Are there affordable and accredited master's programs in psychology/ or related fields out there? How about Australia or South Africa? Thanks
Lots and lots and lots and lots and..... Consider doing a search of the threads on this board. Also, check out www.degree.net for information on a number of good schools. Finally, consider picking up a copy of Bears' Guide, where you'll find up-to-date information on dozens of good schools and programs that may meet your needs. My personal favorite: The Fielding Institute. Rich Douglas
If my memory serves me correctly, Fielding does not offer a Masters degree in Psychology. Also, their degrees are not what I would call "affordable." If you're not too picky about what branch of psychology you study (e.g. does it have to be counseling psychology?) then your options increase. They increase again if you can do at least some residential work. Do the research, it'll pay off. Good luck, Jack
Pick up Bear's Guide...it is worth the $$! I was on the verge of giving PSEDI (under the guise of Cal Southern University) a large amount of money for a bogus piece of flypaper!
I've had the 13th edition for a while now. I know that I'm probably missing some references that are in the 14th edition but when the folks at Amazon start asking me how my dogs are doing then it makes me think that it's time to pocket the ol' credit card for a while. Jack
Quite right. Being a business-major kinda guy, I've not looked at the psychology programs; I just know Fielding's reputation and standing in the field of nontraditional higher education. Sorry. Rich Douglas
I read the customer service department at Amazon the riot act for sending me emails of this nature, especially since I had specifically opted out of any communications not involving an order. I got back a LONG, contrite, personal apology, and haven't been bothered since. You could always check at Borders, or Barnes and Noble, or one of the small independents. Amazon isn't the only game in town.
As far as related fields, you might try Liberty University. They have an 48 credit hour) M.A. in Counseling which qualifies for licensure in most states. It is affordable, especially if you happen to be military. http://www.liberty.edu You could then go from that to a Ph.D. somewhere in Counseling Psychology. Several DL schools offer that in licensure track. North
You also might want to try Northcentral U http://www.ncu.edu I do not believe they qualify for any kind of licensure so if you are at all interested in taking LPC/NBCC exams you may want to stick to a school like Liberty U or some similar option. North
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I have been researching M.A.in counseling/psychology am currently enrolled at Prescott College getting my B.A. in counseling/psychology thru distance learning. They have a M.A. for about $20,000 according to the MAPS advisor. I have found a new promising site for an M.A. in psychology at Southern California University for Professional Studies www.scups.edu. M.A. is under $5000. I have not found who they are accredited with. It is a mentor program like Prescott college. Most of the mentors have PhD's. Program is fairly fixed with 5 foundation courses and only 3 electives. Kristine
SCUPS is California-approved, but has no recognized accreditation, and there is a *HUGE* difference. That basically means that outside California, a SCUPS degree will have little value other than as a wall decoration. I don't believe that SCUPS is a degree mill or has nefarious purposes in mind, it's just that their degrees have a geographical limitation. Sort of like the ballplayers in "Field of Dreams", they can't cross the foul line (or on this case, the CA state line). The monetary savings just isn't worth it, IMO. You're much better off getting a regionally accredited (RA) degree that will never be questioned. It's money well-spent. Bruce
DL MSc in Occupational Psychology offered by Birkbeck College of the University of London costs 3,795 GBP (around US$5,400). The program emphasises on psychology in occupation and training. The website is http://www.lon.ac.uk/external
Yan - The next question is (or should be), "But is the Birkbeck program 100% non-residential? Will she have to buy several round trip plane tickets (plus hotel, etc.) in addition to the basic school costs? This begins to make it something less than affordable. Jack
The DL program offered by the University of London is 100% non-resident, I have just completed its master program in Financial Economics from another University's college without going to London. The assessment is by coursework (assignments) plus examinations (that can be conducted all over the world). The programs and University is accredited and price is reasonable (in view of the status of University of London). Yan
I would like to give further information about those living in the US at the external programs of the Univeristy of London: There are 500 students living in America studying at the external postgraduate programs and 469 students at the external undergraduate programs of the University. The program fees include course materials and textbooks. Of course, one may need to pay administrative fees for local examination centre. There are some examination centres in the US (one may check with the Unviersity directly). The University of London has been established in 1836 by Royal Charter and its external programs have been started in 1858. It claims it has external students in 150 countries over the world. However, the diploma indicates that one is an external student, but standard is the same as that of internal qualification (intersting?)