School of Psychology

• Programs of Study

The School of Psychology pioneered a distance education model comprised of blended and distributed learning that has served adult professionals for over thirty years. By creating flexible opportunities for individuals with career, family, and community responsibilities to achieve their advanced educational goals, Fielding’s community of scholar-practitioners helps define the future of psychology at every level-from theory to practice and research.

Doctoral Degrees

• The Clinical Psychology doctorate  is a generalist degree; a pathway master’s degree is conferred along the way to the PhD and students can choose from five optional concentrations:
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Social Justice & Diversity
• The Media Psychology doctorate  is the first of its kind in a School of Psychology, offering a nonclinical PhD degree with a master’s conferred along the way. The program focuses on understanding the relationships between media and behavior and offers optional concentrations in:
  • Brand Psychology and Audience Engagement
  • Positive Psychology and Media
  • Social Impact of Mobile Media & Immersive Technology

In addition, PhD Media students can declare a doctoral concentration offered in the School of Leadership Studies.

• Our PhD in Infant & Early Childhood Development  is a multidisciplinary doctoral program in mental health and developmental disorders such as autism spectrum, sensory integration, ADHD, and mood disorder.

Master’s Degrees

• Our Master of Arts in Infant & Early Childhood Development  is a multidisciplinary program with an emphasis in Mental Health.

• The online Master of Arts in Media Psychology  prepares individuals to use and create media with an understanding of how media impacts human behavior.

Certificate Options

• Postdoctoral certificates in Neuropsychology  and Respecialization in Clinical Psychology  provide advanced training and specialization for those who have already achieved their doctoral degree.
• The Clinical Psychology Postbaccalaureate Certificate  develops and strengthens foundational skills and knowledge areas essential to gaining acceptance into a rigorous doctoral program in clinical psychology.
• Three certificate options in Forensic Psychology allow students to take coursework applicable to their career goals in the field:
  • Forensic Psychology  (for professionals in law enforcement and related fields)
  • Forensic Psychology for Mental Health Practitioners  
  • Forensic Psychology for Clinicians  
• A certificate in Media Psychology  allows students to choose between an emphasis in Brand Psychology & Audience Engagement or Media Neuroscience.