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Ph.D. in
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The Lifespan Developmental Science Program at FIU makes a unique
contribution to the
field of developmental psychology. It integrates a life-span orientation
with a focus on both basic and applied developmental science in an
international and interdisciplinary multicultural urban context. Moreover,
within the context of this integrated framework, the Program has an
outstanding faculty well positioned to capitalize on emerging issues and
lead the field in new directions. Their research productivity is exemplary
and they attract substantial amounts of external funding to address
emerging scientific issues and pressing social problems. |
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The
Lifespan Developmental Science Program at FIU provides an excellent
opportunity for students to participate in knowledge development in basic
and applied developmental science in a multicultural environment. As part
of the developmental psychology program, all
students are expected to master a series of core course
requirements designed to facilitate a thorough grounding in theory,
methodology, and content in both basic and applied research in
developmental science. These core courses are delivered in lecture/seminar
format by faculty in developmental psychology thoroughly versed in the relevant areas. A number of
seminars reflecting the specialized foci of our program are also offered,
including advanced seminars in developmental theory and methods;
cognition; emotional, intellectual, and social development; learning and
problems in child development; care giving; and gerontological psychology.
Moreover, the program offers students the opportunity to specialize in Basic
Developmental Science (BDS) or Applied Developmental
Science (ADS) at both the masters and doctoral level. |
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Overview
of the Program
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The
Developmental Science Program at
FIU consists of 90 credit hours of graduate study that lead to a Doctor of
Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Developmental Psychology. As part of the program of studies, all
students
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complete
Ph.D.
Requirements designed to facilitate a thorough grounding in
research, theory, and methods across the lifespan
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develop
an area of specialization in:
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Graduate
Assistantships Available ($18,000-22,000/year)
Presidential
Enhanced Assistantships ($25,000 to $28,000)
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begins Fall, 2010
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renewable up to four years
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includes stipend and
tuition
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out-of-state
tuition waived
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Financial
Aid
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The
Developmental Science Faculty
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are
nationally and internationally known
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span
the full range of the Lifespan (infancy and childhood, adolescence,
and adulthood and aging)
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cover
a wide range of content areas
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Program faculty
provide
training in a variety of areas, including advanced seminars in:
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developmental
theory and methods
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cognitive,
emotional, perceptual and social development
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adaptive
and factual learning
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dysfunctional
developmental and behavioral patterns
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families,
parenting, and care giving
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psychology
of health and well being
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gerontological
psychology
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Psychology at
FIU
The
Psychology Department at FIU has an outstanding faculty with a
distinguished teaching and research record; a large, committed, and
diverse group of students in its undergraduate and graduate programs;
and ongoing labs and research programs that provide ample
opportunity to gain experience in innovative and exciting cutting
edge research.
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Ph.D.
in Psychology at FIU
Graduates
of the program are awarded a Ph.D. in Psychology with a specialization in
Lifespan Developmental Science. The aim of the Program is to provide
students with the opportunity to draw on the strengths of a diverse
developmental faculty and on the unique resources of the university and
its community settings to develop an area of specialization that will
enable them to make a contribution to the advancement of Lifespan
developmental science.
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Ph.D. Requirements
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The
University--FIU
Florida
International University (FIU) - Miami's public
research university - is one of America's most dynamic institutions of
higher learning. Since opening in 1972, FIU has achieved many benchmarks
of excellence that have taken other universities more than a century to
reach. The University offers more than 190 baccalaureate, master's and
doctoral degree programs in 19 colleges and schools.
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here to find out more about the University
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The
Community
Miami
and Miami Beach
FIU
is a leading institution located in Miami, Florida. Greater Miami,
which comprises the city of Miami and surrounding Miami-Dade County,
includes Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Hialeah and many smaller communities,
is one
of the most vibrant, artistically expressive, and cosmopolitan
metropolitan areas in the United States.
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about the Community
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Career
Opportunities in Developmental Science
The
Developmental Science Program accommodates the interests and goals of a diverse body of
doctoral students and post-doctoral trainees within a developmental
psychology program that is broad, methodologically rigorous, and research-based. The success
of the program is indicated by the employment opportunities available to
doctoral student and post-doctoral trainees from the program. They are
employed in a variety of settings including academic research settings,
public sector settings, and private sector settings. They work in:
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university,
college, and community college settings as faculty members involved in
teaching, research and community service
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research
settings as project directors and
research coordinators within national, state, and local government
agencies and other pubic institutions
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applied
settings as practitioners and planners, and in other service
implementation and evaluation capacities in the private sector
A
representative sample of the settings in which are graduates are employed
(with contact information where available) can be found on the LSDS Alumni
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