The graduate faculty in Cognitive Psychology offers an area of specialization within the department's M.A. program. Faculty members have expertise in the areas of memory, concept formation, problem solving, decision making, language processing, skilled performance, and visual and auditory perception. Students completing this program should have a very strong foundation for work as research associates in university and government laboratories and as applied cognitive/human factors psychologists in business and industry. Graduates of this program would also be very competitive for admission to doctoral programs in cognitive psychology, where the career goal is college teaching and research or a higher entry-level position as a researcher in industry or government.
Curriculum
Graduate students in cognitive psychology are required to take 6 proseminars:
9210 Perception
9230 Behavioral Neuroscience
9070 Cognitive Psychology
9560 Developmental Psychology
9010 Statistical Methods I
9020 Statistical Methods II
In addition to these 18 hours, at least two of the following courses must be taken as part of the 30 hours required for the M.A.:
8526 Psycholinguistics
8000 The Profession of Psychology
9530 Cognitive Development
9520 Language Development
9040 Proseminar: Learning
9910 Topical Seminar (cognitive topic)
9120 Multivariate Statistical Analysis
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Planlanan Eylül 2026
College of Arts and Sciences
220 Arts & Sciences Hall College Advising Office,
OMAHA,
Nebraska,
68182, United States
Baccalaureate degree with a minimum of 3.0 GPA.
A minimum of 15 undergraduate semester hours or the equivalent of psychology or related courses including: basic statistics and an upper level laboratory course, independent research, or equivalent, emphasizing the experimental method, data collection, statistical analysis, and report writing are required.
Entrance Exam: Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
GRE scores are OPTIONAL for those applying to the Psychology MA Program. All applications will be reviewed whether or not GRE scores are included.
English Language Proficiency:
Internet-based TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5, PTE: 53, Duolingo: 110
Seçtiğiniz bölüme bağlı olarak farklı IELTS koşulları olabilir.
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), altı fakülte genelinde çeşitli ve benzersiz program seçenekleri sunan birinci sınıf bir üniversitedir.
