Why Fielding Graduate University?

Fielding Graduate University sets the standard world-wide for quality and innovation in transformational distributed graduate education and research. We support the well-being and success of our students as they pursue their goals and seek significance as life-long learners and leaders in their professions in the service of ethical social change and social justice. Our graduates make a difference.

The mission of Fielding Graduate University is to meet your educational and professional needs as an adult learner and a mid-career professional. To this end, we have developed an educational model that builds on your existing learning and professional experience, that features collaborative, competency-based learning and assessment, and provides flexible scheduling to accommodate the many demands placed upon your time as a working professional.

We offer fully accredited, high quality graduate education programs that are rigorous and demanding. Our outstanding faculty will challenge you in many ways as they help prepare you for the life of the scholar-practitioner. As a Fielding student, you will become part of a community of scholars dispersed throughout the country and around the world. This community is committed to transforming graduate education and research to advance individuals, organizations and society.

School of Psychology

Multicultural awareness and self-development are among the core values of the School of Psychology. Students evolve as scholar-practitioners within their own social and cultural contexts. Our programs attune students to the ways in which differences in race, class, gender and ethnicity relate to the theory and practice of psychology.

PhD in Clinical Psychology

Fielding's PhD program in Clinical Psychology received APA accreditation in 1991. Today, it is the only distributed learning model accredited by the APA. Students may pursue the generalist PhD degree or select from one of Fielding's five elective concentrations: health psychology, forensic psychology neuropsychology, prevention and control of violence, or parent-infant mental health.

The format of the doctoral program allows for intensive, face-to-face contact at local cluster meetings, clinical and research sessions, psychological assessment labs and national sessions. Online forums and electronic library services deepen the interactions between students and faculty, and reduce the geographical barriers in a distributed educational program.

PhD in Media Psychology

The PhD in Media Psychology, the first of its kind in a School of Psychology, is a non-clinical degree that develops scholar-practitioners with a high level of understanding of the relationships between media and behavior. The doctoral program will benefit executives in journalism, entertainment, publishing, software development, business and telecommunications, as well as leaders in government, public policy and education.

The format of the doctoral program allows for intensive, face-to-face contact at the orientation and planning session, research sessions and national sessions. Online forums, teleconferencing and electronic library services deepen the interactions between students and faculty, and reduce the geographical barriers in a distributed educational program.

MA in Media Psychology and Social Change

Fielding Graduate University's School of Psychology offers a master's degree in media psychology and social change with the cooperation of UCLA Extension. Students study the specific benefits of understanding human behavior when working with media applications, how media affects individuals and cultures, and how media can be used for socially constructive purposes. Open to those with a bachelor's degree or higher, this partnership program provides a sequence of four courses from UCLA Extension that may be applied directly to a master's degree in media psychology and social change from Fielding Graduate University. In addition, special provisions are available to those who may later wish to pursue a doctorate at fielding. Offered entirely online, the program allows for great flexibility and attention to individual goals; carefully planned activities to allow you to maintain your professional career while in the program.

Postdoctoral Certificate in Neuropsychology

In our 2-year Postdoctoral Neuropsychology Certificate program, students and faculty meet in cluster groups in major metropolitan areas. Currently clusters are located in Southern California, Chicago and New York City. The program is designed for doctoral level psychologists practicing with populations of neuropsychological relevance who wish to gain special proficiency in neuropsychological assessment and intervention. The program offers a thorough grounding in neuropsychology, with extensive hands-on experience in administering, scoring and interpreting major neuropsychological tests and batteries.

Postdoctoral Respecialization in Clinical Psychology

The Postdoctoral Respecialization in Clinical Psychology is a certificate program for individuals who already have a non-clinical doctorate in psychology. Knowledge areas for this program are instructed by the same faculty as the doctoral program in clinical psychology, and students may select an optional concentration in health psychology, forensic psychology, or neuropsychology. Students generally require at least 36 months to complete the coursework, psychological assessment labs, practicum and internship.

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