PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Trent University

The PhD in Psychology is a 4-year program aimed to train candidates to make significant contributions to the field of Psychology by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and experiences to become successful consumers and producers of original scholarly research. The Doctoral degree capitalizes on the Faculty of Psychology’s strengths in multidisciplinary research in the Social and Natural Sciences. The Doctoral research fosters innovation thus creating new knowledge that benefits teaching, learning and student development in Psychology. The program also provides unique and applied research opportunities for prospective candidates through strong partnerships and collaborations with external communities, professions, and other institutions. Students in this program are exposed to advanced research methods and will gain area-specific course content that will enable a comprehensive training within their chosen area of study. Graduates from this PhD program will pursue careers that capitalize on their research training and professional expertise within academia settings and beyond, including administration, research and policy development in clinical science, social services, health care, government, industry, or community agencies in both the public and private sector.

School of Graduate Studies