Study PhD in Psychology at Singapore Management University (SMU) in Singapore, School of Social Sciences

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The PhD in Psychology is a research programme designed to equip students with doctoral-level knowledge in contents areas in psychology and research methodology, focusing on areas in cognitive, cultural, developmental, social, personality, and organizational psychology. The goals of the programme are:To equip students with state-of-the-art knowledge about the psychology research literatureTo equip students with the basic and applied research skills for conducting empirical studies/projects as well as evaluating these studies/projectsTo equip students with the skills to link theory, constructs, measurement, method, data analysis and inferences in substantive areas to make recommendations and decisions that are scientifically defensibleTo train and mentor students to prepare them for psychology and psychology-related careers in academia and industry

Which department am I in?

School of Social Sciences

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees

SG$25,100.00 (US$ 18,909) per year

Application deadline

Expected December 2026

Start date

Expected August 2027

Venue

Singapore Management University

Administration Building,

81 Victoria Street,

Singapore,

188065, Singapore

Entry requirements

For international students

An undergraduate bachelor's degree in psychology or a closely related field1 is preferred.
Applicants who graduated with a bachelor's degree from SMU, NUS, NTU, SUTD, SIT, and SUSS (i.e., Singapore Autonomous Universities) are exempted from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). GRE taken within five years prior to the application.