Master of Science - Psychology (concentration in Mental Health, online)
- 1 year
- Duration
- 25,350 USD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Online
- Format
- USA
- Location
- Avila University
- School
Program description
Our fully online Master of Science in Psychology program with a focus on mental health will teach you all you need to know about human behavior and how it is affected by everything from normal interactions at work to terrible tragedies. Addiction, trauma, and stress affect individuals from all walks of life, and this master's degree in mental health psychology can help you comprehend these issues on a deeper level.
You will receive high-quality, personalized feedback from our encouraging instructors as they work directly with you. Through a faculty-guided capstone project that meets the requirements of a nonprofit organization, you get the opportunity to serve your community and put your knowledge into practice. Gaining this master's degree in psychology online will put you in a good position to go on to a PhD program.
Program structure
In order to earn the M.S. Psychology – Mental Health online degree, you will complete 12 courses for a total of 36 credit hours. Students who are provisionally admitted or do not have a bachelor’s degree related to psychology will need to complete an additional leveling course (3 credit hours).
Leveling Course (if necessary)
This course is only required if a student is provisionally admitted or if they do not have a bachelors degree related to psychology.
- PY 600: Advanced General Psychology
Core Courses
- PY 612: Advanced Cognitive Processes
- PY 617: Research Design & Analysis I
- PY 627: Research Design & Analysis II
- PY 621: Advanced Developmental Psychology
- PY 650: Biological Bases of Behavior
- PY 655: Advanced Social Psychology
- PY 687: Community Project I
- PY 689: Community Project II
Concentration Courses
- PY 610: Psychology of Personality
- PY 623: Drugs & Behavior
- PY 683: Trauma and Stress
- PY 698: Treatment of Disorders
Price
- Tuition fees — 650 USD per credit hour (25,350 USD per course)
Requirements for applicants
In order to be eligible to receive a psychology master’s degree from Avila University, you must have the following:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- GPA requirements for unconditional admission: 2.75 cumulative grade point average at the completion of the undergraduate degree
- GPA requirements for conditional admission: 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the completion of the undergraduate degree
- Students admitted provisionally must achieve a 3.0 GPA on the first nine (9) credits in their program of study
- Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended
About the university
Upon their arrival in the United States from France in the middle of the 1800s, the Sisters of St. Joseph committed themselves to the "practice of all the spiritual and corporal works of mercy and which will most benefit the dear neighbor." Avila University was founded on these tenets, and it has carried on the heritage via its values and mission.
As a result of our Catholic heritage, Avila University offers an educational experience that fosters the growth of the whole person by teaching students how to love in a way that aims to bring them closer to God and to their beloved neighbor.
The goal of Avila students is to change the world and their communities through creativity, passion, and drive. There are a lot of international students from around the globe on campus. Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, France, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam are among the nations.
