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The graduate program in psychology leads to both the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Its emphasis, however, is on Ph.D. training, and only applicants judged to be capable of completing the doctoral degree are admitted. The M.A. is awarded as a terminal degree only in unusual cases.

Research Interest Groups

Cognitive
Cognitive Neuroscience
Human Factors/Human-Computer Interaction
Industrial Organizational
Perception
Social/Personality
Training

Each area of specialization is associated with a Research Interest Group (RIG), consisting of a group of faculty and graduate students with shared research interests. The faculty within each RIG (with the approval from the whole psychology faculty) decide upon requirements for the RIG.

The program has a strong research orientation, and whether or not they plan to pursue a research career, students are expected to spend a large portion of their graduate years actively engaged in research.

Note that we have no programs in the clinical, counseling, educational, or school psychology areas.