为什么要申请太阳城娱乐城的发展心理学博士课程?
太阳城娱乐’s developmental psychology doctoral program at the nationally-renowned 弗朗西丝·L. 希亚特心理学院 is dedicated to studying human development in societal and cultural contexts. The program has a long and distinguished history, including the work of developmentalists such as G. 斯坦利·霍尔,哈佛大学首任校长,也是哈佛大学的创始人 美国心理学会 1892年在太阳城娱乐毕业.
Continuing in a tradition of innovative 理论 和研究 pertaining to the study of human development, 我们的教师研究双语等问题, 种族经验, and factors influencing learning and achievement — all with a focus on how the topics intersect with development and well-being. 旨在帮助学生加入正在进行的研究项目, our program emphasizes scholarship at the forefront of interdisciplinary 理论 and practice linking human development to other disciplines.
程序的私密尺寸, 以及它位于一所小型城市研究型大学的背景, allow for close student-faculty relationships while providing opportunities for faculty, 研究生, and undergraduates to collaborate within the department and across the campus and Worcester communities. All full-time 研究生 are guaranteed tuition remission and graduate assistantships are available. 这种安排培养了一个学院式的、相互支持的知识分子社区.
我们的社区
The developmental psychology program seeks talented students who are able, 通过主动性和求知欲, 促进我们的专业研究兴趣, 协作的社区. 虽然有许多不同的方法方法, 我们致力于心理学的统一, 不分裂, and it’s common for 研究生 across our three graduate specializations to share ideas in the classroom, 研究小组, 和实验室. Our department intentionally structures courses to let students focus on the topics at hand, 同龄人之间没有竞争. As a community, we embrace a non-competitive, respectful and supportive learning environment. 作为更广泛的全部门承诺的一部分, the developmental psychology program is actively working towards the inclusion of marginalized populations and to enhancing diversity within the field.
我们的发展心理学研究
A core part of graduate training in developmental psychology involves participation in one of the active labs or areas of 研究 described below. 学生 join one or more of these groups and remain active throughout their graduate studies. Click on the individual labs or 研究小组 to learn more about the topical focus and students, 博士后, 游客也参与其中.
Note as well that the developmental forum provides an opportunity for all members of these groups (as well as other interested individuals) to regularly come together to discuss current 研究 and salient issues pertaining to developmental psychology of interest to all in the program.