PhD in Clinical Psychology

The mission of the Program is to train psychologists who can use psychological theory and methods of empirical inquiry with sophistication. Program objectives are to graduate new generations of professionals who (a) possess specialized and expert knowledge about multiple areas of normal and abnormal psychological functioning, (b) can create and implement innovative psychological strategies and procedures that will help to promote human welfare, (c) can evaluate the efficacy of such innovative approaches, (d) hold self-critical and self-corrective attitudes toward all their scientific and clinical endeavors, and (e) will promote scientific and professional excellence.