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Masters of Science (MS) in Psychology

Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Psychology

Evaluation, Research, and Measurement specialization

Gain a competitive edge in the field of psychology by developing your research, measurement, and evaluation skills. This specialization is designed to strengthen your ability to use quantitative and qualitative data to assist individuals and organizations with planning and decision making. The curriculum includes course work in inferential statistics, research methods, data analysis, survey construction, and program evaluation. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing research or upper-level positions in research, assessment, and analysis with higher education, credentialing, or accrediting agencies.
 
This specialization is not designed to meet licensure requirements for the counseling professions. If you are seeking information on professional licensure, please visit our Licensure Resource site.

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Total Program: 65 quarter credits
Up to 15 quarter credits may be transferred into this specialization
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Next Start Date: March 5, 2012
Credit: $423

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  • Expand your career options with additional specializations

    Increase your knowledge and career options by earning multiple specializations as part of your bachelor's or master's degree program at Capella. If you have elective courses in your program, you may be able to use them toward earning another specialization. Completing additional specializations may extend your total credits beyond the requirements of your degree. The specializations in School Psychology and General Psychology cannot be included as additional specializations.

Core Courses (each course 5 quarter credits unless noted)

  • PSY5002 - Orientation to Graduate Learning in Psychology
  • PSY7210 - Lifespan Development
  • PSY7543 - Ethics and Multicultural Issues in Psychology*
  • PSY7610 - Tests and Measurements
  • PSY7620 - Inferential Statistics
  • PSY7650 - Research Methods

Specialization Courses (each course 5 quarter credits unless noted)

  • PSY7615 - Data Analysis with SPSS
  • PSY7625 - Advanced Inferential Statistics*
  • PSY7626 - Multivariate Statistics: Theory and Application*
  • PSY7657 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods for Professional Psychology*
  • PSY7660 - Survey Construction and Administration*
  • PSY8763 - Program Evaluation*
  • PSY5201 - Integrative Project for Master's Degree in Psychology*
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.

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