Ph.D. in Psychology: Consciousness and Society

The Ph.D. program in Psychology at the University of West Georgia is focused on the study of Consciousness and Society. Our department’s approach to psychology is grounded in a distinctively human science which includes humanistic, transpersonal, existential, phenomenological, dialogical, and critical perspectives.  We support doctoral students in addressing the relationship between theory and praxis through ethically-informed and community-engaged scholarship and research, which often employ qualitative, theoretical, and participatory methods. Our program educates future scholars and practitioners at the highest level of the discipline to make original contributions to theory and knowledge.  West Georgia’s psychology Ph.D. graduates go on to serve as researchers, consultants, leaders, and teachers who can creatively facilitate transformations in a global society.