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Master of Arts in Psychological Science

The goal of the Master's of Arts in Psychological Science Program is to prepare students for doctoral programs or employment in research and/or academic-related settings. This program is designed to provide students with a broad foundational knowledge of core psychological science domains. The program emphasizes graduate level training in research methods and statistics, while also allowing students to customize their education to specific professional goals. The program also emphasizes the development of: a) critical thinking skills; b) oral and written communication competency; c) diversity competency; e) professional ethics; and f) practical experience.

36 Credits

Required courses

The following courses are required. With the exception of EDPS 642, all are from the Department of Psychological Science.

EDPS 642Analysis of Variance

3
PSYS 613Developmental Psychology

3
PSYS 616Perception and Cognition

3
PSYS 668Physiological Psychology

3
PSYS 680Research Methods in Psychology

3
PSYS 681Applied Methods in Advanced Psychological Research

3
PSYS 590Professional Development Colloquium

1
PSYS 692Professional Development Capstone

2
PSYS 697Diversity Issues in Psychological Research

3

3 credits from:

This is the social/personality component.  Students can opt to take either the personality course (PSYS 623) or the social psychology course (SOPS 610).  

PSYS 623Theories of Personality

3
or
SOPS 610Social Psychology

3

If an undergraduate level Social Psychology course has been taken, student has the option of substituting one of the following for SOPS 610: SOPS 615; SOPS 620; SOPS 640; SOPS 660.

3 credits from:

EDPS 730Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics

3
EDPS 740Categorical Data Analysis

3
EDPS 741Applied Regression Analysis

3
EDPS 742Multivariate Statistics and Data Mining

3
EDPS 743Factor Analysis

3
EDPS 744Structural Equation Modeling

3
EDPS 746Theory of Measurement

3

6 credits of electives to be approved by director of graduate program

Electives may include 6 credits of thesis

Total Credit Hours: 36

Accelerated Master's Program (AMP)

Undergraduate students accepted to the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) most commonly take courses from the following list: PSYS 613, PSYS 616, PSYS 623, PSYS 668, PSYS 680, PSYS 681, and PSYS 697.