Other specializations to choose from in the School of Professional Psychology:

• Career Management and Counseling
• Sports and Performance Psychology

Within the mission of University of the Rockies, the School of Professional Psychology provides ethical, scholarly, and personalized graduate education that prepares individuals for practice in the applications of psychology.

Students in the Master of Arts in Psychology, General
Psychology Specialization will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of, and skill in applying psychological research principles and methodology;
2. Understand the basic principles impacting human learning and how these principles can be used to affect behavior change;
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of social psychology, particularly the ways in which groups impact behavior, behavior in groups, and changes that occur in behavior as a function of group membership/interaction;
4. Demonstrate knowledge of human development and developmental patterns throughout the life-span;
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the biological bases of behavior, basic neurological processes, the central nervous system, and body/behavior interaction;
6. Demonstrate knowledge of cognitive bases of behavior, principles of sensation, perception, learning and human information processing systems;
7. Demonstrate knowledge of personality theories, personality types, emotional patterns and bases of behavior related to personality types; and
8. Have knowledge and understanding of basic statistical principles and psychometric theory.

As a growing online program of study at UoR, on average 96% of the students sampled were rated at or above the learning standards in May 2010. Their strengths lie in Emotional Intelligence, Lifelong Learning and Effective Communication. Effective Communication skills have improved since UoR has added the Writing Center as support to students.

Professors assess students’ achievement of programmatic learning outcomes as well as assess and review the course itself after each course. They are asked to review individual student performance against the Programmatic Learning Outcomes with specific assessment rubrics using a response scale of:
0=NA, 1=Standards Not Met, 2=Area of Concern, 3=Standards Met, 4=Area of Strength.The sample size for this program was N>60.

Ethics – 3.46
Critical Thinking – 3.44
Communication–APA – 3.41
Communication–Written – 3.50
Emotional Intelligence – 3.56
Lifelong Learning – 3.58
Diversity – 3.28

N/A (Online)