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Departments of Biology and Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Educational Program

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Departments of Biology and Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (Established 1973)
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6398 USA
Phone: 1 (215) 898-7121 (Biology); 1 (215) 898-7300 (Psychology) Fax: 1 (215) 898-8780 (Biology); 1 (215) 898-7301 (Psychology)

Mission: Research and teaching

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduate, Graduate; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Social behavior, behavioral ecology, vocal communication, learning and cognition; Financial support occasionally available

Number of Staff: Total (3)

Key Personnel: Dorothy L. Cheney, Biology, 898-6915, E-mail: cheney@cattell.psych.upenn.edu; Robert Seyfarth, Anthropology, 898-9349, E-mail: seyfarth@psych.upenn.edu

Comments: Students may enroll in a Ph.D. program in Biology or Psychology; their graduate program will conform to the requirements of their particular department. In all cases, doctoral programs will include graduate-level courses in animal learning, cognition, ecology and evolutionary biology as well as primatology. Students accepted into the graduate programs in Biology and Psychology receive 4 years' financial support; their graduate work includes a moderate amount of teaching.

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: 2000-08-01

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