The Graduate School

Psychology, M.A.

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.

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. 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.

Psychology Specializations

The University of West Florida's Psychology Master's Program is divided into four specializations:

Counseling
Counseling (LMHC)
General Psychology
Industrial/Organizational

Health Psychology Certificate

Students also have the option of fulfilling requirements for a certificate in Health Psychology, in addition to the requirements for the master's degree.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the University graduate admission requirements described in the Graduate Admissions section of the catalog, the department bases decisions for regular admission on a holistic review of credentials in which the criteria listed in the admission checklist (see right-side column) are used to assess the potential success of each applicant.

Psychology Application Deadlines

Summer: February 1st	Fall: February 1st

University Application Deadlines

Summer: Mar. 1st* | Fall: June 1st* | Spring: Oct. 1st*

* Certain graduate programs have earlier application deadlines. Check with the graduate department for departmental specific deadlines.