Program Mission
The mission of the Master of Science in Psychology degree program is to provide students with the core knowledge and skills that they will need in order to identify and solve issues related to human behavior. The program provides students with a comprehensive approach to the field of psychology, emphasizing current theories and research in the field.
Program Description
The Master of Psychology program focuses on the general rather than clinical psychological study of individuals, including their behaviors, thought processes and emotions. The courses in this program do not have a clinical emphasis and do not lead to professional licensure. The program will provide supervisors and managers in business, marketing, human resources, government services or education with an understanding of the cognitive and affective processes that underlie the individual human experience and behavior; research methodologies by which this knowledge is acquired; critical thinking and problem solving necessary to evaluate behavior; and the application of theoretical principles to inter- and intra-personal issues.
Programmatic Outcomes
- Students will be able to effectively apply psychological knowledge and scientific methods to real-world situations.
- Students will be able to apply problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to psychological theory and research.
- Students will be able to effectively communicate and apply psychological concepts to a variety of settings.
- Students will be able to effectively evaluate social influences on human behavior.
- Students will be able to exhibit ethical behavior in professional settings.
- Students will be able to conduct applied research.
Courses
| COM/505 | Communication Skills for Graduate Study |
| PSYCH/500 | Lifespan Development |
| PSYCH/504 | Personality Theories |
| PSYCH/515 | Advanced Abnormal Psychology |
| PSYCH/525 | Measurements and Statistics |
| PSYCH/540 | Research Methodology |
| PSYCH/535 | Multicultural Psychology |
| PSYCH/545 | Survey of Professional Psychology |
| PSYCH/550 | Psychology of Learning |
| PSYCH/555 | Social Psychology |
| PSYCH/560 | Cognitive Psychology |
| PSYCH/570 | Organizational Psychology |
| PSYCH/575 | Physiological Psychology |
Faculty Overview
Faculty members who teach courses in the Masters of Science in Psychology program have doctoral degrees. And like all College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, they have a common purpose: to help students develop analytical and communication skills, creative abilities and a sense of civic responsibility. All of these are needed in our increasingly complex society.
Student Perspectives
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