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MA Psychology at University of Alabama

University of Alabama, United States

Programme overview

The department requires that students entering the PhD program without a Master's degree earn their MA while enrolled in the PhD program.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Psychology  |  Duration: 24 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 24 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include PY 602 Advanced Statistics I, PY 603 Advanced Statistics II.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students applying for graduate work in psychology must present at a minimum undergraduate courses in general psychology, statistics, and experimental psychology (or research methods). In addition, it is desirable for students to have prior coursework in a laboratory science (particularly biology), college mathematics, and in the area of their intended concentration. Admission is competitive and is influenced by the overall quality of the applicant's record, including grades, letters of recommendation, past experience, and a match between the students' and faculty interests. The application deadline is November 15th (11:59 P.M. CST) for the clinical and experimental psychology areas. Completed applications must be received by this deadline to ensure full consideration for admission for the following term. Please remember this is a MA degree en route and this information pertains to applying to the PhD program. The Department does not offer a terminal Master's degree only the degree en r

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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