Graduate Program (Developmental) - OU Department of Psychology

Developmental Psychology

The graduate program in Developmental Psychology focuses on understanding processes of normative development and provides training in the core areas of social and cognitive development, as well as in fundamental methodological, statistical, and design skills. The training involved in the development area is designed to equip graduates with the necessary conceptual, methodological, and teaching skills for careers in academic or applied developmental research positions. Students have flexibility to develop expertise within specific content areas or particular age groups. The topics addressed in our program would enable the successful student to develop a research program pertaining to one or more of the following areas:

Peer Relations	Social Cognition
Motivation	Emotions
Temperament	Sexuality
Social Functioning	Morality
Socialization	Intelligence

Requirements

Coursework: In order to complete the Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, a total of 90 semester hours of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree is required. Generally, the individual student, in consultation with a faculty committee, will design a course of study that matches the student's interests and career inspirations. Successful completion of all coursework, the Ph.D. general exams, and the dissertation is required for the Ph.D. A Master of Science degree is completed en route to the Ph.D., and requires 30 hours of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree and completion of a master's thesis and oral defense.

Core Developmental Faculty

Lara Mayeux (Ph.D. University of Connecticut)
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Affiliated Developmental Faculty

Joe Rodgers (Ph.D. University of North Carolina)
Professor of Psychology

Robert Terry (Ph.D. University of North Carolina)
Associate Professor of Psychology