Psychology
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Institute of PsychologyDegrees:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
Description:
For some students, an M.S. program is preliminary to the Ph.D., while others use the master's degree to prepare for an immediate professional career. For the former, the aim is to evaluate and prepare students for work beyond the M.S. For the latter, the objective is to educate those who will go to work in clinics and agencies as applied scientists.Please note: This M.S. degree is only granted to students who are presently in pursuit of a Ph.D. program. Prospective students who are ONLY seeking a Master's degree in Psychology should apply to either the M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling or the M.S. in Personnel and Human Resource Development programs, rather than this degree.
A minimum of 96 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree is required for the Ph.D. Individual specialties (e.g. clinical) may require completion of additional courses. There is no foreign language requirement. Details concerning specific program requirements are available from the institute upon request. The Ph.D. program with specialization in clinical psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association and requires five years of study beyond the bachelor's degree. Training facilities include medical centers, community mental health facilities, clinics and social service agencies throughout Chicago. The program emphasizes a strong scientist-practitioner model of training. Research and clinical emphases include childhood behavior problems, social support, adult behavioral medicine, social and emotional development in infants, marital communication, health psychology, and depression. This program requires a full-time internship taken during the fifth year of study. Students may elect to further specialize within the behavioral medicine and rehabilitation track (BM&RT). It consists of a specific sequence of practice in a rehabilitation or behavioral medicine setting.
In addition, students complete 18 hours of rehabilitation coursework and a master's project and dissertation related to rehabilitation or behavioral medicine. The development of a specialization within the BM&RT occurs in addition to the standard program of study in clinical psychology.
Also offered is a certificate program for individuals who have a doctoral degree in some area of psychology and wish to respecialize as clinical psychologists. The postdoctoral respecialization program is designed to provide the same core clinical training experiences that predoctoral students in the clinical training program receive, but with completion in three years, two of which must be at IIT and one internship year. In recognition of the diverse array of professional experience and training goals of participants, the program is sufficiently flexible to be tailored to the individual's specific needs.
The Ph.D. program with specialization in industrial and organizational psychology includes coursework in both personnel and organizational psychology. Two semesters of internship in an organizational setting are usually required. Students in this program frequently are advised to supplement departmental offerings with selected courses in management, sociology and law.
The Ph.D. program with specialization in rehabilitation counselor education includes advanced seminars in adult career development and vocational behavior, professional and ethical issues, and psychosocial bases of disability and behavior, as well as practice in research, teaching and supervision. Students can supplement their studies with electives focusing on psychiatric rehabilitation, rehabilitation administration and organizational psychology or clinical psychology.
The industrial/organizational and rehabilitation programs usually require three years of study beyond the master's degree. Further information on all programs is available from the institute.
Specializations:
- Clinical
- Industrial/Organizational
- Rehabilitation Counseling
Certificate Programs:
- Assistive Technology
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Distance Learning:
Not offeredDual Degrees / Joint Degrees:
Research Facilities:
Facilities include laboratories for human behavioral assessment studies, psychophysiological research, infant and maternal attachment research, and testing and interviewing laboratories with one-way mirror viewing. Special computer and video equipment is part of the research facilities. There are graduate student offices, a testing library, and a student lounge. The university's Center for Disability Resources is housed within the Institute of Psychology. Many journals and databases are available online.Research Areas:
Clinical psychology faculty interests include child and pediatric psychology, marital and family assessment and treatment, chronic pain and behavioral medicine, social support, affective disorders, and sport and health psychology. Industrial/organizational faculty interests include leadership, diversity, organizational climate, performance appraisal, test development, selection bias, and item-response theory. Rehabilitation faculty pursue research in the areas of adjustment to disability, vocational rehabilitation, factors affecting job placement, rehabilitation engineering technology, and psychiatric rehabilitation.Admission Requirements:
1. Cumulative undergraduate GPA minimum: 3.0/4.0
2. GRE score minimum:
M.S.: 900 (quantitative + verbal) 2.5 (analytical)
Ph.D.: 1000 (quantitative + verbal) 3.0 (analytical)
3. TOEFL score minimum (if required): 550/213/80 (paper-based/computer-based/Internet-based)
The faculty of the Institute of Psychology place primary emphasis on the GRE scores in the verbal and quantitative sections and require a minimum combined score in those sections of 1000. The master's program in rehabilitation counseling does not require the GRE. Meeting the minimum GPA and test score requirements does not guarantee admission. Test scores and GPA are just two of several important factors considered.
4. At least 18 credit hours of undergraduate study in psychology, with at least one course each in experimental psychology and statistics, are required. Applicants for master's degree programs should have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and meet the minimum standards listed above. The exception is the master's in rehabilitation counseling; undergraduate general psychology courses are the only required prerequisites for that program. Prerequisite to admission to doctoral programs are a bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited institution, superior academic records in both undergraduate and graduate programs, and favorable recommendations. GRE results are required for all psychology doctoral programs. Applications for admission are evaluated by separate committees for each program (clinical, industrial/ organizational, rehabilitation). Therefore, a prospective student must designate a specialty area on the appropriate form.
How to apply:
Institute of PsychologyDepartmental Website:
http://www.iit.edu/psych/The material on these web pages contains the most current program offerings and requirements, and is intended for informational purposes only. Program offerings and requirements change from time to time, and these web pages are changed accordingly. The requirements applicable to a particular student's program are those set forth in the official Graduate Bulletin that was in effect the year the student began his or her graduate program. Therefore, to find the official program requirements applicable to his or her program, a student must consult the Graduate Bulletin from that year.
