Graduate Degree Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

*M.A., Ph.D.
Areas of Study
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Law Psychology
  • Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
Specializations - what's a specialization?
  • Ethnic Studies

*Students are encouraged to apply for the Ph.D. program and will earn the M.A. during their Ph.D. program of study.




Psychology



Application Checklist and Deadlines

Required by the Office of Graduate Studies


See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.

Required by Psychology in GAMES

After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:

  • Entrance exam(s): GRE (Psychology subject test recommended)
  • Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Internet-79
  • Department application
  • Personal statement
  • Previous research and clinical involvement (clinical only)
  • Three recommendation letters

Application Deadline

   Fall: December 17



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Description

The Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of the oldest and most prestigious psychology programs in the nation. There are six concentrated areas of study within the psychology graduate program: clinical, cognitive, developmental, law psychology, neuroscience and behavior, and social-personality.

Faculty provide high-quality research, teaching, and practice training experiences in these six areas. The department includes a nationally-reputed joint program in law and psychology, and one of the first APA-accredited clinical psychology programs in the country.

Excellent computer facilities, laboratory space, and research support are available through the psychology department. The department only accepts students who are interested in obtaining a Ph.D.; therefore, all students earn a master's degree en route to a doctoral degree. The department provides funding support through various mechanisms to all students who are admitted.

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Courses and More

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:


Faculty and Research

Role of Memory in Applied Settings; Survey Response
 
Neuroscience; Pharmacology; Animal Learning; Immunology
 
Civil Jury Decisions; Eyewitness Memory
 
Public Policy in Elder and Juvenile Law; Procedural Justice
 
Social and Moral Behaviors in Children and Adolescents; Latinos
 
Adolescent Development and Risk Behavior; Ethnic Differences in Parenting
 
Family Violence; Marital and Couple Relations
 
Human Cognition; Memory; Goal-Directed Activity
 
Human Information Processing; Attention and Implicit Learning
 
Multimodal Perception; Web-Based Technology in Student Learning
 
Power; Subtle Sexism; Objectification; Sexual Harassment and the Law
 
Child Maltreatment; Social Skills Assesment and Intervention
 
Cognitive Aging; Advanced Quantitative Methods
 
Anxiety, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
 
Animal Communication and Behavior; Evolutionary Psychology; Bird Song
 
Psychopharmacology of Antipsychotic Drugs; Animal Models of Schizophrenia
 
Biobehavioral Vulnerability Factors of Unhealthy Behaviors and Addiction
 
Pediatric Psychology; Psychosocial Factors and Pediatric Health
 
International Early Childhood Education; Social and Moral Development in Cultural Context
 
Threats to Public Institutions; Sexual Offending; Workplace Violence
 
Cognitive Development; Spatial Working Memory in Early Childhood
 
Schizophrenia; Psychopathology; Social Policy and Service Systems
 
Behavior Genetics; Health-Risk Behaviors
 
Mental Health Policy; Community Health and Human Services; Stakeholder Input into Public Policy
 
Legal Decision Making; Perceptions of Sexual Harassment
 
Child Development and Public Policy
 
Origins of Racial and Ethnic Stereotypes; Racial and Ethnic Bias in Legal Systems
 

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