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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Psychology: Social-Personality PhD
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Social psychology is the scientific study of how behavior is influenced by the presence of other people. The topical areas of study in our doctoral program include: attitudes, automaticity, close relationships, goal pursuit, pro-social and anti-social behavior, self and self-regulation, social perception, stereotyping and intergroup relations, and stress and coping. Students work within the general program requirements to tailor their education to fit their own interests and professional goals through the selection of research projects and electives.
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Required courses - 18 credits
The following courses are required of all students in the Social Psychology program:
Distribution Courses (6 credits)
Students choose 2 courses (1 from each of two areas outside of student’s program of study):
Elective Course (18-30 credits)
Students must take at least five social area electives, to be determined with the guidance of their advisor.
Culminating Experience (2-12 credits)
Completion Timeline
Most students finish the program in five years; the timetable below is based on a five-year plan for completion. Occasionally, students have completed the program in less than five years.
First Year
Students begin conducting research with their primary advisor. This research often provides a foundation for students’ first major first-authored research paper (the Second-Year Project). Students also begin taking required classes, such as Advanced Social Psychology (680), Research Methods in Social Psychology, regression and ANOVA, elective social seminars, and/or one of the required breadth courses in Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical or Cognitive.
Second Year
Students continue to conduct research with their primary advisor and plan and conduct a Second-Year Project (the equivalent of a Master’s Thesis). By the end of their second year, students might also start secondary research collaborations with a secondary faculty member. Students also take Multivariate Statistics, one or two departmental breadth requirements and elective social seminars.
Third Year
Students conduct increasingly independent research under the guidance of their primary and perhaps secondary mentor and plan and complete the Third-Year Paper. Developed in consultation with the primary advisor and two secondary area members, this paper is typically an empirical paper ready to submit for publication. Students typically finish their required coursework by the end of their third year.
Fourth and Fifth Years
Research is the primary focus as students prepare manuscripts for publication and plan and conduct their dissertations. Students may also acquire experience teaching undergraduate classes in service of their professional development.
Instruction Method
- In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)
SED Statement
This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).
Online programs/courses may require students to come to campus on occasion. Time-to-degree and number of credit hours may vary based on full/part time status, degree, track and/or certification option chosen. Time-to-degree is based on calendar year(s). Contact the department for details.
** At least one of the admissions tests are required for admission. Test and score requirements/exceptions vary by program. Contact the department for details.
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