Masters Program Main

Master Program of Psychology AT KSU

The Program:

The Master program at the Psychology department was initiated in 1978. The program was initially offered in one area which is Counselling and Guidance. Subsequently the program was developed and expanded to cover many other areas of Psychology. The following tracks are currently offered: Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Psychology of Human Exceptionalities, and Measurement and Evaluation. The Master's program consists of credit hours and a thesis.

Conditions for Admission:

1-A bachelor degree in Psychology from an accredited institution.

2-A minimum GPA of 3.75/5.00, or equivelant.

3- A written admission test.

4-An admission interview.

I. Degree Requirements:

Students are required to successfully complete a minimum of 24 credit hours in addition to writing a thesis (6 Credits).

II. The Core Courses

All Master's students are required to take the following courses:

PSY 501	Research Methods and Experimental Design	3
PSY 505	Advanced Psychological Statistics	3
PSY 575	Advanced Psychological Measurement	3
PSY 599	Application and Practicum Studies (offered in the final semester)	3
	Total:	12

III . Major And Speciality Courses

The student can select a minimum of 12 credits from one of the following course groups (tracks) in addition to the Thesis (6 Credits):

A. Counseling and Clinical Psychology tracks:-

PSY 541	Clinical Psychology (Advanced)	3
PSY 542	Psychotherapy and Behavior Modification	3
PSY 543	Psychotic Disorders	2
PSY 544	Neurotic Disorders	2
PSY 545	Examples of Psychotherapeutic Cases	2
PSY 546	Diagnosis and Classification of Psycho- logical disorders.	2
PSY 550	Counseling Techniques	2
PSY 551	Counseling Interview Skills	2
PSY 553	Organization and Administration of Counseling Services.	2
PSY 554	Group Counseling and Psychotherapy	2
PSY 600	Thesis	6
A. B- Psychology of Human Exceptionalities track :

PSY 530	Psychology of exceptionality	2
PSY 532	Skills in Psychological Assessment of Exceptional Children	2
PSY 533	Psychological and Vocational Rehabilita- tion of Exceptional Persons	2
PSY 534	Guidance and Counseling of Exceptional Children's Parents.	2
PSY 535	Psychology of the Emotionally Disturbed	2
PSY 537	Communication Disorders	2
PSY 600	Thesis	6

C. Developmental and Educational Psychology tracks :-

PSY 511	Educational Psychology (Advanced)	2
PSY 512	Student Guidance and Counseling	2
PSY 513	Psychology of Reading	2
PSY 515	Educational and Career Guidance	2
PSY 516	Advanced Studies in Learning Theory	2
PSY 520	Theories of Development	2
PSY 521	Developmental Characteristics and Prob- lems of Childhood.	2
PSY 522	Developmental Characteristics and Prob- lems of Adolescence	2
PSY 523	Psychology of the Elderly	2
PSY 524	Comparative and Cultural Studies of Development	2
PSY 530	Psychology of Exceptionalities	2
PSY 600	Thesis	6
D. Social and Industrial Psychology tracks :-

PSY 560	Social Psychology (Advanced)	3
PSY 561	Psychology of Small Groups	2
PSY 562	Psychology of Propaganda and Public Opinion	2
PSY 563	Attitudes: Changes and Measurement	3
PSY 571	Industrial Psychology (Advanced)	2
PSY 572	Psychology of Training	2
PSY 573	Psychology of Human Relationships	2
PSY 574	Motivation and Production	2
PSY 576	Career Counseling and Guidance	2
PSY 600	Thesis	6
E. Measurement and evaluation track :-

PSY 581	Measurement Theory	2
PSY 582	Test Construction	2
PSY 583	Advanced Psychological Statistics	2
PSY 584	Achievement Tets	2
PSY 585	Models of Educational Evaluation	2
PSY 590	Problems in Measurement and evaluation	2
PSY 600	Thesis	6

IV. Thesis

The student is required to write a thesis in order to be granted a Master's degree. The topic of the thesis should be related to the track the student has chosen.

Quick Launch