The M.A. In psychology provides students with the study of human behavior. Graduate training in psychology entails in-depth exploration and understanding of the core foundations of the biological bases of behavior, the social bases of behavior, the acquired bases of behavior, and the individual bases of behavior.Cognitive learning center as a scientific discipline, the study of psychology also requires competence in research methodology, statistics, and critical thinking. Psychology is an applied discipline, with applications in clinical health and mental health settings, business settings, and educational settings.Cognitive learning center students completing a master’s degree in psychology will be prepared to pursue a wide range of careers at the master’s level or to pursue advanced training at the doctoral level.Cognitive learning center there are several areas of concentration in the master’s program: applied experimental, counseling-licensed mental health counselor, and industrial-organizational.Cognitive learning center students seeking to complete the M.A. Degree in psychology must meet the general university requirements, the department of psychology graduate core requirements, and the specialized requirements of the student’s chosen area of concentration.Cognitive learning center the student also has the option of fulfilling requirements for a certificate in health psychology in addition to the requirements for the master’s degree.Cognitive learning center admission requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in psychology (preferably) or a bachelor’s degree with the completion of at least general/introductory psychology, psychology research methods sequence, three semester hours of statistics, and a psychology course in the area of intended master’s emphasis.Cognitive learning center any of these requirements may be waived if the student demonstrates competence in the area. Although a student may be admitted with deficiencies, the requirements must be fulfilled before the student is admitted to any 6000-level course.Cognitive learning center in addition, certain graduate courses have specific undergraduate prerequisites.

Graduate students should develop their degree plans with their advisors during the first semester of graduate work.Cognitive learning center all students must complete university requirements and a planned degree program (36 sh for applied experimental psychology specialization, 42 sh for industrial-organizational psychology specialization, 60 sh for the counseling-licensed mental health counselor specialization) with at least a 3.0 GPA and with these stipulations:

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In order to switch tracks, students must meet with the program coordinator of both tracks. Students must also submit a new letter of intent describing their career goals and how the track will help them in their pursuit of these goals.Cognitive learning center students will be re-evaluated for the new track based on their current class performance and new letter of intent. Students who receive approval to switch tracks must meet with an advisor from the new track to review degree requirements.Cognitive learning center students may apply for a track change only once. Psychology graduate core (18 sh)

Consistent with the university's continuous enrollment policy for thesis students, students registered for thesis, supervised research (terp) or internship must be continuously enrolled at UWF (not including summer) after they have registered for their first capstone credit hour.Cognitive learning center A student may satisfy the intent of continuous registration by registering for thesis credits, supervised research, internship, or graduate coursework.Cognitive learning center students who fail to do so will receive a warning letter from the department of psychology chair suggesting that they may be removed from the program or required to start their capstone project over.Cognitive learning center

Once a student has registered for six hours of thesis, supervised research (terp), or internship, that student must show continued satisfactory progress.Cognitive learning center after the first semester (following the completion of six hours) students are enrolled, any students who fail to make satisfactory progress will receive a warning from their advisor stating that they must show satisfactory progress in the next semester or potentially be removed from the program.Cognitive learning center these students must also meet with their committee to discuss how they plan to complete the project if allowed to remain in the program. Following a second semester in which students fail to make progress, a letter will be sent to those students by the department of psychology chair.Cognitive learning center this letter will detail the milestones that MUST be met by the end of that semester. If the student fails to meet the milestones (as judged by the student's committee) after the third semester, then those students will receive the grade of "U" and will not be permitted to continue in the program.Cognitive learning center students may petition for a waiver under extraordinary circumstances such as health issues or other life crisis.

The supervised research integrative experience is the terminal research project (terp).Cognitive learning center this can be accomplished by students completing 6 sh of PSY 6917 supervised research. This option allows students to design and complete an independent empirical study under the supervision of a two member faculty supervisory committee with the committee head being a tenure track faculty member from the department of psychology.Cognitive learning center the terminal experience for students who choose this option will consist of three elements:

The applied experimental specialization is designed for those students who wish to do graduate work with a focus on research and its application in areas of psychology such as biological psychology, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, experimental psychology, health psychology, or human factors psychology.Cognitive learning center graduates from the applied experimental specialization are expected to matriculate into doctoral programs at major universities or find employment in community college teaching, research centers, public agencies, or industry.Cognitive learning center

The 36 sh curriculum provides coverage of the basic content areas of psychology (e.G., biological, cognitive, developmental, social), the research tools of psychology (e.G., research design, statistics), and in the student’s field of interest through electives, independent study, supervised research, and the thesis for terminal research project.Cognitive learning center examples of areas of possible student specialization include behavior modification, biological psychology, cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, health psychology, human factors, sensation and perception, social psychology, and family science.Cognitive learning center

The licensed mental health counselor option is a 60 sh program with requirements comparable to the requirements established by the florida state board for licensure as a mental health counselor.Cognitive learning center attainment of the degree does not entail conferral of the license, which is governed by the state licensing board. This degree option focuses on meeting current licensure requirements, preparing the graduate for a career as a licensed mental health counselor, and requires completion of specialty coursework and a total of 1000 hours (9 sh) of practicum/internship field placement in a mental health setting.Cognitive learning center upon graduation from the licensure option, the individual should be in a position to qualify to register with the state licensing board as an intern and to obtain the two year post-degree supervised experience required by the board for licensure.Cognitive learning center

In addition to the 18 hours of core requirements (research design, graduate statistics, four bases of behavior - counseling students take PCO 6216 theories of individual counseling to meet individual bases of behavior portion of the core and PCO6278 multicultural counseling to meet the social bases of behavior portion of the core), licensed mental heath counseling students must complete the following: concentration (15 sh) PCO 6315

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The 42 sh industrial-organizational (I/O) concentration combines traditional personnel psychology (selection, performance appraisal, test construction and validation, fair employment practices, and legal issues) with the more interpersonal emphasis of organizational psychology (motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, interpersonal communication, organizational diagnosis, and change).Cognitive learning center the curriculum meets the needs of students who plan to be employed at the master’s level in organizational settings as well as those who wish to pursue a doctoral program in a related field at another university.Cognitive learning center

In addition to the 24 hours of core requirements (research design, graduate statistics, four bases of behavior - I/O students take EXP5256 human factors to meet the biological bases portion of the core, SOP6669 advanced organizational psychology to meet the social bases portion of the core, INP6325 training and development to meet the acquired bases portion of the core, and INP6216 personnel selection and appraisal to meet individual bases of behavior portion of the core, and capstone), I/O students must complete the following: concentration (9 sh) INP 5131