Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for
requirements that apply to all major fields.
Students are admitted only for the Doctor of Psychology degree.
The doctoral program offers tracks in clinical science and psychopathology research; cognitive and
brain sciences; counseling psychology; industrial/organizational psychology; personality, individual differences,
and behavior genetics; quantitative/psychometric methods; and social psychology.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of professional values and attitudes as well as self-reflective practice and openness to supervision and feedback.
- Students will demonstrate competency in individual and cultural diversity, including knowledge of theoretical models and diversity research that serve to guide the application of diversity competence.
- Students will have knowledge of the history and systems of psychology as well as the basic areas in scientific psychology, including affective, biological, cognitive, developmental, psychopharmacological, and sociocultural aspects of behavior.
- Students will demonstrate competency in the science of psychology, including knowledge and application of psychometrics, statistical analyses, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Program Components
Counseling Psychology
Enneagram – Personality Assessment
Social Psychology
Cognition Psychology
Computer Science
Psychometrics
Sociology
Psychopathology
Positive Psychology and Health
Doctoral Thesis