{"id":8530,"date":"2024-12-12T11:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=8530"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:33:22","slug":"phd-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/students\/graduate\/phd-program\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in wp-block-paragraph\">The UWM Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences will host a virtual information session on October 29, 2026 from 8:00am &#8211; 9:00am. Here is the link to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/uwm-graduate-school-virtual-information-sessions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UWM Graduate School Virtual Information Sessions \u2013 Center for International Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in wp-block-paragraph\">Doctoral level study is available in the following concentrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Clinical Psychology<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The program is committed to empiricism and approaches research and practice from a theoretically diverse, biopsychosocial perspective.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/students\/graduate\/phd-program\/clinical-psychology\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Health Psychology<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The program offers training in research and theories relevant to health promotion, stress, the patient in the treatment setting, management of chronic illness, and causes and consequences of health disorders. (This area is not currently accepting applications.)<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/students\/graduate\/phd-program\/health-psychology\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--color-head\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Neuroscience<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The program is an interdisciplinary field devoted to the study of the nervous system.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/students\/graduate\/phd-program\/neuroscience\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information about faculty recruiting for Fall 2027, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/students\/graduate\/graduate-brochure\/general-information\/\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information about academic requirements, visit the academic page at the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-programs uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\">                             <li>\n                                            <figure class=\"post-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Pyschology-Doctoral_hero_959992410-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pyschology-Doctoral_hero Image of Brain\" \/>                        <\/figure>\n                                         <div class=\"post-content\">\n                        <a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/academics\/psychology-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Psychology, PhD<\/a>                        \n                                                    <div class=\"post-subtitle\">\n                                Doctoral<span class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle-detail\">On Campus<\/span>                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UWM Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences will host a virtual information session on October 29, 2026 from 8:00am &#8211; 9:00am. 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