心理学博士学位课程提供了获得博士学位的严格教育经验。该计划的前四个学期旨在使学生广泛地了解该学科的实质领域，研究技能的培训以及对计划中所强调的特定领域的介绍。在过去的两年中，学生将在以下三个主要重点领域之一进行专业课程学习和培训：（1）应用社会心理学或（2）认知和行为神经科学或（3）发展心理学，以及健康心理学的一个子专业。三个重点领域的学生可以选择完成跨领域的健康心理学重点。申请人应在申请中指定一名或多名潜在的教师。在第一学期末，所有学生都将提交一份“学习计划”表格，并选出一名主席和另两名具有研究生学历的
Developmental psychology focuses on human growth across the lifespan. Given that it is a sub-discipline of psychology, the changes of interest are those relating to how people think, feel, and behave. Such changes fall within three domains: biological, cognitive, and social. Fortunately, in our department we have faculty who specialize in each of these domains of development. Drs. Higley and Lundwall focus on biopsychological aspects of development, Drs. Flom and Luke focus on cognitive and perceptual development, and Drs. Hardy, Jensen, South, and Warren focus on social and personality development. Research in our department primarily focuses on the phases of life from infancy to young adulthood.