Psychology Graduate Schools in San Fernando Valley

California State University - Los Angeles

• The Los Angeles campus of California State University offers a Master of Science: Applied Behavior Analysis degree. Students who have received a bachelor's degree in psychology can pursue this graduate program. The Association for Behavior Analysis accredits this master's program. The program additionally prepares students for doctoral training in behavior analysis.

  A 2.75 GPA is required to enter the psychology graduate program at Cal State LA. You may take graduate level courses before official admissions into the graduate program and that coursework can later be applied to your master's degree.

  California State University--Los Angeles
  5151 State University Drive
  Los Angeles, CA 90032
  323-343-3000
  calstatela.edu

California State Polytechnic University

• California State Polytechnic University offers a Masters of Science in Psychology. This degree prepares graduates for licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy. As of March 2010, Dr. Jeffrey Mio was the head of the department of psychology and sociology's graduate studies program. This Master's program is intended for the psychology student looking to become a professional therapist.

  This program includes hands-on therapy studies involving skills such as intervention with children, adults and groups. The program also covers identification of various types of abuse and how to report it. According to the program description on the CSPU website, students leave the program knowing how to properly form diagnostic impressions using the current edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM).

  California State Polytechnic University
  3801 West Temple Avenue
  Pomona, CA 91768
  909-869-7659
  csupomona.edu

University of Southern California

• The University of Southern California offers a Master's in Human Behavior. According to USC: "The MHB program is designed to prepare students for entry into commercial and public sector fields for which knowledge of human behavior is essential for effective job performance." This degree expands psychology-related job opportunities to other fields such as government advocacy, entertainment, advertising and public relations.

  USC also offers several doctoral programs in many different areas of psychology including: developmental psychology, social psychology, clinical science, brain and cognitive science and quantitative methods.

  University Park Campus
  University of Southern California
  Los Angeles, 90089
  213-740-2311
  usc.edu