Overview

Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences / Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Area of Cognitive Neuroscience

Area of Cognitive Psychology

Area of Developmental Psychology

Department of English

Department of History

Department of Modern Languages

Department of Philosophy

Department of Psychology

Department of Social and Decision Sciences

Department of Statistics

Program in Professional Writing

Program in Social/Personality/Health Psychology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)
Master of Design (M Des)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Traineership Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cognitive processes in discourse, social processes and urban history, human interaction with computers, stochastic processes, Bayesian statistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15213-3891
United States

Contact Richard Scheines
Dean
Email: scheines@cmu.edu
Phone: 412-268-2831

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