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Psychology, MS

2022-2023 Edition

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Please see PhD Psychology for further information about this program.  No students will be admitted directly into this program to pursue a master's degree.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

First-year paper Committee Master’s proposal Master’s paper Master’s presentation

Core Requirements

All graduate courses within the Department of Psychology are graded S/U. A grade of S is required in each psychology department course.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Proseminar
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
PSYC 5100
Proseminar in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 5110
Proseminar in Cognition
PSYC 5120
Proseminar in Sensation
PSYC 5130
Proseminar in Perception
PSYC 5140
Proseminar in Biology of Behavior
PSYC 5150
Proseminar in Clinical Neuroscience
PSYC 5160
Proseminar in Personality
PSYC 5170
Proseminar in Social Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
PSYC 5180
Quantitative Methods 1
PSYC 5181
Quantitative Methods 2
Additional Coursework
Choose 2 courses from the following list:6
PSYC 5100
Proseminar in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 5110
Proseminar in Cognition
PSYC 5120
Proseminar in Sensation
PSYC 5130
Proseminar in Perception
PSYC 5140
Proseminar in Biology of Behavior
PSYC 5160
Proseminar in Personality
PSYC 5170
Proseminar in Social Psychology
PSYC 7240
Seminar in Biology of Behavior
PSYC 7250
Seminar in Clinical Neuroscience
PSYC 7270
Seminar in Social Psychology
PSYC 7300
Advanced Quantitative Analysis
PSYC 7301
Research Methodologies Psychology
PSYC 7302
Ethics and Professional Issues
PSYC 8402
Special Topics in Psychology
Thesis
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:6
PSYC 7990
Thesis


Program Credit/GPA Requirements

30 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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