MA General Psychology
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General Admission Contact
The New School for Social Research
Office of Admission
72 Fifth Avenue, 1st floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
SocialResearchAdmit@newschool.edu
Admissions Liaison
PsychLiaison@newschool.edu
Department of Psychology
The New School for Social Research
80 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5727 x3119 or x3223 (for Clinical Psychology)
Fax: 212.989.0846
Department Chair
William Hirst
Department Secretary
Janiera Warren
Clinical Secretary
Nichelle Horlacher
Director of Clinical Training
Sam Winer
Assistant Director of Clinical Training
Jennifer Hunter
Director of Clinical Student Affairs
Trisha Toelstedt
The Safran Psychotherapy, Assessment and Research Service (SPARS)
Inga Blom, Interim Director
Leo Cancelmo, Assistant Director
Donna Mulcahy, Manager
Student Advisors
First-Year MA: Starlett Hartley
Continuing MA: Oishiki Ganguly
Clinical PhD: Paige Griffith
CSD PhD: Starlett Hartley
2026-27 Psychology Student Handbook
2026-27 Psychology Labs Handbook
2026 Handbook for the Concentration in the Treatment of Substance Use and Other Addictive Behaviors
The MA in General Psychology is a 30-credit program that provides students with a basic education in psychology and is a prerequisite for more specialized work leading to the PhD degree.
Students take courses covering a wide range of the literature, including cognitive, social, developmental, and abnormal psychology, neuroscience, research methods, and statistics.
- DegreeMaster of Arts (MA)
- Credits30 credits
- FormatFull-time or part-time, on-campus
- Duration2 years (full-time)
- Start TermFall or Spring
Entering students work with an individual faculty advisor. This advisor, together with the departmental student advisor, introduces them to the curriculum as a whole and helps them to formulate the program that best suits their interests and needs. Students have access to a wide range of courses across The New School for Social Research to satisfy the elective requirements beyond the core required courses in general psychology.
Students in the MA program have the option to pursue a concentration in the Treatment of Substance Use and Other Addictive Behaviors, which satisfies the academic requirements to later qualify as a licensed substance abuse counselor.
