Study Master of Arts in Psychology at Western Michigan University in the USA, College of Education and Human Development

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The graduate programs in psychology are designed to provide professional preparation in psychology for persons interested in assuming positions in a range of settings including academic institutions, research, human resource and performance management, mental health service delivery or community service settings.Each of these graduate programs has a pervasive natural science orientation and a strong emphasis in behavior analysis theory, an approach that focuses on the interaction between behavior and the social and physical environment as a primary influence on the acquisition, shaping and maintenance of complex behavior. Each graduate program requires training in a set of core principles that involveBehavioral and cognitive-behavioral theoryLegal and ethical issuesResearch methodsSystems management

Which department am I in?

College of Education and Human Development

Study options

Full Time (4 Semesters)

Tuition fees

US$15,240.00 per year

Books/Supplies- 676

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

August 2026

Venue

Main Campus

Kalamazoo, MI,

Kalamazoo,

Michigan,

49008, Midwest, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

A preferred undergraduate major with at least 18 semester hours in psychology (15 for I/O).
A minimum GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale).

Minimum scores corresponding to the 50th percentile on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE.

Minimum English proficiency test scores:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 80 iBT

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic: 6.5

Pearson Test of English, Academic Module (PTE): 54

Michigan English Test (MET): 57

Application deadlines:

Applications for the Behavior Analysis program are considered for admissions for summer II or fall only. The departmental application for the M.A. program is Nov. 1.

Application materials for main campus programs are due by Nov. 1 for fall admission for the Industrial Organizational Behavior Management programs.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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