Psychology

Adelphi’s Master of Arts in Psychology program is designed to serves three broad groups: students who wish to acquire knowledge in psychology to advance an already established career path; students who have an interest in future doctoral level training, but who need additional preparation to apply competitively for such a program; and students who have a general interest in learning more about psychology and human behavior.

Why should I enroll?

• You can gain broad-based preparation for a range of careers in research, healthcare, business and law, or to prepare for doctoral study.
• Your career opportunities include:
  • Research in behavioral sciences
  • Clinical care coordination
  • Case management
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Behavioral health administration
  • Human resource management
• Graduates have also been admitted to law school and doctoral-level psychology, social work and mental health counseling programs.
• You can concentrate in key job market areas, including human resource management and substance abuse counseling (CASAC-T).
• You can focus on electives in forensic psychology.
• All classes are conveniently offered during the evening.

The 36-credit traditional graduate-level training program promotes a strong foundation in the science and practice of psychology. Courses include Psychopathology, Developmental Psychology, Research Methods, Statistics and an option to study Cognition or Contemporary Theory and Thesis Seminar. You will find an overarching psychodynamic orientation with strong contributions from cognitive, behavioral and evidenced-based models. The goal of the program is to provide a strong knowledge base in psychological theory, research and clinical applications in preparation for additional training at the doctoral or other professional level, advancement in a current work setting or both.

Required Courses:

(15 credits)

• MPS (0502) 603 - Personality, Psychopathology Diagnosis Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 606 - Research Design Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 607 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 609 - Consciousness and Cognition: Theories of the Mind Credits: 3.00 or
• MPS (0502) 612 - Contemporary Views of Psychoanalytic Theory Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 656 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credits: 3.00

Electives:

(21 credits)

In addition to the five required core courses, the M.A. in General Psychology program provides students with the opportunity to choose seven electives (21 credits) from a variety of courses. Below is a sample list of electives which all have a clinical focus. The subspecialty electives, in Forensic Psychology, have been identified with an asterisk *

• MPS (0502) 520 - Eating Disorders Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 602 - Advanced Theory of Personality Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 605 - Social Psychology Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 609 - Consciousness and Cognition: Theories of the Mind Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 611 - Psychology of Groups, Families and Couples Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 612 - Contemporary Views of Psychoanalytic Theory Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 615 - The Psychology of Addictions Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 616 - Personality Disorders: Disorders of the Self Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 618 - Trauma Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 621 - Psychology and the Movies Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 623 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00 Current Issues in Behavioral Health
• MPS (0502) 627 - Clinical Interventions Workshop Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 628 - Behavior Disorders of Childhood Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 636 - Assessment and Evaluation of Substance Abuse Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 637 - Ethics and Professional Issues in Counseling Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 638 - Theories and Practice of Substance Abuse Counseling Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 639 - Advanced Topics in Substance Abuse Counseling Credits: 3.00
• MPS (0502) 666 - The Criminal Mind Credits: 3.00 

Admissions requirements include:

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Two letters of recommendation
• A personal essay
• Transcripts from all previously attended schools
• Prerequisite courses: General Psychology and one additional elective (for example: Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Social Psychology or Developmental Psychology)
• General GRE scores are recommended but not required.