Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology (Ph.D.)
Fordham's doctoral program in psychometrics and quantitative psychology (PQP) offers the opportunity to acquire a variety of advanced and sophisticated measurement, evaluation, and statistical skills, preparing our graduates for careers in industry, research, or teaching. The program requires 81 credits beyond a bachelor’s degree (51 credits for students who hold an M.S. or M.A. degree in a relevant field), a comprehensive exam, and a Ph.D. dissertation.
CIP Code
42.2708 - Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology.
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| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. Departmental Course Requirements | ||
| I. Ethical Bases | 3 | |
| Research Ethics and Social Justice | ||
| For II to V, Choose three out of four categories | 9 | |
| II. Historical Bases | ||
| History and Systems | ||
or PSYC 5200 | Fixing Psychology's Replication Crisis | |
| III. Biological Bases | ||
| Introduction to Neuroscience | ||
| IV. Social and Individual Bases | ||
| Issues in Social Psychology | ||
or PSYC 6225 | Personality Theories and Research | |
| V. Cognitive-Affective Bases | ||
| Cognitive Development | ||
or PSYC 6370 | Cognition and Affect | |
| VI. Methodological Bases | 15 | |
| Introduction to Psychology Statistics w/ Lab | ||
| Psychology Research Methodology | ||
| Regression with Lab | ||
| Introduction to Multivariate Analysis | ||
| Experimental Design | ||
| B. Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology Program Requirements | ||
| I. Statistics & Research Core Courses | ||
| Seven of the following: | 21 | |
| Multidimensional Scaling | ||
| Advanced Multivariate Analysis for Psychology | ||
| Models of Decision and Choice | ||
| Structural Equation Modeling | ||
| Hierarchical Linear Models | ||
| Item Response Theory | ||
| Bayesian Statistics | ||
| Correspondence Analysis | ||
| If the student takes all eight courses, the extra course wil be counted towards Supplemental Courses | ||
| II. Supplemental Courses | ||
| Seven of the following: | 21 | |
| Psychometric Theory | ||
| Cognitive Assessment with Lab | ||
| Personality Assessment with Lab | ||
| Missing Data Analysis | ||
| Factor Analysis | ||
| Cluster Analysis | ||
| Meta-Analysis | ||
| Categorical Data Analysis | ||
| Equating Test Scores | ||
| C. Departmental-Wide Requirements | ||
| I. Seminars | 3 | |
| For 1st - 5th semesters: | ||
| Psychometric Topics Seminar I | ||
| 6th semester: | ||
| Psychometric Topics Seminar II | ||
| II. Colloquium | ||
| For 6 Semesters: | ||
| Research Colloquium | ||
| III. Research Practicum MA Thesis | 3 | |
| Pre-Doctoral Thesis | ||
or PSYC 8040 | Independent Research | |
| IV. PhD Comprehensive Exam | ||
| Psychology Doctoral Comprehensive Examination 1 | ||
| V. Proposal Acceptance | 3 | |
| Proposal Acceptance | ||
| VI. Dissertation Mentoring | 3 | |
| Dissertation Mentoring-Psychology | ||
| VII. Progress Report 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 81 | |
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More information about the Comprehensive Examination can be found on the information page on the Fordham website.
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The Progress Report is a required step for the Psychology Department that must be held before the Oral Defense Meeting. It is designed to emphasize data reporting, results of all proposed data analyses, and interpretation of findings, and to present corrections and improvements made to the dissertation from the proposal stage. The Progress Report should be a polished document with regard to (a) content, (b) APA style, and (c) spelling and other writing essentials.