MA in Psychology (Psychological Science Program)

Waleed Jami, M.A. Psychological Science 2017
Ph.D. student, Interdisciplinary Social Psychology program
University of Nevada, Reno

"The Psychological Science program prepared me for PhD level coursework and research. It was indispensable for my growth as a scholar."

Brandon Fry, M.A. Psychological Science 2016
Associate Faculty at Butte College and part-time Lecturer at CSU, Chico

“The Psychological Science program contributed greatly to my intellectual maturity and academic professionalism.  More specifically, it provided me with the opportunity to be mentored by lots of great professors, develop the necessary skills to pursue my research interests, and most importantly, prepared me to teach!  The program also instilled or established a foundation for me to pursue PhD programs if I decide to in the future.”

Allee Kreamer, M.A. Psychological Science 2013
Lecturer at CSU, Chico and Butte College
Psi Chi adviser at Chico State and Psychology Club adviser at Butte College

“The Psychological Sciences program was life changing. During the program I was able to work with incredible faculty members to refine my research and teaching skills. Thanks to the amazing teaching preparation and networking opportunities the program provided I was offered two different teaching opportunities before I had even finished my degree. I often recommend the Psychological Sciences program to students interested in graduate school within psychology!”

Scott Lewis, M.A. Psychological Science 2010
Lecturer CSU, Chico Psychology Department

“One of the things I valued most of the psych science program is that it provided the chance to explore teaching. I also enjoyed the chance to continue working with my mentors and having a platform to explore research and topics beyond the undergraduate level.”

William Battinich, MA Psychological Science 2009
Dr. William Battinich, Experimental psychology, University of Arkansas
Adjunct Faculty, CSU Chico.

“I have fond memories of my time here both as an undergraduate and in the Master's psych science program.  Looking back, I would not have been prepared to meet the rigors of my PhD program having only a bachelors in psych.  In fact, more than half of the students accepted into my PhD program with only a bachelor’s degree dropped out.  The psych science programs biggest help to me was furthering my understanding of the "science" in terms of both the scientific method, and my ability to read and understand psychological literature. In these two areas I was significantly farther ahead compared to those who entered the PhD program with me.

The seminars really helped with me being a consumer of research as we had to read and discuss several articles every week.  It was during this time that I was finally able to comprehend the results section of a research article.  The other part was my involvement in Neil's research group.  My participation in that group allowed me to be involved in every step of the research process from conception, to design, materials production, data collection, data cleaning, analysis, and writing.  Having been exposed to each of these areas allowed me to develop a more comprehensive understanding of what it took to conduct research, and this served me well when I became the lead graduate student for the language lab at the University of Arkansas.”