PHD IN APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Suffolk University

PhD

In massachusetts (USA)

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  • Type

    PhD

  • Location

    Massachusetts (USA)

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Psychology Department at Suffolk University is proud to announce the University’s brand-new PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology program.
Developmental psychology—one of the most robust areas of the field—is concerned with all aspects of human development, from birth through old age. This program is dedicated to understanding and promoting the wellbeing and development of individuals from socially marginalized or underserved communities.

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About this course

Applied developmental psychologists enjoy careers in many settings, including:

Education, from early child care through adult learning
Basic and applied research with diverse populations in both public and private institutions
Foundations, government agencies, and community/ nonprofit agencies that sponsor and implement intervention and prevention programs
Government, nonprofit, and private institutions that lead the way in policy related to children and families
Thanks to Suffolk’s ideal location in downtown Boston, doctoral students will have ample opportunities to apply their social justice-oriented education while working with the city’s diverse populations.

Students will likely complete this program in 5-6 years, and all accepted students will receive full tuition remission and a stipend for independent research/teaching pursuant to their degree.

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • University
  • Development
  • Socioemotional
  • Lifespan
  • Cognitive
  • Experimental
  • Emotion
  • Neuropsychology
  • Clinical Neurosciences

Course programme

Required Courses: 24 courses, 72 credits

Core Requirements (4 courses, 12 credits)
  • PSYCH-710 Socioemotional Development
  • PSYCH-749 Lifespan Development
  • PSYCH-764 Cognitive and Experimental Approaches to Emotion
  • PSYCH-792 Introduction to Neuropsychology and the Clinical Neurosciences
Methodology Requirements (6 courses, 18 credits)
  • PSYCH-718 Research Methods and Ethics
  • PSYCH-722 Graduate Statistics in Psychology I
  • PSYCH-723 Graduate Statistics in Psychology II
  • PSYCH-724 Developmental Methods
  • PSYCH-727 Qualitative Research Methods
PSYCH-742 Advanced StatisticsWriting Requirements (2 courses, 6 credits)
  • PSYCH-771 Writing Seminar I
  • PSYCH-773 Writing Seminar II
Cultural and Social Context Requirements (3 courses, 9 credits)

Choose three of the following:
  • PSYCH-784 Seminar: Children in Poverty Psychology
  • PSYCH-785 Migration, Acculturation and Development
  • PSYCH-787 Human Sexuality and Gender Development
  • PSYCH-788 Advanced Topics in Applied Developmental Psychology
Internships Requirement (2 courses, 6 credits)
  • PSYCH-798 Applied Developmental Psychology Internship I
  • PSYCH-799 Applied Developmental Psychology Internship II
Public Policy Requirement (1 course, 3 credits)
  • PSYCH-789 Public Policy, Systems and Development Psychology
Histories and Theories of Human Development Requirement
  • PSYCH-719 History & Systems of Psychology
Electives (5 Courses, 15 credits)

Electives may include any doctoral-level course offered by the ADP program that is not already counted towards a requirement. Electives may also be taken in the Clinical program from the following list:
  • PSYCH-705 Assessment I
  • PSYCH-706 Assessment II
  • PSYCH-712 Multicultural Psychology
  • PSYCH-716 Adult Psychopathology
  • PSYCH-721 Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology
  • PSYCH-729 Social Justice in Psychology
  • PSYCH-748 Developmental Psychopathology

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  • Neuropsychology Postgraduate Degrees
  • Psychology Postgraduate Degrees
  • Distance learning Psychology Postgraduate Degrees
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PHD IN APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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