M.S. in Psychology

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology – Addictions will prepare you to apply principles of psychology while assessing addictive disorders and constructing treatment plans and faith-based interventions.

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology – Cyberpsychology will help you understand online interactions by examining how people engage in cyberspace, so you can develop strategies that improve human-technology interactions in social, interpersonal and organizational settings.

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology – Doctoral Preparation will teach you training and treatment techniques from a multicultural focus while presenting you with the opportunity to conduct, write and successfully defend a thesis in psychology.

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology – Industrial-Organizational Psychology will expand your understanding of employee conduct and attitudes and equip you to make a positive difference on productivity, hiring, morale, and more.

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology – Leadership Coaching will teach you how to build coach-client relationships, design coaching interventions and develop client-generated goals, so you can help people advance personally and professionally.

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology – Marriage & Family will equip you with principles that help build healthy relationships and improve family units while you expand your understanding of behavioral healthcare and selected issues associated with marriage counseling.

Historical development, current state, and emerging trends of psychology both as a profession and scientific discipline. An orientation is provided to the program to graduate study in the field, and to ethics in psychology. The integration of Christianity and contemporary psychology will be examined.

Statistical methods and their application to psychological research. Surveys the collection, organization and analysis of data utilizing hypothesis testing. Evaluates various frequency distributions and measures of central tendency. An emphasis will be placed on the application of correlational and one-way ANOVA techniques.

Continued graduate instruction in statistical methods and their application to psychological research with a particular emphasis on Multivariate ANOVA techniques. Prerequisite: GPSY 510.

Surveys the range of research methods utilized in contemporary psychology with a primary emphasis on quantitative research including both experimental and non-experimental designs.

Reviews the biological determinants and influences on psychological functioning with a focus on the structure and function of the central nervous system.

Major theories, issues, data and research methodologies in social psychology. Current research literature on social perception, prejudice, helping behavior, and social conformity.

Affective neuroscience, cognitive psychology and motivational psychology. Attention and perception, consciousness, thinking and reasoning, memory, language, and motivational factors in human and animal functioning.

Human growth and development across the life span. Particular emphasis on the physical, social, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual growth of the individual with a review of current research.

The integration of Psychology and Christianity. The history of the integration project, various models of integration in science and applied psychology, and emerging trends in light of classic and current scholarly contributions to the area.