Overview
Applied Cognitive Psychology - User Experience from Claremont Graduate University (CGU) introduces you to an empirical approach that puts human needs, cognitive capabilities, and behavior first, and then designs to accommodate them.
Program Highlights:
- This Applied Cognitive Psychology - User Experience 48-unit terminal MA program from Claremont Graduate University will train you in three critical domains: cognitive psychology, user experience, and research methods and statistics.
- A unique feature of this program is the practice component: you will be required to do either a field internship or a practicum project in human-centered design, to be completed as an independent study project with a core faculty member in the program.
- You will have the unique opportunity to work in the CGU Game Lab, where you will design and build an interactive game as part of a transdisciplinary team.
- UX researchers are highly employable, and land jobs at companies across a broad range of industries, from tech to healthcare. Read the Nielsen Norman Group report on UX careers.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Research Methods
- Intermediate Statistics
- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
- Applied Multiple Regression
- Categorical Data Analysis
- User Experience Design & Strategy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Psychology User Experience Design Cognitive Sciences View 1324 other Masters in Psychology in United StatesAcademic requirements
Applicants who feel that their Grade Point Averages do not adequately represent their ability to succeed in a graduate program may find it helpful to submit GRE scores for consideration.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Application
- $80 Application fee
- Official transcripts (undergraduate/graduate)
- Resume
- English proficiency exam (international applicants only)
- Copy of Passport
- Affidavit of Financial Support
- Financial Statement or Proof
- Statement of purpose
- Two letters of recommendation
Tuition Fee
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International
47520 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1980 USD per credit during 24 months. -
National
47520 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1980 USD per credit during 24 months.
Living costs for Claremont
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Funding
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