The psychology department at Iowa State University provides doctoral level training in three program areas – cognitive psychology, counseling psychology, and social psychology – plus a graduate certificate in quantitative methods. The composition of the graduate program areas is grounded in the research interests of individual faculty. Overlapping interests of faculty form a number of research clusters as well as a research concentration in psychology and law. Graduate students may also pursue a co-major in another department (e.g., human-computer interaction, neuroscience). For information about co-majors, please visit the graduate college handbook, section 4.3. Please visit the Graduate Students in Psychology webpage for additional resources available to psychology graduate students.
The Graduate College requires that 72 graduate credits be completed for the doctoral degree, of which at least 36 must be earned at Iowa State University. All work must be completed within seven years.