PhD Psychology at University of California, Santa Cruz

The graduate psychology program offers three areas of specialization leading to the doctoral degree: cognitive, developmental, and social psychology. The program prepares students for research, teaching, and administrative positions in colleges and universities as well as for positions in schools, government, and other public and private institutions.

Faculty: Social Sciences Division  |  Department: Psychology  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Santa Cruz, CA, United States

What you will study

Required courses listed in the catalogue include Research in Cognitive Psychology Seminar, Research in Social Psychology Seminar, Research in Developmental Psychology Seminar, Quantitative Data Analysis, Multivariate Techniques for Psychology, Proseminar: Cognitive I.

Career pathways

Our Ph.D. graduates go on to successful careers in both academia — as postdoctoral fellows and tenure-track faculty at teaching and research institutions across the country — and industry — with some of our recent graduates leading user experience (UX) and data science teams.

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