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Program Information

The Department of Psychology offers the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Complete descriptions of the minimum requirements for these degrees are provided in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog. Students are not accepted for a terminal master’s degree.

Doctoral areas of specialization include the research areas of developmental, behavior analysis, behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and counseling psychology. The training program in counseling psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association. A predoctoral internship of one year is required for the counseling psychology program.

Undergraduate preparation should include at least one course in experimental methods and one course in statistics. Other courses in psychology should include at least three or four of the following: cognition, developmental, learning, personality, physiological, sensory, and social. Applicants should have competitive GRE scores and GPA (3.5 or higher).

Co-major: The Department offers a co-major program in conjunction with the College of Education leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychology and research and evaluation methodology.

For more information, please see our department website: http://psych.ufl.edu.

Degrees Offered with a Degree in Psychology

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Women's/Gender Studies
  • Master of Arts
  • Master of Science
    • without a concentration

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Psychology Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
CBH 6056Comparative Psychology3
CLP 6169Seminar: Psychology and Deviant Behavior3
DEP 6057Advanced Developmental Psychology I3
DEP 6058Advanced Developmental Psychology II3
DEP 6059Seminar: Special Topics in Developmental Psychology1-3
DEP 6099Survey of Developmental Psychology2-3
DEP 6406Advanced Adulthood and Aging3
DEP 6409Seminar: Adult Development and Aging3
DEP 6799Current Research Methods in Developmental Psychology3
DEP 7608Theories of Developmental Psychology3
EAB 6099Survey of Behavior Analysis2-3
EAB 6118Theoretical Foundations of Behavior Analysis3
EAB 6707Applied Behavior I3
EAB 6712Experimental Psychopathology3
EAB 6716Behavior Analysis in Developmental Disabilities3
EAB 6719Seminar: Strategies and Tactics of Human Behavioral Research3
EAB 6750Quantitative Methods3
EAB 6780Ethics and Professional Issues1-3
EAB 6937CSeminar: Special Topics in Experimental Analysis of Behavior1-4
EAB 6939Seminar: Special Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis1-3
EAB 7089Advanced Seminar: Experimental Analysis of Behavior3
EAB 7090Verbal Behavior3
EXP 6667Methods and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience3
EXP 6939Seminar: Current Issues in Cognition and Sensory Processes3
GEY 6905Independent Study in Gerontology1-3
PCO 6057Psychology of Counseling I3
PCO 6278Diversity and Multiculturalism in Counseling Psychology3
PCO 6316CPsychological Assessment I3
PCO 6317CPsychological Assessment II3
PCO 6931History and Contemporary Issues in Counseling Psychology3
PCO 6939Seminar: Current Topics in Counseling Psychology3
PCO 7217Professional Ethics and Skills in Counseling Psychology3
PCO 7537Vocational Psychology3
PCO 7944Practicum in Counseling Psychology1
PCO 7945Advanced Practicum in Counseling Psychology1
PCO 7949Internship in Counseling Psychology1
PSB 5445Drug Use and Abuse3
PSB 6076Nobel Prizewinners in Neuroscience1
PSB 6087Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience I3
PSB 6088Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience II3
PSB 6099Survey of Physiological and Comparative Psychology2-3
PSB 7248Neurobehavioral Relations3
PSB 7249Seminar in Neural Mechanisms and Behavior3
PSY 6608History of Psychology2-3
PSY 6826Psychology of Eating and Obesity3
PSY 6905Individual Work1-3
PSY 6910Supervised Research1-5
PSY 6930Topics in Psychology1-3
PSY 6939Seminar: The Teaching of Psychology1-3
PSY 6940Supervised Teaching0-3
PSY 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PSY 7979Advanced Research1-12
PSY 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
SOP 6099Survey of Social Psychology2-3
SOP 6219CAdvanced Research Techniques in Social-Personality Psychology3
SOP 6409Seminar: Current Topics in Social-Personality Psychology3
SOP 6419Seminar: Attitudes and Social Cognition3
SOP 6929Colloquium on Research in Social-Personality Psychology1-3

Psychology (PHD)

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Students will describe, identify, and examine subject matter in psychology and in their area of specialization.

SLO 2     Knowledge        
Students will define and identify ethical principles applicable to their area of research

SLO 3     Skills     
Students will apply research and statistical skills relevant to their area of concentration

SLO 4     Skills     
Students will teach and transmit psychological knowledge in the classroom

Psychology (MA)             

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Students will define and identify ethical principles applicable to their area of research

SLO 2     Knowledge        
Students will describe, identify, and examine subject matter in psychology and in their area of specialization

SLO 3     Skills     
Students will apply research and statistical skills relevant to their area of concentration

SLO 4     Professional Behavior   
Students will disseminate and present research through activities such as publications and conference presentations

Psychology (MS)              

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Students will describe, identify, and examine subject matter in psychology and in their area of specialization

SLO 2     Knowledge        
Students will define and identify ethical principles applicable to their area of research

SLO 3     Skills     
Students will apply research and statistical skills relevant to their area of concentration

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