Psychology Minor

The Psychology minor provides University of Minnesota-Twin Cities doctoral students with the opportunity to select coursework from the wide range of graduate courses offered by the Department of Psychology. Flexibility in the selection of PSY coursework is intended to support students in meeting their unique academic and professional goals.

Courses may be selected to support the student in a.) developing a foundational knowledge of multiple sub-disciplines (areas of specialization) within psychology and their interdisciplinary application to a specific research topic in another field, b.) developing disciplinary research methods and quantitative skills, and/or c.) gaining specialized knowledge within one of the Department's seven areas of specialization:
- Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research
- Cognitive and Brain Sciences
- Counseling Psychology
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavior Genetics
- Quantitative/Psychometric Methods
- Social Psychology