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Winter 2021 Graduate Calendar
PSYCHOLOGY
PROGRAMS
Psychology (PhD and MA)
Social Data Analysis (MA)
(Joint Program with Sociology)
(Note: As of Fall 2014 there are no new admissions to this program.)
COURSES
PSYCHOLOGY
General Information
The graduate programs of study are Adult Clinical Psychology, Child Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, and Applied Social Psychology. All graduate students in Psychology are required to comply with the most recent ethical principles, values, and standards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association, and with the current standards for research with human subjects adopted by the University of Windsor. Failure of a student to adhere to the principles, values, and standards defined above will constitute sufficient cause to warrant dismissal from the graduate program in Psychology.
THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
[The first phase of the doctoral program involves the completion of the Master's degree in the first two years of the program.
Applied Social students may be admitted to the PhD program with a Master’s degree from an outside institution. In the case that their previous Master’s degree is not from the field of Applied Social Psychology, the Area will determine what courses are needed to supplement their missing background preparation (as specified at admission)
]
Fields Include:
MA in Psychology (Adult Clinical, Child Clinical, Clinical Neuropsychology Fields)
and
PhD in Psychology (Adult Clinical, Child Clinical, Clinical Neuropsychology Fields)
MA in Psychology (Applied Social Psychology Field)
and
PhD in Psychology (Applied Social Psychology Field)
In addition to the general requirements, the following requirements must be met by all students proceeding to the Ph.D. degree.
Admission Requirements
Applicants with a four year undergraduate psychology degree or its equivalent will be considered for admission.
Applicants will be assessed with respect to their academic qualifications including grades, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, letters of recommendation, and career-related achievements. GRE scores (Verbal, Quantitative, Writing) are required of all students seeking admission to the Department of Psychology. In the event that an applicant does not have the required number of undergraduate courses, the GRE Advanced Test in Psychology may be required. Possession of the minimum academic requirements does not ensure acceptance. Applications for admission must be completed by December 1.
Program Requirements
1
)
Master's degree:
The first phase of the doctoral program involves the completion of the Master's degree in the first two years of the program, the requirements for which include a thesis. Further advancement in the doctoral program depends on the quality of performance in fulfilling the requirements for the Master's degree.
This would not apply to students entering the Applied Social Psychology PhD program with a prior Master’s degree
.
2)
Course Work:
Requirements vary according to areas of specialization, however, there is a core curriculum involving two general statistical methodology courses, a methodology course in the student's area of specialization, and a course in ethical and professional issues in psychology. All students are required to take at least one course that places considerable emphasis on cultural, cross-cultural, or multicultural issues.
All students in the Clinical Program
must demonstrate competence in the four core areas of biological bases of behaviour, cognitive bases of behaviour,
social bases of behaviour, and the historical and philosophical foundations of psychology. Up to six courses may be accepted for credit from another university. Together with the above requirements, students must complete an internship. The clinical internship is approximately 2000 hours and the applied social internship is approximately 1000 hours.
3)
Academic Advisor:
Each student is assigned an academic advisor at the beginning of his
,
her
, or their
first year of graduate studies.
4)
Doctoral Committee:
Research undertaken as part of a doctoral program is directed by a doctoral committee. The membership of the doctoral committee must be appointed by the Head of the Department and approved by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council of Graduate Studies. When the student is deemed ready to undertake such research, he or she proposes the name of a research advisor and, in consultation with the proposed advisor, the names of other members of the committee consisting of at least two other members of the Psychology Department and one extra-departmental member of faculty. For the defense of the dissertation, an external examiner will be selected by the doctoral committee, subject to the approval of the Department Head and the Dean of Graduate Studies. The external examiner is from outside of the University of Windsor and is nationally or internationally recognized as having expertise in the area of psychology in which the candidate's research is carried out. The external examiner shall not participate in the direction of the research project, but will appraise the dissertation and ordinarily will be present at the final oral examination (see below, 6).
5)
Dissertation:
The principal requirement for the Ph.D. degree in Psychology is the presentation of a dissertation which embodies the results of an original investigation. The results so presented should constitute a significant and original contribution to knowledge.
6)
Examinations:
In addition to examinations in courses, the student must meet the following requirements:
(a)
Comprehensive Examination:
After completion of all course requirements (with the exception of internship courses), the student must pass a comprehensive examination in his or her area of specialization. Successful completion of the examination admits the student to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. If a student fails the comprehensive examination, he or she may retake the examination once only at the discretion of the Head of the Department and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
(b)
Final Examination:
Each candidate will, on the recommendation of his or her doctoral committee, submit to a final oral examination in defense of the dissertation.