Our general psychology option emphasizes independent research and scholarship, and prepares students for research careers. Research programs are planned and initiated as soon as students enter the M.A. program, and constitute the major occupation of students during each year in both the master's and doctoral experimental programs.
Doctoral studies require a minimum of two years of full-time study.
All new students are accepted into our program by a faculty member who is willing to provide supervision and financial support. Thus, each student is associated with a research team comprised of faculty and graduate students. Students who complete the Ph.D. degree achieve a high level of research specialization. Because entering students have had previous research experience and participate in advanced research in our program, they can also achieve a high level of expertise. There are several sources of funding for student travel to scientific conferences within the Department.