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Graduate Study in Psychology
The following is a short summary of the MA program. Please use the navigational links on the left to learn about other aspects of the program.
MA Program in General Psychology - 30 credits. Students are exposed to the various aspects of psychology, but may focus their courses, independent study, and thesis research in one of the three content areas described below:
- Applied and evaluative psychology - Faculty research interests include topics in personality, psychopathology, theories of therapeutic methods, group dynamics, biofeedback, health and gender, stress and stress management, substance use, tests and measurements. The department does not offer supervision in counseling or therapy.
- Social, cognitive, and developmental psychology - Faculty research interests include multicultural issues, cognitive and linguistic development, discursive social psychology, gender and cognition, attitudes, political psychology, psycholinguistics, decision-making, memory function in different populations.
- Biopsychology and comparative psychology - Faculty research interests include hormonal influences on and neural control of avian, mammalian, and fish behaviors; mechanisms of drug abuse; developmental neuroscience; color vision; animal learning, orientation and communication. Students interested in comparative psychology and animal behavior may elect to complete a concentration in the area (see below).
MA Program with Concentration in Animal Behavior & Conservation (ABC) - 36 credits. Students who elect the ABC concentration complete the courses required of all MA students as well as a thesis and courses required for the Advanced Certificate in Animal Behavior and Conservation. The Certificate is a post-baccalaureate program registered in the State of New York. It is open to MA as well as non-degree students. Follow this link for the description of the ABC Concentration and the Certificate Program.
