MA Psychology at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Graduate work is offered in the following areas of specialization: behavioral neuroscience; clinical psychology; cognition, perception, and brain; developmental psychology; individual differences and evolutionary psychology; and social and personality psychology; Students are admitted for graduate work in one of these areas. The program in general psychology is a STEM Designated Degree Program, as identified by the Department of Homeland Security for purposes of the 24-month STEM optional practical training extension.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts | Duration: 30 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 30 semester credit hours. One course from two of the core content groups (the core content groups are available on the Department of Psychology website below)

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): The psychology graduate program is designed primarily to lead to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Students intending to earn the doctoral degree may enroll for the Master of Arts with special permission. The department does not admit students solely for a Master’s degree.

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.

Graduate entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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