What You’ll Learn
Explore human behavior and the mind at an advanced level, and tailor your graduate experience to your own academic goals and professional aims. Cap off your studies with a master's thesis or a clinical practicum in the community — or even do both.
Curriculum
Delve into psychology's core areas. Students choose one of three available tracks:
- Clinical with Applied Emphasis
- Clinical with Research Emphasis
- Experimental with Research Emphasis
Research
Learn cutting-edge clinical practice approaches to assessment and treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities. Conducting your own research is central in two of the three tracks. Graduate students often manage day-to-day lab operation, which is a great résumé builder.
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Application Process
All applicants must complete the multi-step process managed by the Center for Graduate Studies.
- Determine your applicant type
- Submit the online Part 1
- Request all official transcripts
- Review and submit required Part 2 materials
- International applicants must also complete Part 3.
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Deadlines
Fall Semester: April 1
Complete applications received after the published deadline are welcome and will be reviewed on a space-available basis.
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Career Outlook
Some graduates hold research positions and others work in human service settings, even in nationally recognized centers for mental illness treatment. Many use their master's degree as a springboard to doctoral-level study in psychology.
Here are some places where our graduates work:
- ARC of Genesee and Monroe County
- Mary Cariola Children's Center
- New York State Developmental Disabilities Service Offices
- Golisano Restorative Neurology & Rehabilitation Center of Rochester Regional Health
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Neuropsychology and Department of Psychiatry
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Financing Your Education
Learn more about scholarships, fellowships, and graduate assistantships.
What’s Next?
My professors took a vested interest in my success that still exists today.Jack Rhodes ’13/’15