Psychology, Ph.D.

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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

Doctor of Philosophy

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 including PSYC 7710 (Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistical Inference) and PSYC 7720 (Quantitative Methods II: Experimental Design) and PSYC 8040 (Forum for Scientific & Professional Ethics)

Within the required 42 credits of graded coursework, students in the field of Clinical Psychology are also expected to complete PSYC 7400 (Practicum to Clinical Intervention and Ethics), PSYC 7410 (Practicum to Clinical Intervention and History and Systems), PSYC 7420 (Psychological Intervention I), PSYC 7430
(Psychological Assessment I), PSYC 7440 (Psychological Assessment II), PSYC 7450 (Psychological
Intervention II) and PSYC 7470 (Experimental Psychopathology).

Within the required 42 credits of graded coursework, students in the field of Cognitive Psychology are also expected to complete PSYC 7120 (Advanced Cognition).

Within the required 42 credits of graded coursework, students in the field of Community Psychology are also expected to complete PSYC 7480 (Community Psychology and Prevention Science: Research and Consultation), PSYC 9560 (Teaching Psych-Review Sessions), PSYC 7503 (Continuing Issues: Community Psych), EDLF 7402 (Program Evaluation), PSYC 9501 (Topical Research), PSYC 7485 (Structural Determinants of Inequality)

Within the required 42 credits of graded coursework, students in the field of Developmental Psychology are also expected to complete PSYC 7330 (Cognitive Development), PSYC 8650 (Social Development) or PSYC 8670 (Moral Development).

Within the required 42 credits of graded coursework, students in the field of Quantitative Psychology are also expected to complete PSYC 7700 (Approaches to Quantitative Methods in Psychology), PSYC 8730 (Dynamical Systems Analysis) and PSYC 8735 (Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling), PSYC 7760 (Introduction to Applied Multivariate Methodology)

Within the required 42 credits of graded coursework, students in the field of Social Psychology are also expected to complete PSYC 7600 (Social Psychology), PSYC 7610 (Advanced Research Methods in Social Psychology) and PSYC 7160 (Emotion and Cognition Seminar).

Within the required 42 credits of graded coursework, students in the field of System & Behavioral Neuroscience are also expected to complete PSYC 7200 (Advanced Neural Mechanisms of Behavior), PSYC 7240 (From Molecules to Mind: Molecular Genetics for Neuroscientists) and PSYC 7230 (Genetic and Epigenetic Research in Behavior).

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

Students are expected to pass a major qualifying exercise by the start of their seventh semester.

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

Students in the Clinical Psyhcology track 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.

Concentration in Quantitative Psychology

Within the 42 credits of graded coursework required for the degree, students are expected to complete 18 credits that include PSYC 7720 (Quantitative Methods I & II); three electives from among PSYC 7760 (Multivariate Analysis), PSYC 8730 (Dynamical Systems Analysis), PSYC 8735 (Intro to Structural Equation Modeling), PSYC 5550 (Intro to Bayesian Methods), PSYC 5720 (Fundamentals of Item Response Theory), PSYC 7559 (Longitudinal Data Analysis) and PSYC 8810 (Exploratory and Graphical Analysis of Data); and one additional elective from the preceding list or a course in Statistics or Applied Mathematics approved by the faculty.

Student are expected to complete two semesters of PSYC 7505 (Continuing Issues in Quantitavie Psychology).

Students are expected to complete two semester-long appointments as graduate teaching assistant for PSYC 3005 and/or PSYC 3006 (Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Psychologists).

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.

Public Professional Licensure Disclosure

As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)).

Upon completion of the Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at the UVA Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, graduates may be eligible for initial professional licensure in another U.S. state by applying to the licensing board or agency in that state.

Please visit the University’s state authorization web pages to make an informed decision regarding which states’ educational requirements for initial licensure are met by this program. (668.43(a)(5) (v)(A) - (C))

Enrolled students who change their current (or mailing) address to a state other than Virginia should update this information immediately in the Student Information System as it may impact their ability to complete internship, practicum, or clinical hours, use Title IV funds, or meet licensure or certification requirements in the new state. (34 CFR 668.402).