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Psychological and Brain Sciences - Graduate

Chair: B. Duchaine, Professor

Professors S. Beilock, A. Clark, D. Coch, B. Duchaine, R. Granger, J. Haxby, P. Tse, T. Wager, T. Wheatley; Associate Professors L. Chang, D. Kraemer, J. Manning, J. Murray, K. Nautiyal, C. Robertson, K. Smith, A. Soltani, V. Störmer, M. van der Meer; Assistant Professors G. Cooney, E. Finn, P. O’Neill, A. Stolk, M. Thornton, S. Warlow; Affiliated Faculty: Cognitive Science Program, Associate Professor J. Phillips; Assistant Professors F. Callaway, E. Cooper, S. Frankland.

 

To view Psychological and Brain Sciences Graduate courses, click here.

To view Psychological and Brain Sciences Undergraduate requirements, click here.

To view Psychological and Brain Sciences Undergraduate courses, click here.

 

Requirements for the Doctor’s Degree (Ph.D.)

The Department offers graduate training leading to the Ph.D. in Psychological and Brain Sciences or Cognitive Neuroscience. The program emphasizes acquaintance with the basic psychological and neural processes that form the core of contemporary psychological science. Students are encouraged in their research to address problems of broad significance and to be knowledgeable about the theory that makes breadth coherent.

The course requirements for the Ph.D. in Psychological and Brain Sciences are as follows:

  1. Proseminar (PSYC 100); taken in the Fall of the first year.

  2. Core Concepts in PBS (PSYC 101, 102, 103); taken by first- and second-year students.

  3. Measurement and Statistics I and II (PSYC 110 and PSYC 111); taken by first- or second-year students.
  4. Primary Electives (take at least one, chosen in consultation with advisor):  PSYC 123, PSYC 126/IND 102 (required for all Behavioral Neuro students), PSYC 128 or PSYC 129.
  5. Other Electives. Required to take at least 2 (non-exhaustive list):  PSYC 121, 132, 133, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 171, 172, 173, 174,175, 177, 178, 179. IND 101.

The course requirements for the Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience are as follows:

  1. Proseminar (PSYC 100); taken in the Fall of the first year.
  2. Core Concepts in PBS (PSYC 101, 102, 103); taken by first- and second-year students.
  3. Measurement and Statistics I and II (PSYC 110 and PSYC 111); taken by first- or second-year students.
  4. Required Topics Course (must take both): Systems Neuroscience (PSYC 126/IND 102) and Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYC 128)
  5. Electives. Required to take at least 2 (non-exhaustive list):  PSYC 121, 123, 129, 132, 133, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179. IND 101.

Both programs require the following:

  1. Completion of the teaching apprenticeship program.
  2. Completion of a written MS thesis, and defense with a thesis committee typically in the spring term during the second year.
  3. Fulfillment of the two-year-residence requirement.
  4. Completion of independent research and a dissertation; a defense of the dissertation; and presentation of the dissertation research in a public oral colloquium.
  5. For more specific details regarding the program see the ‘Guide to PBS Graduate Program.’

Psychological and Brain Sciences Department Website

Please check the department website at
http://pbs.dartmouth.edu/graduate-program-psychological-and-brain-sciences for further information.