Hunter College, City University of New York
Biopsychology Doctoral Program
Contact:
Peter Moller, Ph.D.
Program Head
Biopsychology Ph.D. Program
Hunter College (CUNY)
Room 611 H North Building
695 Park Ave
New York, NY 10021
Telephone: (212) 772-5197
Fax: (212) 772-5620
E-Mail: pemo@amnh.org
URL: http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/psych/biospsych.htm
Program Established: 1972
Number of Faculty: 14
Number of Students: 30
U.S. Citizens: 90%
Female: 70%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 3%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
30
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 6
Program Description: A specialized subprogram of the CUNY Psychology Doctoral Program, Biopsychology integrates the concepts and methods of behavioral neuroscience, behavioral ecology, ethology, experimental psychology, neurobiology and cognitive science to provide a unique perspective on the development, evolution and causal control of human and animal behavior. Through its links to CUNY Doctoral Programs in Biology and to the American Museum of Natural History it provides interdisciplinary training in Neuroscience and Animal Behavior, and resources for laboratory and field research with a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate species, including insects, reptiles, amphibia, fish, birds, small mammals, and humans. A series of laboratory rotations during the first two years facilitates selection of a Dissertation sponsor and interdisciplinary dissertations are encouraged. Faculty research interests include neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, conditioning and learning, visual processes, memory, psycholinguistics, neuroendocrine mechanisms in behavior, bird song, animal orientation and communication, neural control of eating and drinking, motor control mechanisms, and cellular and systems development in animal and humans. Tuition is moderate and teaching assistantships and tuition waivers are available.
Admission Requirements:
How and Where to Apply: Applications are available from:
Admissions Office
Graduate School
33 West 42nd Street
New York NY 10036-8099
A brochure is available from the Biopsychology Program at the Hunter College address.
Annual Tuition and Fees:
First year - $4,350, resident; $7,600,
non-resident
Second year - $2,720, resident; $6,050, non-resident
Third et seq. - $1080, resident; $2,160, non-resident
Approximate Cost of Living: $12,576.
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: The Office of Residence Life assists students with housing needs. The Graduate School maintains a residence for students at 120 West 44th Street, near the Avenue of the Americas, a two-minute walk to the Graduate Center. Known as West Hall, The Graduate School Residence provides 114 rooms, which are rented on a twelve month basis.
Information on housing (rooms or apartments/shares/sublets/rentals) in the metropolitan area is posted regularly. A bulletin board on the second floor of the Graduate Center lists both available apartments and students' requests for particular housing arrangements. Many Graduate School students live in the five boroughs of New York City; some live in the tri-state area (within commuting distance); many live in apartments, shares, residence hotels, YM and YWCAs, various dormitories or the YMHA. Some students from outside the metropolitan area begin their stay in New York living in temporary quarters until permanent housing becomes available. Students interested in obtaining a room at West Hall or other housing assistance should contact the Office of Residence Life at (212) 642-2803.
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Tuition waivers, teaching assistantships and student loans available.
Last revised December 2004
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