Overview

Social psychologists are interested in how individuals are affected by social situations; the faculty at KU have expertise in areas such as stereotyping, prejudice, intergroup relations, prosocial motivation, helping behavior, emotions, cross-cultural perspectives on the self and interpersonal relations, the development of social competence, social dominance, and applications of psychology to law.

Features

Most students train toward careers in academe, and some toward industry jobs that tap their research skills.

The Ph.D. Social Psychology program at University of Kansas includes 3-4 students in each entering class and operates under an apprenticeship model.

Continuous involvement in research is expected, and students develop their own contracts outlining work toward the Ph.D. Social psychology has a long and distinguished history at the University of Kansas.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

A unique feature of our program is that we encourage students to collaborate jointly or separately with multiple faculty researchers.

One feature of our program that facilitates such collaboration is a concentration of expertise around four core themes.

This concentration of expertise means that interested students not only find multiple course offerings associated with the core themes, but also find it easy to collaborate on research projects with multiple faculty members.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-03 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lawrence, United States

Disciplines

Social Psychology View 14 other PhDs in Social Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A current C.V. (Curriculum Vitae) or resume

A Statement of Purpose

Name and email addresses for 3 references, preferably from those who have worked with you and know your research interests and abilities (please use KU's online letter of recommendation system when you apply)

List of psychology courses taken and grades received

Transcripts from all institutions from which a degree was obtained, or any institutions attended post-bachelors.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20108 USD / year

≈ 20108 USD / year
Out-of-State

20108 USD / year

≈ 20108 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

8548 USD / year

≈ 8548 USD / year

Living costs

Lawrence

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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