A Master's Thesis or equivalent body of research, of scope and quality suitable for publication, is typically submitted by the end of the second year. Students normally receive their Ph.D. at the end of their fourth or fifth year. Students in Cognitive Psychology also complete a rigorous program of advanced courses and seminars in core topics to give them a thorough grounding in the central issues in the field. Students take at least six seminars chosen from a list of seminars taught by Cognitive Psychology faculty. Click here to see the current list of available courses.
Students also pursue coursework in their chosen minor area of study.
Students in the Cognitive Psychology program are encouraged to focus their minor areas within the domains of the interdisciplinary programs in Cognitive Science and in Cognition and Neural Systems. Finally, there are two laboratories dedicated to the investigation of infant cognition, as well as access to several day care centers in the Tucson area for the testing of preschoolers. The University of Arizona attracts numerous speakers and visiting scholars each year. The Psychology Colloquium Series is extensive, each year bringing in approximately 16 leading researchers from a broad range of disciplines within psychology. A Cognitive Science Brown Bag Series meets weekly, and there are regular colloquia sponsored by Clinical and Cognitive Neurosciences, and The National Center for Neurogenic Communication Disorders .