Schools With Evolutionary Psychology PhD Programs

University of Texas at Austin

• The University of Texas at Austin offers a PhD program in Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology. This program uses modern evolutionary theory to analyze human behavior. PhD students receive advanced training in social psychology, evolutionary psychology, research methods and statistics. Students collaborate with faculty members in evolutionary psychology but are also encouraged to work on research with faculty in the psychology or biology departments. Some topics researched for this area of study include language, speech, attractiveness and social reputation. Interested students can also join the Human Behavior and Evolutionary Society, a society dedicated to those who study human behavior. The society hosts an annual conference to present current research in the field and operates a journal called "Evolution and Human Behavior," according to the school website.

  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX 78712
  512-471-1157
  psy.utexas.edu

University of California at Santa Barbara

• The University of California at Santa Barbara offers a PhD program in Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology through the Department of Psychology. This program trains students to be experimental psychologists to teach and research in academic settings. Students learn from a "balance of theory and problem-oriented basic and applied research," according to the school website. Courses in this program seek to achieve professional and scholarly research. Faculty lead student training while also conducting research in several areas of experimental psychology, as the school website states.

  Department of Psychology
  University of California, Santa Barbara
  Psychology East (Building 251) Room 1809
  Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660
  805-893-2793
  psych.ucsb.edu

Harvard University

• Harvard University offers PhD program in Evolutionary Psychology that encourages students to teach and conduct research. The Department of Psychology is divided into groups composed of faculty members whose interests span an area of advanced study and research within one of the many sub-fields offered within the department. Faculty are actively conducting research about evolutionary psychology. Furthermore, faculty regularly host research seminars and students have opportunities to work on research with faculty. Students are also expected to teach, as a part of the graduate training program. Also, students must be enrolled full-time and complete all the program requirements within five years, as the school website states.

  Harvard University
  William James Hall
  33 Kirkland Street
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-3810
  isites.harvard.edu

University of Arizona

• The University of Arizona offers a PhD program in Evolutionary Psychology of Life History Strategy and Social Deviance. This program focuses on behavioral genetics and the developmental strategies, including reproduction and prosocial behaviors. Faculty investigate the influence of extended family on the prevalence of sexual violence in different societies. Also, faculty explore the adaptive reasons for violence, including honor codes and the need for revenge. Graduate students spend most of their time on research. New students are encouraged to start their academic program by working on research projects already underway, according to the school website.

  University of Arizona
  1503 E. University Blvd
  Psychology Bldg. Rm. 312
  Tucson, AZ 85721
  520-621-7447
  psychology.arizona.edu