Master of Arts in Psychology (M.A.)
Students in the Master of Arts in Psychology program complete required core courses and research components. Core courses include advanced work in the areas of human development, personality, abnormal psychology, cognitive and/or social psychology, assessment, and research methods, design and analysis, thus giving graduates a breadth of knowledge of psychological principles. The Master of Arts in Psychology requires a total of 36 semester hours of graduate credit.
Program Requirements 36 SH
Required Core Courses 15 SH
All students in the Master of Arts in Psychology program are required to complete the following advanced psychology courses. These courses plus one additional elective in psychology comprise the Graduate Certificate in Psychology, the core on which all four specialties are based.
| LAP501 |
Introduction to Psychological Assessment |
3 |
| LAP505 |
Advanced Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
| LAP506 |
Advanced Human Development |
3 |
| LAP509 |
Advanced Social Psychology OR |
3 |
| LAP510 |
Advanced Theories of Personality |
3 |
Required Professional Development 13 SH
| LAP520 |
Biological Bases of Behavior |
3 |
| LAP507 |
Theories of Cognitive Psychology |
3 |
| LAP526 |
Psychology of Organizational Leadership |
3 |
| LAP547 |
Substance Abuse |
2 |
| LAP599 |
Ethics and Legal Issues in Psychology |
2 |
Required Research Components 8 SH
All students are required to complete courses in statistics and/or research design, research methods, and a thesis or comprehensive exam. Courses to
be used to meet the research requirement are as follows:
| LAP517 |
Psychological Statistics - Design and Analysis |
2-3 |
| INT512A |
Reasearch Design and Methodology |
3 |
| LAP599 |
Thesis OR |
3 |
| LAP598 |
Comprehensive Examination Seminar |
3 |
