscience. Students are only admitted for the Ph.D. but students can earn a master’s enroute to the doctorate.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the doctoral degree, students in the Psychology program are expected to be able to:

• Achieve competencies in graduate level statistical methods.
• Achieve competencies in graduate level psychological research methods.
• Achieve competencies that reflect the breadth of psychology.
• Achieve competencies in program specific/core knowledge areas.
• Acquire direct experience in teaching.
• Acquire direct experience in mentored research.
• Design, implement, evaluate, and summarize the results of at least two independently conceived research projects.
• Develop professional relationships and roles outside of the classroom.
• Acquire skills in dissemination of research findings to the scientific community.

Admission Requirements

Deadline for Fall is January 1*
*All programs admit once per year for Fall semester. Since application reviews may begin immediately after the deadline, we recommend submitting your application and providing all required documents before the deadline.
Documents required:

• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Professional Resume
• Statement of Purpose

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