Belkis Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I was wondering how competitive are programs in evolutionary psychology in the U.S. and Europe. I know this is a relatively new field and somewhat of a controversial area that is objected by some folks in mainstream psychology. The only career path seems to be academic, so I'm thinking that maybe not a lot of people are interested in these programs. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokePsych Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Depends on the program overall. In Europe u generally don't apply for a PhD program as in the 'program' (with the UK sometimes as an exception), but rather a specific grant and/or project. European PhDs (especially main land) will generally expect that you have a Master's already. There are also very few evolutionary psychology 'programs' - rather some faculty that does research on it within a broader psych department. As for interest, any PhD program on a 'top school' is competitive, regardless of the specific area I would say. In general, more popular topics will have more applicans but generally also more faculty working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modulus Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 As @PokePsych said, there are not very many "evolutionary psychology" programs. Like other niche subject areas such as "forensic psychology", researchers who take an evolutionary approach are formally in a variety of of psychology's subfields including biological/neurological, development, and clinical psychology. I would not spend too much time considering whether the field as a whole is "competitive" (virtually all reputable PhD programs are), but instead look at the average qualifications of accepted students are at the universities/programs which house the faculty members whose work most interests you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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