Graduate

Our Training Mission 

We prepare students for academic, scientific, and industry careers that emphasize research and teaching. We offer a rich and dynamic intellectual community with outstanding opportunities to study behavior at multiple ages, using state-of-the-art methods and varying levels of analysis. Our training activities are organized into five core areas, with flexible options for cross-training within and outside of the department.

The Department of Psychology welcomes students of all backgrounds into our graduate training programs. The Psychology Committee on Equity, Inclusion, and Community or "PEIC" plays a key role in building and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community of scholars.

Funding

The department provides support for students in good standing for up to 6 years and in some cases longer. The support includes a stipend or fellowship support for living expenses, health insurance, public transportation, and tuition reimbursement. Support comes from a mix of sources that vary across students and across years of training. These sources include Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), Teaching Assistant (TA),Teaching Fellow (TF), Clinic Assistant appointments, University and external fellowships, and appointments to institutional training grants. Clinical students receive funding in their final year directly from their internship host institutions.


 

Programs of Study

We structure our training requirements with the aim of eliminating barriers and encouraging collaboration across our core areas of study. More than half of our students participate in some form of cross-training. Popular options include our joint Clinical-Health an Clinical-Developmental training programs, and a Cognitive Neuroscience certificate program. In addition, informal opportunities for interdisciplinary training inside and outside the department are abundant.