Biobehavioral Cluster Courses
Required Graded Coursework:
- 304 - Advanced Statistical Methods I
- 305 - Advanced Statistical Methods II
- 315 - Biobehavioral Proseminar (see note 1)
- 311 - Seminar in Learning Theory
- 316 - Neuropsychopharmacology
- 319 - Neurobiology of Learning & Memory
- 330, 350, or 3XX – A breadth course (3 credits) from a core area of General/Experimental Psychological Science outside of your area of specialization. This may be fulfilled by Proseminar in Experimental Social Psychology, Developmental Proseminar, or an approved social or developmental graduate seminar (please contact the course instructor to verify suitability of any non-Proseminar courses).
- 3XX - Three electives (3 credits each)
Required Additional Credits:
- 393-Advanced Professional/Research Seminar (Biobehavioral Cluster; 8 semesters of 1 credit/semester)
Additional Requirements:
- Students will attend Biobehavioral Cluster meetings each semester for the entirety of their enrollment in the program
- Students will be continuously involved in research, typically for 20 hours per week
- It is expected that students will submit at least two papers to peer reviewed journals before receiving their Ph.D.
Developmental Cluster Courses
Required Graded Coursework:
- 304 - Advanced Statistical Methods I
- 305 - Advanced Statistical Methods II
- 350 - Developmental Proseminar
- 315 or 330, or 3XX - A breadth course (3 credits) from a core area of General/Experimental Psychological Science outside of your area of specialization. This may be fulfilled by Biobehavioral Proseminar (see note 1), Proseminar in Experimental Social Psychology, or an approved social psychology graduate seminar (please contact the course instructor to verify suitability of any non-Proseminar courses).
- 303 - Seminar in Psychological Research Methods
- 3XX - One additional advanced statistics course (e.g., 306 or 307)
- 3XX - Two additional Developmental seminar courses
- 3XX - One elective (3 credits)
Required Additional Credits:
- 393 - Advanced Professional/Research Seminar (Developmental Cluster; 8 semesters of 1 credit/semester)
Additional Requirements:
- Students will attend Developmental Cluster meetings each semester for the entirety of their enrollment in the program
- Students will be continuously involved in research, typically for 20 hours per week
- Students will submit at least two first authored papers to peer reviewed journals before receiving their Ph.D.
Social Cluster Courses
Required Graded Coursework:
- 304 - Advanced Statistical Methods I
- 305 - Advanced Statistical Methods II
- 330 - Proseminar in Experimental Social Psychology
- 315 or 350, or 3XX - A breadth course (3 credits) from a core area of General/Experimental Psychological Science outside of your area of specialization. This may be fulfilled by Biobehavioral Proseminar (see note 1), Developmental Proseminar, or an approved developmental psychology graduate seminar (please contact the course instructor to verify suitability of any non-Proseminar courses).
- 3XX - One additional advanced statistics course (e.g., 306 or 307)
- 3XX - Two additional Social seminar courses
- 3XX - Three electives (3 credits each)
Required Additional Credits:
- 393-Advanced Professional/Research Seminar (Social Cluster; 8 semesters of 1 credit/semester)
Additional Requirements:
- Students will attend Social Cluster meetings each semester for the entirety of their enrollment in the program
- Students will be continuously involved in research (plan on 20 hours per week)
- Students will submit at least two papers to peer reviewed journals before receiving their Ph.D. At least one of them must be first authored by the student.