Graduate training in Washington University's Department of Psychology is organized into four areas of specialization:
Although you declare your interest in one of these areas when applying to the graduate program, you are exposed to all areas through your courses, research collaboration, and departmental colloquia. Requirements for course-work are structured to give you a broad exposure to the major areas of psychology as well as basic training in statistics and research methods. Individual programs have additional emphases that reflect their training goals.
Click here to view the complete Guide to Graduate Training in Psychology. This document describes in detail the requirements for the degree, the nature of training students receive, and the means by which students' progress is evaluated.
For students who entered the program prior to Fall 2003, your requirements are here. |
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We admit students for full-time study (at least nine credit hours per term) toward the Ph.D. degree. A terminal master's degree program is not offered. To be admitted next fall, you need to submit your online application by December 15 to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. You are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. We also strongly recommend that you take the Psychology Subject Test.
You will find detailed instructions included with your application.
In making decisions about admission, the Department of Psychology considers many factors--including test scores, grade-point average, research experience, and letters of recommendation--along with other factors that help us assess your potential. Students admitted to the graduate program over the past several years have had mean Verbal GRE scores of 610, Quantitative score around 700, and Analytical scores around 5.0, Psychology Subject Test scores of 680, and an average undergraduate GPA of 3.7. There is considerable range around these values, however, and all factors are considered.
Many graduate students receive financial support through teaching and research assistantships. Awards range from partial tuition remission to full tuition remission plus a stipend. In addition, The Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowships for Women are available to "young women of exceptional promise to prepare for careers in higher education and the professions." These fellowships provides full tuition as well as an annual stipend for up to four years of study. The Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program has been designed to
facilitate training for students who will contribute to diversity in
graduate education and who are interested in becoming college or university
professors.. The Olin and Chancellor's Graduate fellowships require separate applications, with deadlines shortly after January 15th. You may call (314) 935-6848 for more information on the Olin Fellowships or (314) 935-6821 for more information on the Chancellor's Graduate Fellowships. |
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To access the online application, go to http://artsci.wustl.edu/GSAS/
For questions about the Graduate Program:
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The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences also has a comprehensive website with useful information. Visit now. |
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Click here to view the complete Guide to Graduate Training in Psychology, reviese August 2007. For all versions prior to 2007, please see the Graduate Studies Coordinator, Meg McClelland. This document describes in detail the requirements for the degree, the nature of training students receive, and the means by which students' progress is evaluated.
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The Aging and Development Program trains psychologists at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels for careers in research and teaching. We began to develop a major focus on aging in 1957, which made Washington University's Aging and Development Program one of the first in the country to offer specialization in research addressing the later years of life. This training program has enjoyed continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health since its inception.
The cognitive changes that accompany the normal aging process as well as pathological conditions such as dementia of the Alzheimer's type are a major focus of faculty research on aging. Other faculty members interested in aging study issues related to social psychology as well as clinically relevant topics such as health promotion and neuropsychology.
Another focus of the Aging and Development Program is on language and cognitive development in children. Topics addressed include reading and spelling skills, learning of spoken words, and thinking and planning abilities. Faculty members study both typically developing children and atypical children, including those with brain injuries.
The Aging and Development program's integration with the other areas of specialization in the psychology department allows you to combine your training in this area with training in other areas of psychology.
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The Behavior, Brain, & Cognition program trains students to conduct basic research in fundamental aspects of behavior in preparation for a career in research. Department faculty members and students are actively engaged in research on learning, memory, perception, attention, language, decision making, and other aspects of cognition and performance in human and other animals, with an emphasis on human cognition.
Formal course offerings lay the broad foundations of experimental psychology, while specialty seminars allow you to focus more narrowly on specific areas of interest. In addition to course work, you will become involved in research projects from the beginning of your studies. Faculty members will work closely with you to help you develop your own research ideas. In some laboratories special technical or computing skills may be necessary, and informal short courses are available to provide the needed training.
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The clinical program is devoted to training clinical scientists and to the promotion of an integration of science and practice. Our primary goal is to train students who will lead the search for new knowledge regarding the assessment, understanding, and treatment of psychological disorders. Some students in the clinical program pursue specialized training in neuropsychology, clinical aging, or health psychology.
Research activities in the clinical area are closely tied to basic science areas in our department. Our department includes leading investigators in the psychology of aging, cognitive neuroscience, and personality research. The clinical area also has significant ties to psychologists in the medical school who are concerned with psychological issues associated with medical problems (such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease).
We are training young investigators to apply concepts and methods from basic behavioral science to the study of clinical problems, such as schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders, depression, and problems of aging. Members of the core faculty are studying a variety of the cognitive, emotional, and motivational processes as well as brain mechanisms and genes that are associated with these phenomena.
Our students do not need to choose whether they will be scientists or practitioners; they must see these activities as being inherently intertwined, and they must be able to function in both roles. We emphasize research and academic career goals for our students consistent with our view of the future needs of our profession. However, a number of students elect careers in applied settings and use their scientist-practitioner skills in clinical work.
For more specific information about the training program in Clinical Psychology, please click here. |
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In preparation for academic and applied research careers, the Social and Personality Psychology program emphasizes grounding in the basic theories and conceptual orientations of the discipline, with an emphasis on the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of normal social behavior. You will specialize in a subtopic that forms your area of research (e.g., stereotyping, decision making, emotion,self-concept).
This program also requires broad training in research design and statistics so you can approach research problems in a variety of ways and in a variety of settings. Collaboration across training areas in the Department of Psychology and with faculty in other departments is encouraged as needed to meet your training goals.
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