MA/MS in Psychology, General

The Master of Arts in Psychology is available only to students who have already been admitted to the doctoral program, so every candidate is treated as a doctoral applicant. The degree builds understanding of behavior, cognition, and emotion and combines classroom learning with laboratory work. It prepares students for research, applied psychology, or further doctoral and clinical training. To earn it, students complete 32 credits with at least a B average. Required work includes a thesis and courses in quantitative methods and multivariate analysis. A plan of work must be filed before the second semester ends, signed by the advisor and submitted with a transcript, and certain areas of concentration add their own requirements. Because the master's is tied to doctoral admission, applicants seeking a stand-alone master's should look at other programs and confirm the arrangement with the psychology graduate advisor.