Psychology (Ph.D., minor)

The School of Psychological Science offers a Ph.D. in Psychology. Students earn an M.S. as a milestone on the way to the Ph.D., but the M.S. is not offered as a terminal degree. All applicants apply and are admitted to the Ph.D. program.

Most questions about the program are answered at the Psychology website. The program focuses on the application of psychological methods and research to solving practical problems, with areas of concentration in Clinical Psychology, Applied Cognition, Engineering Psychology, and Health Psychology.

Graduates of the program will be qualified to recognize, analyze, and address problems involving cognition and behavior, in both the private and public sectors. The program has a strong research component, ensuring that graduates have the tools to tackle a variety of applied problems.