Psychology (Doctoral code: PSY)Fields of study: clinical, cognitive and social psychology; neuroscience and behavior; visual perception. The program offers doctoral studies for students who intend to become psychological scientists or professional scientists. Students who intend to complete their studies with a master's degree are not encouraged to apply. Admission is not limited to students with undergraduate backgrounds in psychology. Theory, method, and research experience in a number of areas of psychological science are emphasized. Course requirements are organized into the three broad areas of cognitive science, neuroscience, and clinical science. Students have intensive research training with individual faculty in the areas of clinical psychology, cognition, functional imaging, perception, psychobiology, sensory neurophysiology, and social psychology. Clinical psychology students are also provided with in-depth training in clinical skills. Major practice facilities where students receive supervised clinical and/or applied research training are located in Vanderbilt Medical Center and other institutions in Nashville. The department is located in a building that offers large laboratory spaces for individual and group experiments with human subjects and facilities for animal testing. It has a computerized classroom and connections to mainframe computers on campus. Computerized equipment for neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and psychophysics is also available and is particularly suitable for work on sensory systems. Human subjects are available through a university research pool, Vanderbilt clinics and the local school system. Additionally, the department has an animal facility that provides a wide variety of species, including fish, rodents and primates. Faculty: 22 Graduate enrollment: In residence 37; average in grades 5-8Address: 111 21st Avenue South; 37240Phone: (615) 322-2874Email: [email protected][Psychology] Psychology and Human Development (MS, Ph.D. code: GPSY) Fields of Study: Clinical, Cognitive Studies, Community, Developmental, and Quantitative Psychology. The clinical program focuses primarily on issues facing children and families. Teachers study the development of aggressive behavior and depression in children and adolescents; psychological factors accompanying developmental disability and chronic physical illness; the role of communities in mental health; cognitive intervention for learning and behavioral problems; and the provision of mental health services to children, youth and families. The goal of the clinical program is to educate psychologists as scientists and professionals so that they can pursue a variety of career paths. The Cognitive Studies program focuses on laboratory and field research on cognitive processes as they occur in formal and informal learning situations. Areas of research emphasis include cognition, education, and technology; cognitive development;