Program Overview
Department of Psychology
The Department of Psychology at Queens College offers a range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
Graduate Programs
The department offers several graduate programs, including:
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- General Masters
- Accelerated MABN
- Accelerated ABA
- MA Experience
- PhD Programs
Behavioral Neuroscience
The MA program in Behavioral Neuroscience is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the field.
Goals and Experiences
The program has several goals, including:
- Mastering core and quantitative courses in behavioral neuroscience at a graduate level
- Conducting behavioral neuroscience research at the level of independent investigator
- Communicating information about behavioral neuroscience at a level adequate for teaching of the discipline
Capstone Experiences
The program includes a required research thesis, which serves as the culmination of a minimum of one year of research conducted in the lab of a faculty mentor. The thesis is evaluated by a three-person faculty committee, and students are also required to give an oral presentation on the thesis to this faculty committee.
Program Goals
The goals of the program are:
- To provide graduates with enhanced chances of being admitted into highly-competitive Doctoral Training Programs in Behavioral Neuroscience and other Neuroscience-related fields.
- To enhance the chances that graduates will gain employment within the private sector as Research Assistants/Associates trained in the growing field of Neuroscience and Neuroscience-related fields.
Resources
Students in the program have access to a range of resources, including:
- Apply for Graduation
- CUNY E-permit information
- E-Permit FAQ
- MABN Progress Monitor
- Maintenance of Matriculation
- Thesis Approval Form
- QC Graduate Bulletin
- QC Graduate Handbook
- Professional organizations, such as the Society for Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience Society, and American Psychological Association.