PhD in Psychology: Applied Cognitive and Brain Science (ACBS)
90.0 quarter credits (minimum)
The Department of Psychology's program in Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences (ACBS) is a research oriented, non-clinical, PhD concentration. The program places equal
emphasis on basic research
and the application of scientific principles.
Admissions
Drexel University is seeking applicants with a strong academic record, as evidenced by their GRE scores (a quantitative plus verbal sum of 1250 or greater is desirable), strength of undergraduate institution and GPA (3.5 or greater is preferred). In addition, applicants should have outstanding letters of recommendation (from doctoral-level academic, research oriented psychologists, if possible), high-quality research experience, and include a statement of purpose that convinces Drexel that a potential student is an excellent “match” for one or more of our research groups.
For more details on how to apply to this program, please visit the Graduate Admissions Psychology page.
Curriculum
The PhD program curriculum requires student
to earn a
minimum of 90.0 credits. Students completing the concentration in Applied Cognitive and Brain Science take all or most of their core courses within the first two
years. The third and fourth years, following the receipt of the master’s degree,
successful passing of the qualifying examinations, and advancement to doctoral
candidacy, will be spent in enrichment or specialization courses negotiated with their
research supervisor and in research activities.
The following section outlines the courses required for graduation for
entering
Bachelor's-level students.
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| BMES 510 | Biomedical Statistics | 4.0 | |||
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| PSY 512 | Cognitive Psychology | 3.0 | |||
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| PSY 530 | Principles of Neuroscience | 3.0 | |||
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| PSY 560 | Teaching in Psychology | 1.0 | |||
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| BMES 515 | Experimental Design in Biomedical Research | 4.0 | |||
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| PSY 560 | Teaching in Psychology | 1.0 | |||
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| PSY 812 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3.0 | |||
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| PSY 898 | Master's Thesis in Psychology | 3.0 | |||
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| BMES 518 | Interpretation of Biomedical Data | 3.0 | |||
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| PSY 560 | Teaching in Psychology | 1.0 | |||
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| PSY 614 | Problem-Solving and Creativity | 3.0 | |||
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| PSY 865 | Special Topics in Psychology: Psycholinguistics | 3.0 | |||
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For the second year and beyond the student’s academic schedule will be determined jointly by the student and their primary mentor/advisor. Pre and Post Master’s coursework will be partly shaped to suit the student’s goals and may be drawn from the following list of courses. (Additional courses may be added as appropriate and with the approval of the program director.) |
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| Sample Electives | |||||
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| PSY 510 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 511 | Research Methods in Psychology I | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 516 | Developmental Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 517 | Social Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 562 | Consciousness | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 610 | Data Analysis in Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 612 | Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 616 | Motivation and Emotion | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 617 | Empirical Foundations of Unconscious Processes | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 621 | Theories of Personality | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 630 | Psychopharmacology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 632 | Sensory and Motor Systems | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 648 | Forensic Psychology/Forensic Assessment I | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 649 | Forensic Assessment II | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 710 | Data Analysis II: Multivariate Methods | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 711 | Data Analysis III: Advanced Topics | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 712 | History and Systems of Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 720 | Health Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 730 | Criminal Law and Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 746 | Neuropsychological Evaluation: Children and Adolescents | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 812 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 840 | Models of Memory | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 865 | Special Topics in Psychology: Technologies in Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 865 | Special Topics in Psychology: Law and Mental Health | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 865 | Special Topics in Psychology: Autistic Spectrum Disorders | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 898 | Master's Thesis in Psychology | 3.0 | |||
| PSY 998 | PhD Dissertation Psychology | var. | |||
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| Computer Science | |||||
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| CS 510 | Artificial Intelligence I |
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| CS 530 | Developing User Interfaces |
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| CS 610 | Artificial Intelligence II | 3.0 | |||
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| Information Systems | |||||
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| INFO 608 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3.0 | |||
| INFO 610 | Analysis of Interactive Systems | 3.0 | |||
| INFO 611 | Design of Interactive Systems | 3.0 | |||
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| Biomedical Engineering and Sciences | |||||
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| BMES 531 | Chronobioengineering I | 3.0 | |||
| BMES 532 | Chronobioengineering II | 3.0 | |||
| BMES 551 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3.0 | |||
| BMES 710 | Neural Signals | 3.0 | |||
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| For more information on the PhD program requirements, consult Department of Psychology's web site. | |||||
