MS Psychology - Corvallis

Applied cognition, engineering psychology, health psychology

The MS and Ph.D. program is a doctoral program with a Master's degree component that is obtained en route to the Ph.D. The MS portion of the program assures that students have experience designing and conducting research prior to the dissertation stage. The program has a strong research component, ensuring that graduates have the tools to tackle a variety of applied problems. This entails both classwork in research methods and statistics and a continuing emphasis on student research.

The program’s general focus is on the application of psychological research methods, theories, and principles to solving practical problems. The program has three areas of concentration: applied cognition, engineering psychology, and health psychology.

Applied cognition is the application of research on thinking, learning, decision-making, perception, social judgment, and other cognitive processes to applied issues. Examples of relevant application areas include the psychology of teaching and learning, the effects of contemplative practice, and risk perception.

Engineering psychology refers to research at the intersection of psychology and technology. Relevant topics include such things as the improvement of technology, human-machine interfaces, transportation, information systems, and work and living environments.

Health psychology concerns the relations between psychological factors (e.g., cognition, motivation, individual and interpersonal behavior, emotion) and physical and mental health and wellness in diverse populations with regard to age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, and health status.

Bachelor's or Master’s degree from an accredited institution; minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.2/4.0 or graduate GPA of 3.5/4.0; GRE; TOEFL score of at least 600 (paper exam), 250 (computer exam), or 100 (internet exam); three letters of recommendation; personal statement.

Major Code: 9700