National Louis University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A.

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Students in the Master of Arts in Psychology program complete required core courses and research components. Core courses include advanced work in the areas of human development, personality, abnormal psychology, cognitive and/or social psychology, assessment, and psychological statistics, design and analysis, thus giving graduates a breadth of knowledge of psychological principles. Students may select additional courses from one of four clusters of advanced psychology electives that represent specific subfields of psychology or other interest areas in consultation with the program advisor. The subfields or interest areas include human development, culturalpsychology, organizational psychology, and health psychology. Depending upon the subfield or interest area chosen, the Master of Arts in Psychology requires a total of 36 to 49 semester hours of graduate credit.

Accreditation:

National-Louis University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60606. For more information on The Higher Learning Commission, click here. National College of Education meets all twenty standards of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. The College of Management and Business has earned professional accreditation from the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education. Selected programs in the National College of Education are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education for certification of education professionals.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: Yes