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Psychology (MA)
http://www.uni.edu/csbs/psych/psychology-graduate-program
334 Baker Hall
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0505
Head: Dr. Carolyn Hildebrandt, Interim Head
Phone: (319) 273-2303
E-mail: Carolyn.Hildebrandt@uni.edu
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Helen Harton
Phone: (319) 273-2235
E-mail: Helen.Harton@uni.edu
Read the UNI Catalog description:
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is required for admission to the program, except those applicants applying to the Fifth Year program in Industrial-Organization.
In addition to meeting general university admission requirements, applicants are also required to submit the following for consideration:
- a departmental application form;
- three letters of recommendation, preferably from undergraduate psychology instructors; and
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores on the general test (advanced psychology test scores required only for those applicants who were not undergraduate psychology majors). Students from UNI applying for the Fifth Year I/O emphasis do not need to submit GRE scores.
The application deadline for fullest consideration for financial aid is February 1. Offers of admission will begin in February and continue on a rolling basis until all positions in the program are filled or until early May. Applications completed by April 30 will be reviewed and given consideration, but early application is strongly encouraged.
Only graduate courses (course numbers 5000 or above) will apply to a graduate degree, even if the undergraduate course number (4999 or less) is listed. No exceptions will be made.
This major is available on the thesis option only and requires a minimum of 30-45 semester hours, depending on the emphasis chosen. A minimum of 15 semester hours of 200/6000-level course work is required.
The M.A. program in psychology consists of three traditional emphases and an individualized study option:
- clinical science, for those who wish to pursue doctoral-level study in clinical or counseling psychology or to become master’s level providers of psychological services operating in clinical settings under appropriate supervision;
- industrial-organizational emphasis, for students interested in pursuing either doctoral-level studies in industrial-organizational psychology or a career in human resources; and
- social psychology, for students wishing to pursue doctoral study in social and related areas of psychology or careers as master’s level data analysts or community college instructors.
- students may also choose an individualized study option in which they choose a program of study beyond the courses required for all students in conjunction with a faculty advisor and the graduate coordinator.
The program maintains a strong empirical, research-based orientation and seeks to: a) provide students with opportunities to develop skills in research methodology; b) gain advanced knowledge of major areas of scientific psychology; and c) obtain basic competence in skills relevant to these areas. All students are required to complete a thesis for successful completion of this program. It is expected that students in the two-year program will, except under extraordinary circumstances, have a thesis proposal approved by their advisor by the beginning of their second year of study. The program is set up so it should be completed in two full academic years and two summers. Students are strongly encouraged to finish within this time frame.
The Industrial-Organizational emphasis also includes a Fifth Year Option, available to students with a bachelor’s degree and I-O certificate from UNI. This program is designed to be finished in one year. Undergraduate seniors may register for up to six credit hours of graduate credit with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator and Department Head. See policies and procedures for Graduate Credit for Undergraduate Students. Graduate credits completed as an undergraduate count towards only the I-O emphasis master’s degree at UNI, and completing those credits does not guarantee admission to the program. Actual admission to graduate study and classification as a graduate student commences the term after the student has completed the baccalaureate.
Required for all students | ||
Psychology: | ||
Advanced Statistics | 3 | |
Readings: | ||
Readings in Psychology | 2 | |
Thesis Research: | ||
Research | 6 | |
Emphasis requirements (as listed below) | 19-34 | |
Total Hours | 30-45 | |
Clinical Science Emphasis
Requirements for all students (listed above): | 11 | |
Required for emphasis: | ||
Psychology: | ||
Research Design | 3 | |
Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment | 3 | |
Research and Practice of Psychotherapy | 3 | |
Personality Assessment | 3 | |
Psychopathology | 3 | |
Evidence Based Treatment | 3 | |
Clinical Ethics | 3 | |
Advanced Child Psychopathology and Evidence Based Treatment | 3 | |
Clinical Practicum: | ||
Clinical Practicum | 3 | |
Electives in Psychology | 3 | |
(determined in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator) | ||
The following courses are pre-approved as electives in this program: | ||
History and Systems of Psychology | ||
Drugs and Individual Behavior | ||
Sensation and Perception | ||
Introduction to Neurology | ||
Psychology of Aging | ||
Health Psychology | ||
Organizational Psychology | ||
Industrial Psychology | ||
Psychology of Human Differences | ||
Motivation and Emotion | ||
Conditioning and Learning | ||
Memory and Language | ||
Cognitive Psychology | ||
Special Topics in Social Psychology | ||
Principles of Psychometrics | ||
Psychological Anthropology | ||
Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
Graduate Practicum in Teaching Psychology | ||
Research in Psychology | ||
Evolution, Brain and Social Behavior | ||
Social and Cognitive Development | ||
Personality | ||
Advanced Social Psychology | ||
Advances and Developments in Social Psychology | ||
Readings in Psychology | ||
Seminar | ||
3 hours total from: | ||
Practicum in Teaching Psychology | ||
Research Experience in Psychology | ||
Total Hours | 41 | |
Industrial-Organizational Emphasis
Requirements for all students (listed above): | 11 | |
Required for emphasis: | ||
Psychology: | ||
Principles of Psychometrics | 3 | |
Industrial Psychology | 3 | |
Organizational Psychology | 3 | |
Organizational Consulting and Change Management | 2 | |
Training and Instructional Design | 3 | |
Recruitment and Selection | 3 | |
Performance Appraisal | 3 | |
Advanced Social Psychology | 3 | |
Practicum in I/O Psychology: | ||
Practicum in Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 2 | |
Electives in Psychology | 3 | |
(determined in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator) | ||
Total Hours | 39 | |
Industrial-Organizational 5th Year Emphasis
Requirements for all students (listed above): | 11 | |
Required for emphasis: | ||
Psychology: | ||
Principles of Psychometrics | 3 | |
Organizational Consulting and Change Management | 2 | |
Training and Instructional Design | 3 | |
Recruitment and Selection | 3 | |
Performance Appraisal | 3 | |
Advanced Social Psychology | 3 | |
Practicum in I/O Psychology: | ||
Practicum in Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 2 | |
Total Hours | 30 | |
Social Psychology Emphasis
Required for all students (listed above): | 11 | |
Required for emphasis: | ||
Psychology: | ||
Principles of Psychometrics | 3 | |
Special Topics in Social Psychology | 3 | |
Research Design | 3 | |
Evolution, Brain and Social Behavior | 3 | |
Social and Cognitive Development | 3 | |
Personality | 3 | |
Advanced Social Psychology | 3 | |
Psychology: | ||
Research in Psychology | 6 | |
Psychology: | ||
Advances and Developments in Social Psychology (1 hr. each of 4 semesters for a total of 4 hrs) | 4 | |
Electives in Psychology | 3 | |
(determined in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator) | ||
The following courses are pre-approved as electives in this program: | ||
History and Systems of Psychology | ||
Drugs and Individual Behavior | ||
Sensation and Perception | ||
Introduction to Neurology | ||
Psychology of Aging | ||
Health Psychology | ||
Organizational Psychology | ||
Industrial Psychology | ||
Psychology of Human Differences | ||
Motivation and Emotion | ||
Conditioning and Learning | ||
Memory and Language | ||
Cognitive Psychology | ||
Psychological Anthropology | ||
Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
Graduate Practicum in Teaching Psychology | ||
Readings in Psychology | ||
Seminar | ||
Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment | ||
Psychopathology | ||
Advanced Child Psychopathology and Evidence Based Treatment | ||
3 hours total from: | ||
Practicum in Teaching Psychology | ||
Research Experience in Psychology | ||
Total Hours | 45 | |
Individualized Study Emphasis
Required of all students (listed above): | 11 | |
Required for emphasis: (hours determined in consultation with the faculty advisor and Graduate Coordinator) | 30 | |
The following courses are pre-approved for this program: | ||
History and Systems of Psychology | ||
Drugs and Individual Behavior | ||
Sensation and Perception | ||
Introduction to Neurology | ||
Psychology of Aging | ||
Health Psychology | ||
Organizational Psychology | ||
Industrial Psychology | ||
Psychology of Human Differences | ||
Motivation and Emotion | ||
Conditioning and Learning | ||
Memory and Language | ||
Cognitive Psychology | ||
Special Topics in Social Psychology | ||
Principles of Psychometrics | ||
Psychological Anthropology | ||
Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
Research Design | ||
Graduate Practicum in Teaching Psychology | ||
Research in Psychology | ||
Evolution, Brain and Social Behavior | ||
Social and Cognitive Development | ||
Personality | ||
Advanced Social Psychology | ||
Advances and Developments in Social Psychology | ||
Readings in Psychology | ||
Seminar | ||
Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment | ||
Psychopathology | ||
Advanced Child Psychopathology and Evidence Based Treatment | ||
3 hours total from: | ||
Practicum in Teaching Psychology | ||
Research Experience in Psychology | ||
Total Hours | 41 | |