The goal of the Master 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 642 | Analysis of Variance | 3 |
| PSYS 613 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYS 616 | Perception and Cognition | 3 |
| PSYS 668 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYS 680 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYS 681 | Applied Methods in Advanced Psychological Research | 3 |
| PSYS 590 | Professional Development Colloquium | 1 |
| PSYS 692 | Professional Development Capstone | 2 |
| PSYS 697 | Diversity Issues in Psychological Research | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
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 623 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
| or | |
| SOPS 610 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
3 credits from:
| EDPS 730 | Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics | 3 |
| EDPS 740 | Categorical Data Analysis | 3 |
| EDPS 741 | Applied Regression Analysis | 3 |
| EDPS 742 | Multivariate Statistics and Data Mining | 3 |
| EDPS 743 | Factor Analysis | 3 |
| EDPS 744 | Structural Equation Modeling | 3 |
| EDPS 746 | Theory of Measurement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Electives, 6 credits
A minimum of 6 credits in electives are required. These electives can include 600-level courses in Psych Science (PSYS), Educational (EDPS), Social (SOPS), and Counseling Psych (CPSY) or as approved by the program director. Electives may also include 6 credits of Thesis (THES).
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.