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Coaching and Teaching Studies
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The PhD in Coaching and Teaching Studies is a research doctorate, the purpose of which is to prepare program graduates for careers as researchers in university, government, not-for-profit and industry settings
View Major Information: Coaching and Teaching Studies Doctoral View Plan of Study: Coaching and Teaching Studies DoctoralCommunication Studies
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The Ph.D. program in Communication Studies is intended to qualify students to teach and conduct research in instructional communication, interpersonal communication, mediated communication, health communication, and organizational communication, among other courses, at the university level. Students who are accepted into the Ph.D. program in Communication Studies are awarded an assistantship for the first year that is renewable for the second and third years of the program.
View Major Information: Communication Studies DoctoralEnglish
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The doctoral program in English develops fluency in the critical discourses of the profession and prepares graduates to teach English professionally on the post-secondary level, or to enter a wide range of alternate academic careers.
View Major Information: English DoctoralGeography
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The PhD in Geography is an advanced degree with a program made up of coursework, comprehensive exams and a major research investigation. Students are expected to be grounded in one or more of the geography program’s three areas of specialization: environmental geography, geographic information science and human geography.
View Major Information: Geography DoctoralGeology
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
WVU Geology offers both research Master’s and Doctoral degrees as well as a rigorous Master’s professional studies degree. Our graduate program comprises core geology faculty with expertise in the interdisciplinary subfields including:
View Major Information: Geology DoctoralHistory
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
Ph.D. students in History at WVU create a curriculum in consultation with faculty advisors and the Director of Graduate Studies in four fields: one major field and three minor fields (one of which must be outside of the student’s area of research concentration). In addition to these areas, the Department of History encourages doctoral research that is transnational and comparative in perspective.
View Major Information: History DoctoralHuman and Community Development
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The objective of this program is to provide doctoral students the opportunity to study and conduct research with faculty in areas of excellence in the Division of Resource Management, in particular, and in other divisions in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, in general.
View Major Information: Human and Community Development DoctoralPolitical Science
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The Department of Political Science offers a comprehensive curriculum leading to a Master’s Degree (MA) or to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Many of our doctoral students have gone on to earn tenure track positions at college and universities, including the University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Longwood University, Monmouth University, and Wright State University. Our PhD and MA graduates have also been employed by government agencies and non-profit institutions such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the U.S. Department of State.
View Major Information: Political Science DoctoralPsychology: Behavior Analysis
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The Behavior Analysis area of emphasis is accredited at the doctoral level by the Behavior Analysis Accreditation Board, the accrediting body for the Association for Behavior Analysis International. In 2019, the program was re-accredited until 2025.
View Major Information: Psychology: Behavior Analysis DoctoralPsychology: Behavioral Neuroscience
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The behavioral neuroscience area of emphasis is the newest and fastest growing area in the Department of Psychology. Students in behavioral neuroscience work closely with highly experienced faculty to study the biological bases of behavior. Training in behavioral neuroscience prepares students for a career in research in academics, academic medicine, government and/or industry. We expect our graduates to succeed in research, with an emphasis on publishing and obtaining extramural funding to support their work. We also foster strong mentorship skills, so that our students are prepared to teach their skills and way of thinking to their own students upon completion of our program. Our graduates make significant contributions to solving important problems in their field.
View Major Information: Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience DoctoralPsychology: Clinical
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The Clinical and Clinical Child Psychology areas of emphasis jointly comprise West Virginia University’s accredited doctoral training program in Health Service (Clinical) Psychology. It has been accredited continuously by the American Psychological Association since 1966. In 2020, the program was re-accredited for ten years, with the next site visit scheduled to occur in 2030.
View Major Information: Psychology: Clinical DoctoralPsychology: Life-Span Development
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
WVU has an illustrious history in life-span development as the first program in this field. Our program continues to provide in-depth training to the next generation of life-span developmental psychologists. Graduates are highly successful in obtaining employment and find positions in academia, government, research institutions, foundations and applied settings.
View Major Information: Psychology: Life-Span Development DoctoralSocial and Behavioral Sciences
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The mission for the PhD in social and behavioral sciences is to provide state-of-the-art doctoral education in the theory and application of social and behavioral science to a select group of highly qualified and committed students desiring to transform public health.
View Major Information: Social and Behavioral Sciences DoctoralSociology
Doctoral / Morgantown Campus
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at WVU offers a Ph.D. in Sociology. All students entering the program will be enrolled as doctoral students. Students entering the program with a BA/BS will be dually enrolled in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs until they complete the M.A. requirements.
View Major Information: Sociology Doctoral