Social Work, M.S.W.
Learn to provide holistic solutions to social, behavioral, economic or health problems.
Nursing, M.S.N.
Provide health care and support for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities.
Psychology, M.S.
Find your career in:
Design and oversee behavior-intervention programs for clients with autism and developmental disabilities.
Lead a team of behavior technicians at an autism-services or behavioral-health agency.
Support special-education students and staff in K-12 settings.
Apply behavior analysis to workplace performance, training and safety.
Run studies and manage data in university, hospital or research-institute labs.
Coordinate clinical trials for pharmaceutical, biotech or medical-center teams.
Measure outcomes for nonprofits, health systems or government agencies.
Strong springboard to Ph.D. study in clinical, social, cognitive, developmental and related fields.
Run experiments and manage data in academic or medical neuroscience labs.
Contribute to drug-development and preclinical behavioral research.
Oversee operations and compliance of a research laboratory.
Strong springboard to Ph.D. study in neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience.
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Analyze psychology concepts and literature
Communicate psychological concepts and research
Present and interpret quantitative data in psychological research
Demonstrate technical skills and ethical decisions
Psychology, M.S. Program Overview
Our program has three concentrations, two are primarily research focused and one is research and clinically focused. Each concentration emphasizes the scientific methods and principles common to all fields of psychology. You will participate in supervised research, and a thesis is required.
- The applied behavior analysis concentration focuses on the conceptual and methodological foundations of behavior analysis and takes a data-based approach to behavioral assessment and clinical psychology. The scope of behavior analysis is wide-ranging, including work in populations with developmental disabilities, in behavioral medicine, educational settings, non-profit organizations, and many others with emphasis placed on providing evidence-based intervention services. Students also have the opportunity to work with basic researchers in the areas of behavioral pharmacology. The master's degree program in psychology with a concentration in applied behavior analysis is accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board.
- Graduates of the psychological science concentration are not eligible to practice psychology but frequently go on for doctoral study in clinical, social, neuroscience, and other areas. Some are researchers, administrators, and college-level psychology instructors.
- The neuroscience and behavior concentration prepares students for doctoral programs in neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience and related fields.
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Psychology, Ph.D.
The Department of Psychology offers a doctoral program in three concentrations: general clinical, applied behavior analysis and psychological science.