Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work

Dr. Reed Welch, department head

Old Main, Room 414B • WTAMU Box 60807
806-651-2433
rlwelch@wtamu.edu • Department Website

For a listing of Graduate Faculty Membership, go to the following link: Graduate Faculty Membership.

The Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work has graduate work in all three areas available. The Psychology program offers a Specialist in School Psychology (S.S.P.) degree leading to licensure for specialist in school psychology (LSSP). The Psychology Program offers a master’s (M.A.) degree leading to mental health positions and master’s level licensure to practice and enhanced competitiveness to enter doctoral programs in psychology. Many graduates have entered highly competitive doctoral programs in a variety of psychology specializations-clinical, counseling, I/O, biopsychology, experimental, social, comparative, statistics, etc.

The Sociology Program offers master’s degrees either through interdisciplinary studies or as a part of the criminal justice master’s program. Graduate study in sociology prepares the student to understand change in society and its institutions and to apply this understanding in a variety of employment settings. These include community college teaching, criminal justice agencies, corporate organizations, social policy development, social action programming, social research and its practical applications. Graduate sociology courses can be used as a minor field of study for the master’s degree in criminal justice. Graduate study also prepares students for various doctoral programs in sociology.

Discipline - Course Prefix
Psychology - PSYC
Social Work - SOCW
Sociology - SOCI

NOTE: See the “Course Descriptions ” section of this catalog for a complete list of courses offered by the University.

Programs

Master