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The Master of Science Degree Program in General Psychology is designed for the student who wishes to pursue an advanced degree (at the specialist of doctoral level) or a career in community college teaching. The M.S. Degree in General Psychology is not a practitioner degree. Students pursuing this degree are not eligible to enroll in practicum or internship, and are not qualified upon degree completion for any type of licensure, certification, or professional credentialing. Most students who complete this degree subsequently apply to the Ed.S. Degree Program in School Psychology or to a Ph.D. Program. A number of graduates have also been employed as community college psychology faculty.
REQUIRED CORE
Research
PSYCH 890 Research and Thesis (for students in thesis option only) (3 sem. hrs.)
PSYCH 891 Methods of Research in Psychology and Counseling (3 sem. hrs.)
Learning
PSYCH 830 Psychology of Learning (3 sem. hrs.)
Measurement
PSYCH 722 Fundamentals of Tests and Measurement (3 sem. hrs.)
History
PSYCH 761 History and Systems of Psychology (3 sem. hrs.)
Biological Bases of Behavior
PSYCH 724 Physiological Psychology (3 sem. hrs.)
Applications of Psychology
Choose one of the following:
PSYCH 685 Psychology of Personality or
PSYCH 741 Behavior Modification or
PSYCH 756 Social Psychology or
PSYCH 759 Advanced Developmental Psychology (3 sem. hrs.)
ELECTIVES
A minimum of 12 hours of graduate coursework, chosen in consultation
with the student's graduate advisor to complement and reinforce the
student's intended area of reserch or advanced graduate study. (12 sem. hrs.)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 33
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Last updated 2/28/01