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M.S. in Psychology
(100% online, no GRE required)

Benefits of getting your Master’s in Psychology at DMU

Divine Mercy University’s Master’s in Psychology program is a 100% online/No GRE required graduate program that provides teachings on the study of modern scientific psychology that helps you understand the human mind and behaviors.

It also provides advanced skills that help students to become community leaders. These skills include:

  • The ability to recognize and respond to mental health challenges
  • Learning how to build deep relationships with others
  • How to lead a team through a crisis
  • And so much more!

Divine Mercy University’s Master’s in Psychology program is a 100% online/No GRE required graduate program that provides teachings on the study of modern scientific psychology that helps you understand the human mind and behaviors.

It also provides advanced skills that help students to become community leaders. These skills include:

The ability to recognize and respond to mental health challenges
Learning how to build deep relationships with others
How to lead a team through a crisis
And so much more!

Our program includes

  • 100% online, convenient and flexible
  • Five concentrations: Marriage and Family Studies, Leadership Psychology, Pre-PhD, Human Services, and Self-designed (free choice of electives).
  • Fast-Track Option – Obtain your Master’s in as little as 16 months! Ask us about our 16 and 26 month options.
  • Integrative curriculum
  • Experienced, accomplished, and dedicated faculty
  • Low student/faculty ratio
  • Adaptable learning platform to address every learning style

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Master's in Psychology

WITH NO ENTRANCE EXAMS REQUIREMENTS 100% ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAM

M.S. in Psychology Program

The Master of Science in Psychology at Divine Mercy University is a unique 33-credit hour, 100% online program that allows students to explore the richness of understanding behaviors, emotions, and thoughts through the study of psychology to aid self and others in flourishing. Students learn to integrate a Catholic-Christian vision of the person with best practices in psychological theory, research, and intervention. It provides competency in the study of modern scientific psychology that helps you understand the human mind and behaviors for the application of service delivery. Finally, you can customize the program to fit your career needs by selecting one of several concentrations in:

  • Marriage and Family Studies
  • Leadership
  • Pre-PhD
  • Human Services Counseling
  • Self-designed (free choice of electives)

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Program Concentrations

Marriage and Family Studies

This concentration allows students to take three additional courses in the area of Marriage and Family Studies from the perspective of the Catholic-Christian teaching on marriage and family in historical, bio-psycho-social-cultural, philosophical, and theological contexts. The program prepares students to encourage couples and families toward flourishing in a variety of settings. Some of these might be by leading marriage preparation and marriage enrichment relationship education programs, training mentor couples, becoming directors of marriage and family in churches and other ministry settings. In their coursework, students gain insight into foundational systems-oriented theories and how issues such as gender, culture, and ethnicity impact the family system. Finally, students will be introduced to models and methods of intervention to lead specific psychoeducational programs.

Leadership psychology

The Leadership Psychology concentration is designed for individuals who are responsible for leading people, programs, and organizations in a variety of settings. These might span from ministry-related leadership positions to leadership positions in business, education, and nonprofit settings. Initially, students appraise tenets of self-leadership by examining personal biases, using critical self-reflection, and evaluating self-regulatory behaviors which affirm the fundamental goodness and innate dignity of the person. In addition, students learn to analyze the evidence base of transformational leadership from a Catholic-Christian perspective. As transformational leaders, they analyze strategies to build growth-oriented learning organizations and foster personal and professional growth in others. Finally, they demonstrate skills of being a leader of teams, programs, and organizations in a service delivery setting.

Pre-PhD

This concentration is intended for students who want to work in settings that focus on meeting human needs and promoting flourishing by focusing on prevention and remediation of problems. Graduates will be able to engage in professional and paraprofessional occupations in a variety of settings such as group homes, hospitals, correctional centers, day treatment centers, social service agencies. Job titles and duties can vary considerably by employment setting. In their three electives, students will demonstrate interpersonal skills in helping relationships and group dynamics and analyze helping approaches for individuals struggling with addictions. Working in a human services career can be extremely rewarding by walking alongside individuals in difficult situations and aiding them towards flourishing.

Self-Designed

The self-design option is created for students who are in work or ministry situations in which they would benefit from a variety of electives. Students in this track can freely choose three electives based on their interests and professional goals. Electives can be taken in the areas of marriage and family, leadership psychology, or human services counseling. This option might be especially beneficial for individuals in ministry leadership positions as it allows them to design an individualized degree plan.

Job Opportunities in 85+ Career Paths

  • Case Management
  • Market Research Analysis
  • Directing Volunteer and Ministry Programs
  • Teacher of Psychology
  • Behavior analyst
  • Psychological associate
  • Residential youth counselor
  • Human service worker


And many more!

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