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Psychology Graduate Program Overview
The graduate programs in Psychology at the University of Denver are oriented
toward training qualified students to pursue careers in research, teaching,
and professional practice. Areas in the Department include: Affect/Social; Child
Clinical; Cognitive; Developmental;
and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (DCN).
In addition to the programs listed above, we offer a program designed
for students who wish to obtain both a Juris Doctor
degree in Law and a Master's degree in Psychology. We have approximately
60 full-time students in our graduate programs; approximately 70% percent
of these students are women and 20% are minorities.
One of the special strengths of the Department is that each doctoral
specialty includes a substantial proportion of faculty whose interests
overlap and complement those of faculty in the other doctoral programs.
This creates a collegial and collaborative atmosphere for research. These
programs also share the following characteristics:
- A heavy emphasis on individualized tutorial relationships between
students and faculty.
- An atmosphere that encourages and offers students freedom to seek
out and work with faculty members most suitable for that student's evolving
interests. This can mean substantial contact with faculty principally
identified with another graduate specialty or, occasionally, with psychologists
in the community who may have special expertise not represented in our
faculty. Students have many opportunities to gain supervised experience
in teaching, research, and clinical practice (for those in the clinical
area).
- Each doctoral student is expected to take a range of graduate "core"
courses to ensure breadth of training as well as courses in statistics.
Each student is expected to have a general knowledge of the history
and systems of psychology by the time he or she graduates from the Ph.D.
program and each is expected to take a seminar in professional ethics.
- Each doctoral student must also fulfill at least one "tool"
or specialty requirement which is usually satisfied by completion of
15/20 quarter hours of specialized study in an area separate from, but
complimentary to, the student's major research interests. Students in
the DCN program take a neuroscience tool.
- Each doctoral student is expected to do a Master's research project
and write a Master's thesis as well as complete a Ph.D. dissertation.
- Since the majority of our graduate students are preparing for careers
that include some teaching, the Department considers it important to
create opportunities for students to gain supervised experience in teaching.
The department offers a graduate seminar on teaching for formal training
in teaching. Students are also encouraged to take full responsibility
for teaching at least one undergraduate course during their graduate
career.
- The Psychology Department offers a congenial and intellectually stimulating
environment. Students serve on most departmental committees. Various
special interest research groups meet regularly to discuss research
issues. Funds, space, and equipment are available for student initiated
projects. Travel funds and informal practice sessions assist students
who wish to present papers at local and national conferences
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