Master's Programs

Program Offerings

Our Psychological Sciences graduate programs are designed for students wishing to pursue the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees and continue on to university-level teaching and research, or to work in applied settings that require these degrees. Program flexibility and unprecedented collaborative opportunities result in our students' successful post-graduate placements and continued career achievements.

Our doctoral program is unique in that our faculty, together with our graduate students, work in Research Interest Groups (RIGs) allowing for tailor-made programs based on shared research interests. This collaborative environment encourages easy mentor/student interactions which our students continue to enjoy even after graduation. Students engage in interdisciplinary coursework and participate in research opportunities through collaborative links with nearby world-renowned medical institutions in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and NASA.

Separate from our doctoral program, we also offer two different professional Master’s degrees as described below.

Professional Master's Programs

Master of Arts in Human-Computer Interaction & Human Factors

This 2-year full-time program will expand students’ knowledge of critical concepts and methods in psychology, and how to apply those concepts to real-world problems. Graduates of the program will be well-positioned to lead human factors and human-computer interaction efforts across a broad range of industries, including IT/telecommunications, health care, defense, e-commerce, and energy.

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Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

This 2-year full-time program offers students graduate-level training in an applied area of psychology for which there is a very high demand. Students are provided with scientific and practical knowledge about the nature of the psychology of work and the workplace, the future of work, and a deep set of methodological and statistical skills. Graduates of the program will be well positioned to work in a wide variety of corporate, nonprofit, and government settings, on projects ranging from medical safety to the promotion of inclusive cultures (and prevention of harassing ones).

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**We DO NOT offer Master’s degrees except as a step en route to the doctoral degree, or for students enrolled in our professional Master’s programs in Human-Computer Interaction & Human Factors and Industrial-Organizational Psychology. We DO NOT offer Ph.D. or Master’s programs in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, educational psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, or sports psychology.