Program Overview

Temple University Programs

Temple University offers a range of programs for students. The following sections provide an overview of the university's research initiatives, facilities, and programs.

Research and Facilities

Research in the College of Liberal Arts provides graduate students with opportunities to collaborate and lead initiatives that span the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields. As a public research institution, Temple equips its students with the tools and opportunities they need to pursue original ideas and create real, sustainable change in the world.

Research Honors

Graduate students and faculty in the College of Liberal Arts are regular recipients of awards and accolades for their achievements. Recent honors include:

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America Clinician Trainee Award
• American Psychological Association Distinguished Student Research Award in Clinical Psychology
• Fulbright awards
• Goldsmith Book Prize from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
• Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings invitation
• National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute invitation
• National Humanities Center Fellowship
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• Pew Fellow
• Society for Research on Adolescence Emerging Scholar
• Sundance Film Festival selection

Research Facilities

Graduate students in Temple's College of Liberal Arts have access to the following state-of-the-art, collaborative research centers and institutes:

• The Center for Asian Health seeks to reduce health disparities and improve health equity among underserved Asian Pacific Americans and other diverse health disparity populations.
• The Center for the Humanities at Temple is an interdisciplinary forum for scholarship and intellectual inquiry in the humanities, intended to bridge the disciplinary divide between departments and colleges.
• The Public Policy Lab is home to researchers who study public policies and the social processes relevant to their development and consequences.
• The Temple University Brain Research and Imaging Center is an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to the study of neurological biology and behavior.
• The University Community Collaborative prepares and supports youth and young adults to become confident, effective leaders, and it creates cultures that value and integrate the contributions of youth with the goal of building stronger communities.

GUS Department Research

The Spatial Analytics Lab supports research and education in geographical information sciences. The lab provides spatial analytic services to Temple faculty, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies and offers valuable internship opportunities throughout the year to students.

Research Funding

In 2016, the National Science Foundation placed Temple University among the top 100 in terms of research expenditures, which amounted to $242 million.

Geography PhD Program

The Geography PhD program is available at Temple University. The program includes:

• Admissions
• Careers & Opportunities
• Curriculum
• Research & Facilities
• Scholarships & Financial Aid