Orono,
ME,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Psychological Sciences - Social Psychology in Orono United States | University of Maine
University of Maine
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Orono United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,528
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The Social Psychology concentration is designed to cultivate a strong foundation in both theoretical knowledge and empirical research within the field, while exploring how such research can address real-world challenges. This program primarily prepares students for careers in academia and research.
Following an apprenticeship approach, the social psychology track pairs students with faculty mentors to conduct theory-based investigations. The curriculum emphasizes developing conceptual thinking skills and mastering research techniques, statistical analysis, academic writing, public speaking, and instructional methods. Throughout their time in the program, students maintain active research involvement while refining their individual scholarly focus.
Faculty expertise spans diverse areas including bias and discrimination, self-concept formation, cognitive processes in social contexts, political behavior studies, belief systems analysis, and physiological aspects of social interaction. The program actively supports interdisciplinary exploration at the crossroads of social psychology and related disciplines
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
A bachelor's degree is required for ALL master's, C.A.S., Ed.S., and doctoral programs.
Official transcript of all previous college or university work
We are looking for well-qualified students who have a broad undergraduate background. Promising applicants typically have taken a range of psychology courses including statistics and research methods. To ensure adequate preparation for entering our strongly research-oriented program, we favor applicants with successful undergraduate coursework in science, mathematics, computer science, and/or who have extensive research experience. We look for a GPA above 3.5 and Verbal and Quantitative scores above 150. We are flexible about these scores, however, the overall picture from GPA, GRE, letters of reference and the personal statement needs to be convincing.
Our program is selective (in most years we admit 1-3 graduate students) and mentor-based. As such, graduate students identify and work closely with a faculty member who serves as their graduate advisor facilitating the development of the graduate student's research program. As a result, we encourage potential applicants to contact the faculty member or members who they hope to work with prior to applying to the program. Such contact often helps in assessing a student's possible research interests and in matching a student with a faculty advisor who has similar interests.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL IBT - 80
Duolingo English Test - 105
Official transcript of all previous college or university work
We are looking for well-qualified students who have a broad undergraduate background. Promising applicants typically have taken a range of psychology courses including statistics and research methods. To ensure adequate preparation for entering our strongly research-oriented program, we favor applicants with successful undergraduate coursework in science, mathematics, computer science, and/or who have extensive research experience. We look for a GPA above 3.5 and Verbal and Quantitative scores above 150. We are flexible about these scores, however, the overall picture from GPA, GRE, letters of reference and the personal statement needs to be convincing.
Our program is selective (in most years we admit 1-3 graduate students) and mentor-based. As such, graduate students identify and work closely with a faculty member who serves as their graduate advisor facilitating the development of the graduate student's research program. As a result, we encourage potential applicants to contact the faculty member or members who they hope to work with prior to applying to the program. Such contact often helps in assessing a student's possible research interests and in matching a student with a faculty advisor who has similar interests.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL IBT - 80
Duolingo English Test - 105
Tuition
USD
30,528