Psychology

Students will demonstrate the ability to articulate questions about human thought and behavior within the theoretical and methodological framework of their chosen content area within Psychology, and to communicate these questions in written and oral format.

Students will demonstrate mastery of the major theories and contemporary research findings across at least three content areas in Psychology.

Students will write a masters thesis that demonstrates their ability to conduct high quality published research under the supervision of their faculty supervisor. Students are expected to write up their work appropriate for submission to a peer review journal in their discipline.

Students will write a Doctoral dissertation that demonstrates their ability to conduct independent high quality published research that makes an original contribution to their field. Students are expected to write one or more manuscripts appropriate for submission to a peer review journal in their discipline.

Students will perform at least one writing project in addition to their thesis and dissertation that demonstrates mastery, synthesis, and integration of their content area and their specialty within that area.

Students will demonstrate mastery of the core statistical theories and methods in their content core area and be able to implement the techniques using statistical software packages. Advanced statistical experience will be demonstrated consistent with contemporary practice within their specialization.

Students will develop competence in additional professional skills (e.g., clinical assessment, teaching, statistical consulting) consistent with their specialty area and career goals.