ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS
Mesa, AZ
Applied Psychology Program

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BACKGROUND
Title: Applied Psychology Program
Est: 2003
Semester
Granted last 3 years: 4
Part-time: yes
Distance learning available: no
HFES student chapter: no
Program: The MS program provides professional degrees in human factors and industrial/organizational psychology for students wishing to pursue careers in these fields. Human factors is concerned with assuring the usability of products through design and testing. Industrial/organizational psychology looks at such issues as employee selection, compensation, leadership, and job satisfaction. The MS program offers specialized training to complement the BS degree in Applied Psychology at ASU Polytechnic.
Contact: Admissions Secretary, Arizona State University, 7001 E Williams Field Rd., Sutton, Mesa, AZ 85287-0180, 480/727-1177, http://www.poly.asu.edu/ecollege/appliedpsych.
Catalog: Call the ASU Bookstore (480/965-7928) to purchase a paper copy of the general or graduate catalog ($4), or access it at http://www.asu.edu/aad/catalogs

APPLICATION
Deadlines: 3/15 (fall), 9/15 (spring)
Fee: $50

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
GPA: 3.0
GRE: 1000 combined, 500 v, 500 q (analytical n/a)
Other: Undergraduate degree in psychology or related field from a recognized educational institution; 3 letters of recommendation; a personal statement, including background, interests, qualifications, and goals; and TOEFL scores for applicants who are not native English speakers.
Research: high
Work experience: medium
Letters: high
Interview: n/a

ADMISSIONS
Students applying last year: 16
Accepted: 11
Entered program: 6
Openings/year: 10

TUITION AND FEES
Resident/nonresident: $310 per hour/$688 per hour

FINANCIALASSISTANCE
% receiving: 0 (All students have part-time research assistantships.)
Available: Teaching assistantship (tuition exempt) and some research assistantship (tuition exempt).
Apply: with application

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
MS: 32 units, oral defense of thesis, no languages or practical experience required, 2 years
Nonthesis option: yes

CURRICULUM
Required courses (programs and courses are ordinarily determined after interview with student): PSY 531 Multiple Regression in Psychological Research (3 hours), PSY 560 Advances in Theoretical Psychology (3 hours), PSY 561 Methods in Applied Psychology (3 hours), PSY 462 Advanced Human Factors (3 hours), PSY 594 Conference and Workshop (2 semesters, 3 hours), and elective
Required courses outside department: 0
Recommended courses outside department: 0
Offered: night, summer
Class size: 5-10

RESEARCH/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
Research facilities: Faculty labs include Perception & Action Lab (Gray), Cognitive Engineering Lab (Schvaneveldt), Cognitive Engineering Research on Team Tasks Lab (Cooke), Applied Psychophysics and Ecological Simulations Laboratory (Becker), Human-Technology Interaction Lab (Branaghan), and Cognitive Ability and Complex Learning Lab (Sanchez). Local labs include the Mesa Air Force Research Laboratory and the Motorola Human Interface Lab.
Teaching: Limited teaching assistantships are available.
Current research: See program Web site at http://www.poly.asu.edu/ecollege/appliedpsych.

STUDENT STATISTICS
Active: 4 men, 7 women
First-year students: 6
Mean scores: GRE 550 v, 550 q, combined 1100; GPA 3.5

FACULTY
Vaughn Becker, PhD 2005, Arizona State U; social perception, evolutionary psychology
Russell Branaghan, PhD 1992, New Mexico State U; human computer interaction
Nancy Cooke, PhD 1987, New Mexico State U; team cognition, human factors
Rob Gray, PhD 1998, York U; perception/action, driving, sports psychology
Christopher Sanchez, PhD 2006, U of Illinois Chicago; educational technology/training
Roger Schvaneveldt, PhD 1967, U of Wisconsin; aviation psychology, cognition, complex systems

[Updated Winter 2007]