| Description |
The Department of Psychology trains experimental psychologists for research and teaching positions in academic settings and for research careers in the private sector. The graduate program offers a balance between theory-oriented and problem-oriented basic and applied research. Courses of study are designed to achieve scholarly and professional excellence in research and teaching. The Department has cultivated a tradition of carrying out empirically based research in contemporary experimental psychology with strong support for interdisciplinary approaches. Faculty offer vigorous training programs while carrying out research at the leading edge of several core areas of experimental psychology, including Cognition and Perception, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, and Social Psychology.
Please Note: the Department of Psychology is experimental psychology. If you are interested in counseling, clinical, and/or school psychology, please apply to the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education's Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology program. |
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General Information
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| Website |
http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/
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| Address |
Department of Psychology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Psychology East (Building 251) Room 1809
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660
(USA)
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| Phone |
(805) 893-2793 |
| Email |
grad-info@psych.ucsb.edu
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| Degrees Offered |
PhD |
| Requirements |
- Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
- Statement of Purpose with completed coversheets (2 copies)
- Statement of Personal Achievements/Contributions (2 copies)
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 copies)
- Three Letters of Recommendation (Submitted online. Note: if submitted via postal mail, please attach required coversheets)
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (2 copies)
- GRE General test scores
- TOEFL scores 550 Paper-Based Test (PBT), 80 Internet-Based Test (IBT) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Overall Band score of 7 or higher (if applicable)
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| Pre-Application |
No Pre-Application necessary |
| Deadlines |
Fall Only - December 1, 2009
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Optional
Emphases
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Cognitive Science; Human Development; Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (All Ph.D. only) |
| Specializations |
Cognition, Perception & Cognitive Neuroscience; Developmental & Evolutionary Psychology; Neuroscience & Behavior; Social Psychology |
