Degree: Master of Arts
https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/psychology/grad/psychology/
Chair, Department of Psychology: Dr. Geoffrey Munro
Phone: 410-704-3215
Email: [email protected]
The Master of Arts in Psychology has four concentrations:
- Clinical Psychology:
Program Director: Dr. Jonathan Mattanah
Phone: 410-704-3208
Email: [email protected] - Counseling Psychology:
Program Director: Dr. Christa K. Schmidt
Phone: 410-704-3063
Email: [email protected] - Experimental Psychology:
Program Director: Dr. Justin Buckingham
Phone: 410-704-3214
Email: [email protected] - School Psychology:
Program Director: Dr. Candice Aston
Phone: 410-704-2305
Email: [email protected]
Each concentration is described on its own page in detail with reference to objectives and requirements. All listed prerequisite courses are undergraduate courses.
Please note that only one master's degree can be awarded; students who complete more than one concentration in Psychology will not receive two different degrees. In addition, a Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) is offered in School Psychology.
The faculty in the Department of Psychology recognizes a special responsibility to the profession of psychology to ensure that all graduates of the program demonstrate attitudes and behavior consistent with the standards of the profession. The faculty of the specialization involved may recommend to the program director remedial or disciplinary action for such behavior as dishonesty, unethical conduct or other behaviors construed by the faculty as counterproductive to the field of psychology. Students have the right to appeal any action according to the procedures outlined in this catalog.
Students who complete one of the Master of Arts in Psychology concentrations are prepared to enter a variety of professions as well as pursue post-master's and doctoral studies.