Training culminates in a doctoral dissertation and internship in an approved clinical setting. A separate brochure describes the clinical program in greater detail. A more detailed description is given in a Clinical Brochure wich has been adapted to the web. The goal of the experimental program is to prepare students for careers in college teaching and research. All students focus on one of the specialty areas listed below.
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Competence will be assessed in terms of performance in courses, research projects, teaching, and a comprehensive examination. The comprehensive exam is given at the end of the second year of graduate study or at the end of the first year for students entering with a Master's degree from another university. The department offers the following specialty areas. The developmental area offers training in social, in cognitive, and in psychobiological development. With children and adolescents, concentrated study is available in the areas of play, communicative competence, emotional development, friendship evolution, peer relations, learning, and information processing.