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Department Description
Psychology Department Programs and Goals
The goals of the Ph.D. program in Psychology are: 1) to prepare students
for careers as researchers and teachers at colleges and universities,
and 2) to prepare students for careers as scientist-practitioners in
clinical psychology and industrial/organizational psychology.
*The Clinical Psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological
Association (APA).
The Psychology faculty is engaged in innovative research programs in
diverse areas of specialization. Recognized both nationally and internationally,
faculty members have received numerous awards for research and teaching.
Collectively, the faculty hold several million dollars in research grants
from the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health,
as well as other federal and/or state agencies.
The Department enrolls approximately 100 graduate students and offers
numerous opportunities for student collaboration with faculty. The student-faculty
ratio is roughly 3:1, which allows individualized attention to develop
research and/or professional skills.
Graduate students gain further valuable experience by working in one
of several interdisciplinary centers and institutes on campus, including
the:
- Children, Youth, and Families Initiative
- Institute for Science
- Technology, and Public Policy at the Bush School
- Public Policy Research Institute
- Race and Ethnic Studies Institute
Psychology Department Facilities
The Department is housed in an attractive four-story building that
contains faculty and graduate student offices, research laboratories,
administrative offices, and classrooms. Laboratory facilities are excellent,
including four labs designated for faculty and student research in behavioral
neuroscience, cognitive, social, I/O, and developmental psychology.
The Department also maintains a Psychology Clinic in which Clinical
students are trained to provide a range of psychological services and
conduct applied research under supervision from the Clinical faculty.
Offices are provided for all graduate students. Microcomputers are
readily available for student use in laboratories and offices. The Texas
A&M Computing & Information Services Center maintains six large
computing centers connected by a campus-wide fiber optic network. Texas
A&M computing facilities are among the best in the nation.
Three libraries support faculty and graduate student research.
Evans Library holds more than 2 million volumes and subscribes
to over 14,000 journals. The Medical Sciences Library is home
to more than 100,000 volumes and subscribes to over 2,000 journals.
The Saul B. Sells Collection in the Psychology Building contains
4000 volumes and subscribes to many of the most important journals
in psychology. In addition, graduate students and faculty have
convenient web access to electronic delivery of journal articles
and book chapters.
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