{"id":37690,"date":"2022-11-03T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?page_id=37690"},"modified":"2024-06-19T09:14:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T13:14:22","slug":"doctor-of-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/graduate-studies\/prospective-grad-students\/doctor-of-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About the program<\/h2>\n<p>Our PhD program primarily consists of study and <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/\">research<\/a> in the psychology field. Program content is strongly research-oriented, although practical courses such as quantitative methods, testing and behaviour modification are available.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This degree does not offer training in applied areas (e.g., clinical, educational, counselling psychology, etc)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>PhD Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p><strong>3.0 credits coursework and a Ph.D. thesis are required to qualify for the degree:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.0 credit in PSYC 5410 and PSYC 5411<\/li>\n<li>0.5 credit in Elective Statistics courses: PSYC 5401, PSYC 5407, PSYC 5412, PSYC 5413, PSYC 5414, PSYC 5415, PSYC 5416, PSYC 5417 or PSYC 5801<\/li>\n<li>0.5 credit in professional development courses: PSYC 5002, PSYC 5003, PSYC 5004, PSYC 5802, PSYC 6104, PSYC 6114 or PSYC 6903<\/li>\n<li>1.0 credit in graduate level PSYC courses, excluding professional development courses and excluding the elective statistics courses<\/li>\n<li>0.0 credits \u2013\u00a0<strong>Thesis<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0which must be defended at an oral examination<\/li>\n<li>PSYC 6906 and PSYC 6907 (Pro-Seminar in Psychology I &amp; II are required non-credit courses; recommended to complete during the first 2 years of your program)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Equivalencies will be determined on a case-by-case basis through application to the graduate committee.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Students in our PhD program are also expected to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieve a weighted GPA of A- (10) after 2 terms of study or to maintain it subsequently<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defend a prospectus by the end of the 7th term of study for full-time students or 10th term of study for part-time students<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defend a thesis at an oral examination<\/li>\n<li>Maintain continuous registration in the thesis (PSYC 6909) after initial registration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PhD Program Progression Example<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #d1d1d1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Fall<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Winter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Summer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; border-style: dashed;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Year 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Pro-Seminar I<\/li>\n<li>PSYC 5410<\/li>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Pro-Seminar I<\/li>\n<li>PSYC 5411<\/li>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Course*<\/li>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ececec; border-color: #000000; border-style: dashed;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Year 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Pro-Seminar II<\/li>\n<li>Course*<\/li>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Pro-Seminar II<\/li>\n<li>Course*<\/li>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; border-style: dashed;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Year 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Defend prospectus<\/li>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Course*<\/li>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ececec; border-color: #000000; border-style: dashed;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Year 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; border-style: dashed;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Year 5 &amp; 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Defend thesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\" colspan=\"4\">*PhD student must complete 6 courses: PSYC 5410, PSYC 5411, and 1 more advanced statistics course, as well as 2 Content courses (i.e., 1.0 credit), and one Professional Development course (i.e., 0.5 credit). If students have already taken PSYC 5410 and\/or 5411, they do not need to re-take them, but they still must replace their credit value. For students interested in the Quantitative Methodology Concentration, please see the section below titled &#8220;Concentration in Quantitative Methodology&#8221; for program requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Concentration in Quantitative Methodology<\/h3>\n<p>Students admitted to the Ph.D. in Psychology may decide to pursue a Concentration in Quantitative Methodology by completing 2.5 credits in graduate quantitative methods courses within their program. The quantitative methods courses include PSYC 5410, PSYC 5411, PSYC 6410 and an additional 1.0 credit from the Electives Statistics courses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-concentration-in-quantitative-methodology\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-concentration-in-quantitative-methodology\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Concentration in Quantitative Methodology<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-concentration-in-quantitative-methodology\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.0 credits coursework and a Ph.D. thesis are required to qualify for the degree:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.0 credit in\u00a0<strong>PSYC 5410\u00a0*<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>PSYC 5411 *<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1.0 credit in Elective Statistics courses*: PSYC 5401, PSYC 5407, PSYC 5412, PSYC 5413, PSYC 5414, PSYC 5415, PSYC 5416, PSYC 5417 or PSYC 5801<\/li>\n<li>0.5 credit in professional development courses: PSYC 5002, PSYC 5003, PSYC 5004, PSYC 5802, PSYC 6104, PSYC 6114 or PSYC 6903<\/li>\n<li>0.5 credit in\u00a0<strong>PSYC 6410*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>0.0 credits \u2013\u00a0<strong>Thesis<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0which must be defended at an oral examination<\/li>\n<li>PSYC 6906 and PSYC 6907 (Pro-Seminar in Psychology I &amp; II are required non-credit courses; recommended to complete during the first 2 years of your program)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>* Students must receive at least an A grade in each of the courses included in the Concentration.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Registration in PSYC 6410 will occur after the 2.0 statistics credits have been completed and after a proposed research project has been approved by the Department.<\/p>\n<p>Students will request an in-program change from a Ph.D. in Psychology to a Ph.D. in Psychology with a Concentration in Quantitative Methodology <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">only after completion of the Concentration\u2019s requirements<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<h2>Funding<\/h2>\n<p>There are two main sources of funding \u2013\u00a0<strong>external\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0internal<\/strong>. Some funding may be awarded to you upon entry to the program, some is based on recommendations from the Department. It is the student\u2019s responsibility to apply for any additional funding, either through Carleton University or to an external funding agency.<\/p>\n<h3>Internal Funding<\/h3>\n<p>Information on internal awards can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/awards-and-funding\/internal-awards\/\">Graduate Studies&#8217; Internal Awards site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>External Funding<\/h3>\n<p>There are a number of prestigious external awards available from national and provincial agencies (i.e. OGS, Tri-Council). For information on applying for external awards from these agencies, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/awards-and-funding\/external-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Studies&#8217; External Awards site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Funding Resources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gsacarleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GSA Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca\/scholarships-bourses\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yconic.com\/?redirect_from=studentawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yconic.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholarshipscanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scholarshipscanada.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interested In Applying?<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a class=\"button__red button__red--solid\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/graduate-studies\/prospective-grad-students\/doctor-of-philosophy\/admission-requirements\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View the PhD admissions requirements<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the program Our PhD program primarily consists of study and research in the psychology field. 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Honours (or the equivalent) in Psychology and a Master\u2019s degree in Psychology with at least an A- average GPA (80%)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Have completed a research thesis<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Applicants must demonstrate competence in advanced statistics, normally through completion of two graduate-level statistics courses with a minimum grade of A- (80%) or equivalent.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>For internal applicants: This refers to PSYC 5410 and PSYC 5411 completed during the MA.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>For external applicants: Equivalent graduate-level coursework may satisfy this requirement, subject to review by the Graduate Committee.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Students who have not met this standard may be admitted <em>conditionally<\/em> and required to complete PSYC 5410 and\/or 5411 and receive a grade of A- (80%) or equivalent during the first year of their PhD.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Applicants admitted to the PhD program who have previously completed PSYC 5410 and 5411, or an approved equivalent at another institution, with a minimum grade of A- (80%) will have their methods requirement waived upon admission. If waived, these 1.0 credits in the program <u>must be replaced<\/u> with other courses offered in Psychology at the graduate level.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nApplicants judged to be deficient in preparation may be asked to complete course work in addition to the Ph.D. program requirements.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note that meeting the minimum requirements does not automatically guarantee acceptance into the program.<\/em>\r\n<h2>Faculty Supervisor<\/h2>\r\nTo be admitted, a professor must agree to supervise you. Because Faculty members don\u2019t provide us with their availability, it is best that you contact them directly.\r\n\r\nOur researchers are exploring psychology\u2019s major areas including:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>cognitive<\/li>\r\n \t<li>developmental<\/li>\r\n \t<li>forensic<\/li>\r\n \t<li>health<\/li>\r\n \t<li>personality and social<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nYou can find information about the professors in the area that interests you by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/research-areas\/\">Research Areas<\/a> page.\r\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Required Documents<\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>Applicants must provide the following documents:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>1-page Statement of Interest - <em>should outline the applicant\u2019s proposed area of doctoral research<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li>CV<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Two academic references<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Academic transcript(s) and degree certificate(s) from each post-secondary institution attended (past and\/or current)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If applicable: Language Proficiency scores - <em>see below<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[slideme title=\"Language Proficiency\"]\r\n\r\nProficiency in English is necessary to pursue graduate studies at Carleton University. All applicants whose first language is not English must satisfy this requirement in one of the following ways:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>To present an official overall score of 80 on the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment; or<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To present an official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 97 on the internet-based test (IBT) with a minimum score of 24 in writing and speaking and a minimum score of 22 in reading and listening if the test was taken before Jan 21, 2026. If the TOEFL IBT was taken on or after Jan 21, 2026 required is an overall score of 5.0 with a minimum score in each component of: 5.0 (writing), 5.0 (speaking), 4.5 (reading), and 5.0 (listening); or<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To present an official overall International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.5, with a minimum of 7.0 in each band score; or<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To present an official overall score of 73 on the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) with a minimum score of 73 in each Communicative Skill; or<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To have completed ESLA 1900 or ESLA 1905 at Carleton University with a final grade of B+ or higher; or<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To present official certification (transcripts) to indicate that you have studied for the last three years (full-time, non-ESL) in a university in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom or any other country in which the primary language is English, and where the language of instruction in the relevant educational institution was exclusively English. <em>Note: Letters from your universities stating the medium of instruction is English are not acceptable.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%; 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min. 4.5 in reading)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.0227%; height: 84px; text-align: center;\">80 overall<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.0227%; height: 84px; text-align: center;\">73 (min. 73 in each Communicative Skill)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nTOEFL codes are as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>0854 - Institution<\/li>\r\n \t<li>58 - Psychology: Experimental \/ Developmental<\/li>\r\n \t<li>79 - Psychology: Social<\/li>\r\n \t<li>08 - Psychology: Other<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/slideme]\r\n\r\nAdditional information on required documents is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/required-documents\/\">Graduate Admissions page<\/a>.\r\n<h2>Application Deadlines<\/h2>\r\n[slideme title=\"Winter Admission\"]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Domestic Students<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nApply no later than November 1 to be considered for funding and admission for the Winter term.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Applications are considered on a rolling basis for as long as space remains.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Only completed applications will be considered.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>International Students<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nApply no later than August 1 to be considered for funding and admission for the Winter term.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Applications are considered on a rolling basis for as long as space remains.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Only completed applications will be considered.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>International candidates are encouraged to submit their applications early enough to allow sufficient time to secure Student Visas if offered admission.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/slideme]\r\n\r\n[slideme title=\"Fall Admission\"]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>All Students<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nApply no later than January 15 to be considered for funding and admission for the Fall term.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Applications are considered on a rolling basis for as long as space remains.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Only completed applications will be considered.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Late Applications<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nApply no later than August 31 to be considered for funding and admission for the Fall term <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if funds and space remain<\/span>.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Applications are considered on a rolling basis for as long as space remains.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Only completed applications will be considered.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/slideme]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Take the Next Steps<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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