
Program Requirements
A total of 36 semester hours is required for completion of the Master of Arts in General Psychology. Requirements are listed below.
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Core Requirements
All psychology graduate students are required to take the following core courses:
- PSY 501: Experimental Design and Statistics I
- PSY 502: Experimental Design and Statistics II
- PSY 510: History & Systems
- PSY 599: Thesis
General Psychology Requirements
- PSY 573: Developmental Psychology
- PSY 522: Advanced Cognitive Processes
- PSY 585: Experimental Social Psychology
- Three additional courses in the core areas of psychology. In recent semesters these have included Perception, Cognitive Neuroscience, Forensic Psychology, Interpersonal Processes, and Questionnaire Design
Electives
- Six semester hours, some of which may be from other departments of the University, selected in consultation with the advisor