M.A. in Experimental Psychology
Program Overview
The MA Experimental Psychology degree consists of 39 hours of coursework and can be completed in 2 years. This MA program is an experimentally oriented graduate program that provides broad training across the foundational fields of psychology, such as learning, cognition, physiology, social and developmental psychology. The program offers a thesis concentration and a pedagogy/teaching concentration. Traditional face-to-face courses with occasional online are offered at the main campus and intermittently at the Woodlands Center.
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Program Curriculum
Coursework focuses on the core scientific subdisciplines in the broader field of psychology, including:
Graduate Seminar in Experimental Psychology
Advanced Social Psychology
Advanced Cognitive Psychology
Advanced Physiological Psychology
Advanced Learning
Advanced Developmental Psychology
Advanced Statistics
Advanced Statistics II
Experimental Design
The curriculum also includes two graduate electives (6 hours) and two courses in a concentration (6 hours), which can be selected from thesis or pedagogy/teaching options.
What can I do with a Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology:
Graduates can pursue further doctoral studies in psychology, teach psychology courses in college, or seek research/analyst positions in the public or private sector. This program does not prepare students to conduct psychotherapy or psychological assessment
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