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PhD Psychology
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The PhD program in Psychology provides the same flexibility in individual approaches to program planning and the study of psychology as the MA degree, but with a greater range of opportunity to broaden and deepen knowledge, interests, and areas of academic and professional development. The 79-credit program provides the opportunity to build upon the foundation provided by an MA degree from one of Saybrook's colleges, or elsewhere.
Students develop their own plan from a wide range of options to further develop areas of knowledge, skill, and expertise. This allows them to expand the range of future opportunities and endeavors in professional life. This program is not a clinical psychology program.
| Requirements | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Colloquium (Continuous throughout Program) | 2 | |
| Ethics Course** (One from: IHS 4070, HTP 6060, HS 6140, ORG 7045) | 3 | |
| Required Content Area Courses** | ||
| PSY 2001 | Advanced General Psychology I | 3 |
| PSY 2002 | Advanced General Psychology II | 3 |
| AND two of the following 3-unit courses: | 3 | |
| PSY 3030 | Cognitive Psychology | |
| PSY 3090 | Contemporary Neuroscience | |
| PSY 6020 | Developmental Psychology | |
| PSY 3000 | Psychology of Consciousness | |
| PSY 6010 | Multicultural Psychology | |
| HTP 6030 | Personality Theory and Research | |
| PSY 7510 | Social Psychology | |
| Research Sequence (taken in order) | ||
| HTP 1080 | History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
| HTP 3505 | Foundations of Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology Research Sequence | |
| RES 1006 | Information Competency and Library Use * | 1 |
| RES 1005 | Methods of Research I | 3 |
| RES 1015 | Methods of Research II | 3 |
| Level 2 Research Course (One from RES 1030, 1040, 1050, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 3130, 4005) | 3 | |
| RES 1100 | Research Practicum | 3 |
| Elective Credits Required | 34 | |
| Can include transfer credits up to 18 | ||
| Can include non-degree certificate transfer credits up to 16 | ||
| Can include non-degree transfer credits up to 9 | ||
| Can include credits from RCs, 1 per/RC | ||
| RES 9010, RES 9020, RES 9030 | Qualifying Essays | 9 |
| RES 9500 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total | 79 | |
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*Not required if taken in the MA program. If not, then it must be completed by the end of the first 2 terms of enrollment. **One required content course must be completed by the end of the first 2 terms of enrollment. The remaining content course and Ethics must be completed by the end of the 4th term. Or, to find out more about the PhD in Psychology is the right degree for you, please email admissions@saybrook.edu or call 800-825-4480. |
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