Psychology, M.A.

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College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Psychology

Major Contacts, Deadlines, and Delivery Information

The M.A. in Psychology is not a terminal degree; students are not admitted to a terminal M.A. degree in Psychology. See deadlines for Ph.D. See deadlines for admission to the Ph.D. degree in Psychology.

Concentrations:

Clinical Psychology
Cognition, Neuroscience, and Social Psychology
Industrial-Organizational Psychology

The graduate faculty of the Psychology Department is divided into three broad concentrations: Clinical, Cognition, Neuroscience, & Social Psychology, and Industrial-Organizational. Each of these areas offers Ph.D. level training in the following areas of special expertise.

Clinical Psychology –

Psychopathology, Psychological Assessment and Interventions, Health Psychology, Addictive Behaviors, Clinical Child Psychology.

Cognition, Neuroscience, & Social Psychology –

Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognition, Language, Judgment and Decision Making, Development, Memory, Perception, Emotion Processes, Social.

Industrial-Organizational Psychology–

Staffing, Measurement & Personnel Testing, Learning, Training & Development, Motivation & Job Attitudes, Teams & Multilevel Organizational Systems, Leadership, Career Development, Work-Family, Occupational Health Psychology, Future of Work.

Methodological offerings across areas include Regression, Analysis of Variance, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Meta-analysis, Structural Equation Modeling.

Accreditation:
Clinical Program accredited by the American Psychological Association and the Psychological Clinical Sciences Accreditation System, and is a member of the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science.

Admission Information

Not a terminal MA. - Admission only through Ph.D.; see Ph.D. Requirements.

The Department of Psychology does not admit students seeking a terminal M.A. degree in Psychology. Additional information is available in the Graduate Student Handbook. (Those interested in a terminal M.A. degree may be interested in our Psychological Sciences MA Program. )

Curriculum Requirements

Total Minimum Hours: 30

Core – 7 Credit Hours
Concentrations – 19 Credit Hours minimum
Thesis – 4 Credit Hours

Individual concentrations may require more than 30 credit hours for accreditation. Students are required to earn B- or better for each required course.

Core Requirements (7 Credit Hours)

PSY 6206C Regression and Generalized Linear Models Credit Hours: 4
PSY 6065 Introduction to Advanced Psychology Credit Hours: 1-4 (3 credit hours)

Concentration Requirements

Students select from the following Concentrations:

Clinical Psychology Concentration (19 Credit Hours Minimum)

Required Courses (16 Credit Hours):
CLP 6166 Psychopathology Credit Hours: 3
CLP 6438 Psychological Assessment: Theory and Research Credit Hours: 1-4 (3 Credits for this program)
CLP 6435 Evidence-Based Assessment Credit Hours: 3
CLP 7188 Clinical Psychology Interventions Credit Hours: 1-4 (3 Credits for this program) (Theory and Research)
PSY 7931 Seminar in Ethics and Professional Problems Credit Hours: 2
PSY 6946 Practicum and Internship in Clinical Psychology Credit Hours: 1-15 (2 Credit hours minimum for this program) (1 credit hour per supervision group in the Clinic)
Additional Courses (3 Credit Hours):

Students select at least one of the following, chosen in consultation with the major professor.
EDF 7484 Statistical Analysis for Educational Research III Credit Hours: 4
GEY 6403 Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Aging Research Credit Hours: 3
PSY 6305C Psychometrics Credit Hours: 4
PSY 6208 Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance Credit Hours: 3
EDF 7437 Advanced Educational Measurement I Credit Hours: 3
PSY 7223 Open Science Practices in Psychological Science Credit Hours: 3
SOP 6068 Personality and Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
EXP 6608 Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3
EXP 6606 The Nature of Emotion Credit Hours: 3
CLP 6167 Emotion and Its Disorders Credit Hours: 3
CLP 7379 Graduate Seminar in Clinical-Community Psychology Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 Credits for this program)
PSB 6056 Physiological Psychology Credit Hours: 3
CLP 6937 Topics in Clinical Psychology Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 Credit Hours for this program)
Selected Topics taken as:
- Human Neuropsychology/Cognitive Neuroscience
One other elective Method/Statistics course, chosen in consultation with the major professor (3 Credit Hours)

Cognition, Neuroscience, and Social Psychology (19 Credit Hours minimum))

Required Courses (3 Credit Hours):
PSY 6208 Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance Credit Hours: 3
And a minimum of two of the following (6 Credit Hours):
EXP 6608 Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSB 6056 Physiological Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOP 6068 Personality and Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
And a minimum of three 3-credit CNS Seminars (9 Credit Hours):
Students in the CNS concentration may be allowed to substitute advanced three-hour courses in cognition, neuroscience, or social psychology for one or more of the content requirements in consultation with their advisor and with the written permission of the CNS Area Director.
EXP 7099 Graduate Seminar in Experimental Psychology Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 credits for this program, taken tthree times for a total of 9 credits)
And a minimum of at least one of the following (1 Credit Hour):
PSY 6917 Directed Research Credit Hours: 1-19 (1 credit hour for this program)
PSY 6907 Independent Study Credit Hours: 1-19 (1 credit hour for this program)

Industrial-Organizational Psychology Concentration (19 Credit Hour Minimum)

Required Courses (13 Credit Hours):
INP 6935 Topics in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (Total of 6 Credit Hours)
Selected Topics Taken as:
- Personnel Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
- Organizational Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
INP 6317 Organizational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 6305C Psychometrics Credit Hours: 4
And a minimum of two, 3-credit Industrial-Organizational courses chosen in consultation with their major professor (6 Credit hours)
- Students in the Industrial-Organizational Concentration may be allowed to substitute advanced three-hour courses in industrial-organizational psychology for one or more of the content requirements in consultation with their advisor and with the written permission of the I-O Area Director.

Thesis (4 Credit Hours Minimum)

PSY 6971 Thesis: Master’s Credit Hours: 2-19 (4 credit hours required for this program)

Comprehensive Exam

Successful completion of a Comprehensive Exam.

Department Handbook

Procedures and guidelines for the different concentrations are described in detail in the Psychology Graduate Student Handbook.

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