Dual-Title Ph.D. Programs | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

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Doctoral students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have the option to apply for a dual-title Ph.D.

Students who are accepted into a dual-title program still complete the key milestones of the qualifying examination, comprehensive examination, and dissertation, but with specific dual-title requirements. The dual-title Ph.D. also requires specified coursework and additional experiences. Some of these requirements may simultaneously fulfill requirements of the Ph.D. program in CSD. Students interested in considering or obtaining a dual-title Ph.D. are encouraged to consult their advisors.

Dual-title Ph.D. programs available

Language Science

This inherently interdisciplinary field draws on linguistics, psychology, speech-language pathology, and cognitive neuroscience, as well as other disciplines, to address both basic and applied research questions in such areas as first and second language acquisition, developmental and acquired language disorders, literacy, and language pedagogy.

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Social and Behavioral Neuroscience

The Social and Behavioral Neuroscience dual-title program is ideal for students interested in the study of human behavior, social and behavioral development, and person/environment interactions, from a neuroscience perspective.

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