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MA in Psychology Program Tracks

MA in Psychology - Experimental Specialization
MA in Psychology - Industrial-Organizational Specialization
MA in Psychology - School Psychology Specialization (Provisional Certificate)

The Psychology Department also offers:

MA in Mental Health Counseling - NYS License Qualifying

MA in Psychology - School Psychology Specialization (Provisional Certificate)

Required Core Courses:

PSY	602	Proseminar in Personality and Social Psychology
PSY	603	Experimental Research Methods in Cognition
PSY	605	Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
PSY	607	Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology
PSY	622	Advanced Life-Span Development
Total 15 Credits

Required School Psychology Provisional Certificate Program Courses:

PSY	611	Physiological Basis of Behavior
PSY	613	Psychopathology
PSY	614	Counseling Theory and Practice
PSY	615	Basic Interviewing and Counseling Practices
PSY	616	The Psychology of Exceptional Individuals .
PSY	620	Dynamics of Group Processes
PSY	627	Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
PSY	634	Cognition and Learning
PSY	636	Intellectual Assessment
PSY	637	Intellectual and Educational Assessment
PSY	638	Personality Assessment
PSY	650	Practicum in School Psychology (1 credit).
PSY	652	School Consultation
PSY	667	Internship in School Psychology
PSY	662	Internship in School Psychology II
Total 43 Credits

Required Course from the Education Department

EDU	655	Language and Literacy Development in Young Readers & Writers
Total 3 Credits

Required Thesis or Literature Review Seminar:
A minimum of 30 credits must be completed before departmental permission is granted to choose one of the following:

PSY	681	Thesis Supervision
Or
PSY	683	Literature Review Paper Seminar
Total 3 Credits

Additional Requirements:
- Child Abuse Identification Workshop (0 credits).
- SAVE Workshop (0 credits).
- Passing grade on the Comprehensive Exam
- Passing grade on the Praxis II Exam

Total credits required for the School Psychology Specialization = 64 credits.

Courses taken as part of an undergraduate degree cannot be credited toward a Provisional School Psychologist certification program.

The permanent School Psychologist Certification requres 2 years of experience in a pupil personnel service position.

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MA in Psychology - Industrial-Organizational Specialization

Required Core Courses:

PSY	602	Proseminar in Personality and Social Psychology
PSY	605	Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
PSY	607	Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology
PSY	622	Advanced Life-Span Development
Total 12 Credits

Required Industrial-Organizational Specialization Courses:

PSY	610	Psychological Application of Multivariate Designs.
PSY	620	Dynamics of Group Processes
PSY	638	Personality Assessment
PSY	645	Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
PSY	649	Personnel Psychology
PSY	651	Work Performance Prediction and Assessment
PSY	660	Practicum in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Total 21 Credits

Required Industrial-Organizational Elective Courses:
Choose any two courses from the following:

PSY	608	Quasi-Experimental Design and Non-Experimental Research Designs
PSY	612	Advanced Experimental Research Methods in Sensation and Perception.
PSY	615	Basic Interviewing and Counseling Practices
PSY	617	Health Psychology
PSY	618	Understanding and Treatment of Addictive Behaviors .
PSY	623	Stress: Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Components
HRM	640	Compensation Management
HRM	650	Training and Development
Total 6 Credits

Required Thesis or Literature Review Seminar:
A minimum of 30 credits must be completed before departmental permission is granted to choose on of the following...

PSY	681	Thesis Supervision (3 credits).
Or
PSY	683	Literature Review Paper Seminar (3 credits).
Total 3 Credits.

Total credits required for Industrial-Organization Specialization = 42.

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MA in Psychology - Experimental Specialization

Required Core Courses:

PSY	602	Proseminar in Personality and Social Psychology
PSY	603	Experimental Research Methods in Cognition
PSY	605	Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
PSY	607	Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology
PSY	622	Advanced Life-Span Development
Total 15 credits

Required Thesis or Literature Review Seminar:
A minimum of 30 credits must be completed before departmental permission is granted to choose one of the following:

PSY	681	Thesis Supervision
Or
PSY	683	Literature Review Paper Seminar
Total 3 Credits

Required Experimental Specialization Courses:

PSY	608	Quasi-Experimental and Non-Experimental Research
PSY	610	Psychological Applications of Multivariate Statistics
PSY	611	Physiological Basis of Behavior
PSY	612	Advanced Experimental Research Methods in Sensation and Perception
Total 12 Credits

Required Experimental Specialization Elective Courses:
Choose five courses (15 credits) from the following:

PSY	613	Psychopathology
PSY	615	Basic Interviewing and Counseling Practices
PSY	623	Stress: Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Components
PSY	626	Community Psychology and Traumatology
PSY	627	Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
PSY	629	Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice
PSY	634	Cognition and Learning
PSY	636	Intellectual Assessment
PSY	637	Intellectual and Educational Assessment
Total 15 Credits

Total credits for Experimental Specialization = 45.

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MA in Psychology - Mental Health Counseling

Required Core Courses:

PSY	602	Proseminar in Personality and Social Psychology
PSY	603	Experimental Research Methods in Cognition
PSY	605	Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
PSY	607	Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology
PSY	622	Advanced Life-Span Development
Total 15 Credits

Required Mental Health Counseling Courses:

PSY	613	Psychopathology
PSY	614	Counseling theory and Practice
PSY	615	Basic Interviewing and Counseling Practices
PSY	620	Dynamics of Group Processes
PSY	637	Intellectual and Educational Assessment
PSY	638	Personality Assessment
Total 18 Credits

Required Thesis or Literature Review Seminar:
A minimum of 30 credits must be completed before departmental permission is granted to choose one of the following:

PSY	681	Thesis Supervision
Or
PSY	683	Literature Review Paper Seminar
Total 3 Credits

Required Placement (3-6 credits):
Ordinarily, the student must complete 30 credits before departmental permission is granted to choose one or two of the following:

PSY	640	Practicum in Community/Health Psychology
PSY	642	Internship in Mental Heath: Community/Clinical
PSY	643	Internship in Mental Heath: Community/Clinical
Total 3 to 6 Credits

Required Mental Health Counseling Elective Courses:
Choose six or seven courses (depending on internship credits completed) from the following:

PSY	612	Advanced Experimental Research Methods in Sensation and Perception
PSY	616	The Psychology of Exceptional Individuals
PSY	617	Health Psychology
PSY	618	Understanding and Treatment of Addictive Behaviors
PSY	623	Stress: Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Components
PSY	626	Community Psychology and Traumatology
PSY	627	Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
PSY	629	Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice
PSY	631	Psychological Aspects of Sexual Health
PSY	632	Sports Psychology
PSY	636	Intellectual AssessmentI
Total 18 to 21 Credits

Total credits required for the Mental Health Counseling = 60.

As a condition of licensure, all candidates for the MA in Mental Health Counseling must complete at least two clock hours of training in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.