Breadth Requirement Form
Ph.D. Program in Psychology
Breadth Requirement: Before submitting their dissertation proposal, all students must demonstrate breadth in the field
of psychology by showing competence in at least six of the subject areas cited below, by passing an advanced
undergraduate (equivalent of Brandeis 100+ level course) or graduate-level course, with a grade of B or higher, at
Brandeis or elsewhere. Of the six area requirements, students must take at least two courses from group A and at least
two from group B. Students on the BBB track must take at least two courses from each group (A, B and C).
STUDENT NAME______________________________________________________________
Group A
Courses
Date and Place Taken
1. Physiological/Sensory Processes
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2. Perception
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3. Learning/Comparative
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4. Cognition/Memory
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5. Cognitive Science/Linguistics
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1. Developmental
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2. Social
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3. Personality
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4. Abnormal
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1. Brain Imaging
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2. Behavioral Genomics
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3. General Psychology
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4. Computational Modeling
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5. Biomechanics
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6. System Control Theory
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7. Principles of Neuroscience
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8. Non-linear dynamics
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9. Genetics: Cellular & Molecular
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10. Developmental biology
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11. Genetics & Human heredity`
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12. Human disease
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13. Other approved topic.
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Group B
Group C (BBB Students Only)
Student’s Signature: __________________________
Date:________
Advisor:
Signature: __________________________
Date:________
BBB Director:
Signature: __________________________
Date:________
Administrator: _____________________
Signature: __________________________
Date:________
Program Chair:
Signature: __________________________
Date:________
Rev. 07/25/14