Many individuals choose to gain broad knowledge in all areas of psychology rather than specializing in one particular area such as school psychology, or forensic psychology. Rather, psychology “generalists” study many aspects of human behavior and mental processes—such as emotion, cognition, decision making, consumer behavior, culture, personality development, social relationships, group dynamics, and normal vs. abnormal behavior.

The applications for psychology are seemingly limitless and psychology experts find work in many different arenas, including human resources, public relations, advertising, market research, sales, direct care at nonprofit agencies, and management.

M.A. in Psychology

• Offered Online and in Grayslake, Illinois
  
• Grayslake program is offered in a unique format in which students take a combination of online courses and intensive weekend classes.
• Completed in less than two years part time or 11 months accelerated.
• Equips graduates with a broad, foundational knowledge of psychology as well as a specific concentration to support each student’s career focus
• Coursework consists of 18 credit hours in foundational psychology, six credit hours in an applied research project, and the remaining 12 credit hours taken within one of the following concentrations:
  • Child and Adolescent Psychology
    
  • International Psychology
    
  • Gerontology
    
  • Psychology Generalist
    
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Sport-Exercise
    
• Program is distinctive in that it applies learning directly to the workplace, using assessment, projects, and other measures to ensure practical, application-based learning.
• Students complete an Applied Research Project, applying program learning to an authentic workplace situation.
• Online program includes a synchronous “virtual residency” component—a one or two-hour session (each term) in which all students are expected to be online simultaneously

Our Psychology Specialization Certificates

• Offered Online
• Completed in as little as five months.
• Flexible format convenient for working professionals.
• Nine-credit-hour certificates provide students with a firm foundation and marketable expertise in any of the following areas:
  • Organizational Effectiveness
    
  • Consumer Psychology
    
  • Child and Adolescent Psychology
    
  • Workplace Diversity
    
  • Leadership for Healthcare Professionals.
    

Psychology Specialization Certificates are available in:

• Child and Adolescent Psychology
• Post-Masters BCBA
• Applied Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Applied Forensic Psychology Services