Please note there is no application fee for graduate applications submitted by the Priority Deadline.

The MA in Psychology online degree program prepares students for employment opportunities and advanced studies that require a deeper understanding of behavior motivations, along with strong research, communication, and teamwork skills. The program’s fully online format makes it the first and only degree of its kind offered at the City University of New York (CUNY). The online format allows students to read course materials, participate in class discussions, and complete assignments on a more flexible schedule. 

Students specialize in one of two areas:

Industrial/Organizational Psychology: The study of human behavior in organizations and in the workplace including recruitment, training, performance management, quality of work life, and organizational development.

Developmental Psychology: The study of human growth throughout the entire lifespan, from infancy through adulthood.

Students in this program:

• Acquire knowledge of core concepts, theories, and applications in three of the following five areas: learning and cognition, biological bases of behavior, social behavior, theories of personality, and psychopathology.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of at least one of the following specializations in psychology: Industrial/Organizational Psychology or Developmental Psychology.
• Show mastery of all phases of the research process in psychology, including:
  • Locating, synthesizing and critically evaluating information related to a specific research question
  • Generating testable research hypotheses and related research designs
  • Enaging in data collection activities that reflect professional practices, standards, and requirements
  • Analyzing data and displaying results using appropriate statistical procedures and software
• Identify and apply ethical standards in the conduct of human subject and animal research.
• Articulate values and act in ways that are respectful of cultural differences and diversity at local, national, and global levels.

Career and Academic Prospects

Graduates of the Master’s Degree in Psychology are prepared for a range of careers and job opportunities in human and social services, personnel and training, human resources, marketing and market research, as well as research and data analysis, among others. The program also prepares students for further graduate study should they choose to apply to doctoral programs after completing the master’s degree. 

Note: This program has two concentrations, Developmental Psychology and Industrial / Organizational Psychology, neither of which qualifies graduates to practice as a Clinical Psychologist, Counseling/Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist, or as a School Psychologist nor does it qualify students for licensure by the State of New York, which requires a doctoral degree (in most cases) among other requirements. However, students may choose this program as a terminal degree or as a bridge to a doctoral program.

Scholarship Opportunities

• Human Services Advancement Scholarship

Meet Some of Our Faculty

• Sara Bielek, PhD
• Isabelle Elisha, PhD
• Cait Field, PhD
• Ryan Camire, LCSW, CASAC
• Clemente Diaz, MA
• Shlomo Hollander, PhD
• Tara Lally, PhD
• Richard Perrone, PhD
• Allison Pulizzi, PhD
• Debangshu Roygardner, PhD
• Lauren Roygardner, PhD