Area Requirements
In addition to the four statistical courses required by the department, developmental students are required to take three Core Concept courses. It is recommended that at least one be a developmental area Core Concepts course from the list below:
- Psych 514 Core Concepts in Early Cognitive and Linguistic Development
- Psych 515 Core Concepts in Personality and Social Development
- Psych 517 Core Concepts in Social and Affective Development in Adolescence
The following out-of-area Core Concepts courses may be particularly appropriate for Developmental students, depending on the student’s research specialty:
- Psych 503 Core Concepts in Behavior Genetics
- Psych 504 Core Concepts in Behavioral Neuroscience
- Psych 507 Core Concepts in Cognitive Psychology
- Psych 510 Core Concepts in Social Psychology
- Psych 511 Core Concepts in Personality
In lieu of a Core Concepts course in Child Clinical Psychology, Psych 553, Seminar in Child Clinical Psychology, is also recommended for Developmental graduate students.
The area also requires three additional Advances courses, selected to broaden and deepen your understanding of your research specialty. These courses should be chosen in consultation with your Advisor and Co- Advisor. They can be additional psychology courses in any area, or other courses chosen from anywhere on campus, within or outside the Psychology Department.
Seminars and Advanced Seminars:
- Psych 556 Seminar in Developmental Psychology (1st yr and pre-Generals students are required to take this course on a quarterly basis)
All developmental students are strongly encouraged to participate in additional seminars
Please visit the UW Psychology Graduate Programs page for more information.