Psychology, MA

School of Psychology

Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology

The Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, formed in 1987, has a major endowment provided through the generous support of the Hiatt family, and provides support for a number of psychology-related activities and functions, including opportunities for organizing and attending conferences, graduate fellowships, and travel and research activities for the school’s faculty and students.The department emphasizes the role of psychological scholarship in understanding human behavior and experience.

For more information, please visit the Psychology Department’s website.

M.A. Degree in Psychology

Students in the doctoral program may receive a Master’s degree en route to their Ph.D. by writing up the results of their second-year project in the form of a master’s thesis and submitting it to the Graduate School.