Master of Science in Psychology

Master of Science in Psychology Overview
Our online master’s degree in psychology offers you an opportunity to blend the rich, academic tradition of psychology with the contemporary applications of science while allowing you to focus your studies in one of five concentrations: applied behavior analysis, addictions, forensic psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, or general psychology.
This program emphasizes practical application so that you gain the tangible skills necessary to make a difference helping others, empowering people, and driving change. The master’s in psychology online program is designed to help you with the following:

• Understand how contemporary theories relate to real-world situations faced in various psychology professions.
• Evaluate and apply general psychological theories and concepts, as well as theories from your selected area of concentration, to various client-based situations within the field of psychology.
• Apply theoretical and conceptual foundations of psychology as they relate to your area of concentration to arrive at evidence-based professional practice strategies.
• Apply ethical, legal, individual, and sociocultural standards and guidelines set forth within your area of concentration and the field of psychology.

Before graduation, you have the choice of completing a thesis or passing a comprehensive exam.