PhD in Psychology, General Psychology
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
The doctoral General Psychology specialization is for learners who want flexibility in designing a program based on their professional interests. Learners may use their electives to design an individualized area of psychology study or to design an interdisciplinary area of study that blends psychology with education or business. Upon successful completion of this specialization, learners are prepared to pursue careers as university professors, researchers, consultants, or program administrators. These specialization requirements are not designed or intended to meet professional licensure requirements for the counseling or psychology professions.
Core courses
| PSY8002 | Foundations of Theory and Practice for Doctoral Psychology Learners | 5 |
| PSY5110 | Ethics and Multicultural Issues in Psychology | 5 |
| PSY7115 | Research Foundations of History and Systems in Psychology | 5 |
| PSY8625 | Advanced Inferential Statistics | 5 |
| PSY8635 | Advanced Qualitative Analysis | 5 |
| PSY8658 | Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology | 5 |
| RSCH7864 | Quantitative Design and Analysis | 4 |
| RSCH7868 | Qualitative Design and Analysis | 4 |
| PSY-V8925 | Doctoral Project Development - Topic Ideation | 3 |
| PSY-V8926 | Doctoral Project Development - Topic Development | 3 |
| PSY-V8927 | Doctoral Project Development - Framework Development | 3 |
Specialization courses
Upon completion of all required coursework
| PSY9919 | Doctoral Comprehensive Examination | 3 |
Learners must register for PSY9960 a minimum of four times to fulfill their specialization requirements.
Five Elective courses
At least 25 quarter credits
Choose any graduate courses.
Total At least 102 quarter credits
One or more courses in this program may require a prerequisite(s). Refer to the course descriptions for details.
Learners who do not complete all program requirements within quarter credit/program point minimums will be required to accrue such additional quarter credits/program points as are associated with any additional or repeat coursework necessary for successful completion of program requirements.