Psychology

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102 Gilmer Hall
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400400
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400
(434) 982-4750 Fax: (434) 982-4766
www.virginia.edu/psychology

Degree Requirements

Master of Arts

Students are expected to complete a minimum of 30 credits of graded coursework and topical research, including one course in quantitative methods for students in Psychobiology and two courses in quantitative methods for students in all other areas.

Students are expected to complete a master’s research project that makes a novel contribution to the scientific literature.

Doctor of Philosphy

Of the 72 credits required for the degree, students are expected to complete a minimum of 42 credits of graded coursework and topical research, including two courses in quantitative methods. Students in the field of clinical psychology are expected to complete PSYC 7430 (Psychological Assessment I), PSYC 7440 (Psychological Assessment II), PSYC 7470 (Experimental Psychopathology), PSYC 7420 (Psychological Intervention I), PSYC 7450 (Psychological Intervention II), PSYC 7410 (Practicum to Clinical Intervention and History and Systems), PSYC 7740 (Practicum to Clinical Intervention and Multicultural Issues), PSYC 7400 (Practicum to Clinical Intervention and Ethics), PSYC 7750 (Practicum to Clinical Intervention and Supervision) and PSYC 7504 (Contemporary Issues: Ethics and Clinical Psychology).

Students are expected to complete a pre-dissertation research project of that makes a novel contribution to the scientific literature.

Students are expected to pass a major qualifying exercise in the form of an examination or qualifying paper depending upon the field of study.

Students are expected to complete all requirements stated above by the start of their seventh semester.

Students in the clinical program are expected to complete an internship, four semesters of internal practica and four semesters of external practica.

Students are expected to write and defend a dissertation.

Courses

Please follow this link to a listing of graduate course offerings for this program: Graduate Courses Arts & Sciences . Some programs limit the number of credits offered outside the department or school that a student may allocate toward degree requirements. All course enrollment is subject to approval each term by the Director of Graduate Studies.