Overview

The graduate faculty of the Psychology Department at University of South Florida is divided into three broad concentrations: Clinical, Cognition, Neuroscience, & Social Psychology, and Industrial-Organizational. Each of these areas offers Ph.D. level training in the following areas of special expertise.

Concentrations

Clinical – Psychopathology, Psychological Assessment and Interventions, Health Psychology, Addictive Behaviors, Clinical Child Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology.

Cognition, Neuroscience, & Social Psychology – Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognition, Judgment and Decision Making, Development, Memory, Perception, Social. In addition, with faculty in Communication Sciences and Disorders, the Cognitive and Neural Sciences faculty offer a specialization in Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences.

Industrial-Organizational – Selection, Training and Evaluation of Organization Members, Job Analysis, Motivation and Satisfaction, Occupational Health Psychology, Leadership, Career Development, Work-Family.

Methodological offerings across areas include Research Design and Statistics, Regression, Analysis of Variance, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Meta-analysis, Structural Equation Modeling.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychopathology
Psychological Assessment: Theory and Research
Graduate Seminar in Clinical-Community Psychology
Clinical Psychology Interventions
Practicum and Internship in Clinical Psychology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tampa, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Minimum GRE score of 151 Verbal, 150 quantitative, and a 4.0 on the writing subsection.
Undergraduate Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, and Research Methods classes are required.
A 1000-word statement of intent for seeking an M.A. in Psychological Sciences, including discussion of: your academic background; the specific scholarly issues of which you have interest; how your background has prepared you to excel in the Psychological Sciences M.A. program; and how you intend to apply your education when you complete the M.A. program.
Three (3) letters of recommendation from qualified people familiar with the nature of the work required of graduate students in the social sciences, and who can address your ability to excel in graduate work.
Two (2) examples of professional or academic writing; one (1) academic writing sample must be a research paper at least five pages in length in APA writing style.

Tuition Fees

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16666 USD / year

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16666 USD / year

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7840 USD / year

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Living costs

Tampa

United States

1122 - 1951 USD / month

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