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MA Psychology
Requirements
In the MA in psychology program students can tailor their goals and program plans to meet their individual needs and interests. Diversity in approaches to program planning and course selection allows students to focus on a selected topic area or concentration, select courses from multiple areas for a broad base of knowledge, or select a specific group of personally and professionally meaningful courses to address a particular interest.
| Requirements | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Colloquium (Continuous throughout Program) | 1 | |
| RES 1026 | Information Competency and Library Use | 1 |
| RES 1025 | Understanding Research | 3 |
| Ethics (One from: IHS 4070, HTP 6060, HS 6140, ORG 7045) | 3 | |
| Required Content Area Course | ||
| PSY 2001 | Advanced General Psychology I | 3 |
| Electives | 14-17 | |
| * Can include transfer credits up to 12 | 3 | |
| * Can include non-degree certificate transfer credits up to 9 | ||
| * Can include non-degree transfer credits up to 6 | ||
| * Can include credits from RCs, 1 per/RC | ||
| RES 9200 | Master's Project | 3 |
| - or - | ||
| RES 9400 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Total | 31-34 | |
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