University of Nebraska at Omaha

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A.

Program Description:

The graduate faculty in cognitive psychology offer an area of specialization within the department+s MA program. Faculty members have expertise in the areas of memory, concept formation, problem solving, decision making, language processing, skilled performance, cognitive neuroscience and visual and auditory perception. Students completing this program should have a very strong foundation for work as research associates in university and government laboratories and as applied cognitive/human factors psychologists. in business and industry. Graduates of this program would also be very competitive for admission to doctoral programs in cognitive psychology, where the career goal is college teaching and research or a higher entry level position as a researcher in industry or government.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999