PhD in Psychology - Social and Group Processes

University of St Andrews

The PhD, in either Psychology or Neuroscience, is a research-based degree, normally conducted over a period of 3 years (or 6 years if taken on a part-time basis), under the supervision of one or more members of the School’s academic staff, leading to a thesis of no more than 80,000 words and an oral examination (viva). The School of Psychology and Neuroscience offers PhD and MSc (by research) programmes. Research in psychology and neuroscience typically fall into one of four key themes: cellular and developmental neuroscience, origins of mind, perception, cognition and action , social and group processes.These researchers focus on intergroup processes, morality and associated emotions, personality, and inhibitory processes in social cognition and memory. They use a variety of techniques, including human experimental methodologies, and carry out their research both in the UK and abroad (for example, in India). The research has implications for our understanding of social dynamics and human clinical disorders, such as depression.

Psychology