M.S. in Applied Psychology

Immerse yourself in the exciting, intriguing field of psychology, helping individuals or organizations overcome problems and pursue healthy lives.

How the program works:

You can choose from one of two tracks in this 42- to 48-credit Master of Science program:

• Counseling Psychology Track

  While completing all of the coursework required for the National Certified Counselor credential, you'll explore:

  • counseling theory and skills
  • advanced treatment methods
  • assessment
  • psychopathology and diagnosis
  • career development and more.

  This includes the eight content areas tested in the National Counselor Exam, which is required for licensure as a clinical professional counselor throughout the United States. While in this program, you'll also begin accumulating the hours of supervised psychotherapy experience required by the state of Maryland to become a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC).

  This track is ideally paired with UB's post-master's Certificate in Professional Counseling Studies , which allows you to build upon your M.S. degree to complete the 60 credits of graduate study necessary to become a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland and throughout the United States.

  Our students have a nearly perfect (98 percent) first-time pass record on the National Counselor Exam.

• Industrial and Organizational Psychology Track

  Learn more about the Industrial and Organizational Psychology track.
  
  You'll focus on preparing yourself to facilitate effective leadership within organizations and to help those same organizations hire, train and motivate employees.

  This track prepares you for jobs:

  • with management and personnel consulting firms such as Deloitte and PDRI
  • with federal and state agencies such as the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Maryland Transit Administration
  • and in human resources with businesses such as GEICO and Bristol-Myers Squib.

  You'll earn a master's degree that meets Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology guidelines.

Your professors:

Faculty members in our graduate program in applied psychology are experts in counseling and psychotherapy, psychological assessment, social psychology, career assessment and research, and personnel and organizational behavior.

Helping pay for your degree:

• To help you learn while putting your skills into practice, and to offset the cost of your education, competitive, merit-based graduate research assistantships provide full tuition and a stipend. Learn more.
• Primarily for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Track students, the Schaefer Center for Public Policy offers selective fellowships for full-time students to work on the center's applied research projects. In addition, there are opportunities for students to work as student assistants or as research assistants on various center projects. Deadlines are April 15 (for the fall semester) and Oct. 15 (for the spring semester).

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Classes are offered evenings, and some courses are offered in the summer for continuing students.