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PhD Psychology at Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University, United States

Programme overview

The department offers two full-time PhD programmes: Clinical Psychology, APA-accredited and following the scientist-practitioner model, and Developmental, Cognitive, and Affective Sciences (DCAS), focused on research training with a faculty mentor. An MA can be earned as part of doctoral work.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Psychological Sciences  |  Duration: Full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cleveland, OH, United States

What you will study

The clinical programme integrates basic and applied courses, research activities, and practicum and pre-internship placements. DCAS offers concentrations in developmental psychology, adulthood and aging, cognitive psychology, developmental disabilities research and social psychology.

Career pathways

DCAS graduates mostly pursue research and teaching careers; the clinical programme prepares students as researchers, teachers and practitioners.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Clinical Psychology PhD: due 1 December; GRE not required and not used; strong letters of recommendation; preferred minimum GPA 3.25 (entering students' mean GPA 3.66 to 3.92); personal statement; optional writing samples; a faculty member named on the supplemental application; international applicants preferred TOEFL iBT 90, TOEFL PBT 577 or PTE 61. DCAS PhD: due 15 December for fall only; three sealed letters of recommendation, personal statement, CV, official transcripts, application fee; TOEFL required where undergraduate instruction was not in English.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall

Duration: Full-time

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