Psychology and Counseling

Gain new perspectives on social responsibility, civic engagement, cross-cultural competence, and evidence-based decision-making. Your Psychology Seminar course assesses skills and explores future careers.

Prepare for a career as a practitioner, instructor, consultant, administrator, or researcher for government, nonprofits, or the private sector. Choose from seven specializations to focus your learning.

Prepare to investigate, apply, and teach innovative concepts in human development as a researcher, faculty member, administrator, or consultant.

Deepen your understanding of the interdependence of individuals, organizations, and society. Prepare for a career in public and private organizations, universities, nonprofits, and government.

In Walden’s online PhD in Forensic Psychology program, you will explore the systems and programs that create positive change in the legal system.

Gain the leadership and cross-disciplinary skills to manage and improve the delivery of integrated mental and behavioral healthcare with a PsyD in Behavioral Health Leadership from Walden University.

Through this CACREP-accredited program, prepare for a leadership role in a clinical, academic, or nonprofit setting or work as a counselor educator. Choose from six specializations.

Walden’s online PhD in Clinical Psychology program can prepare you to practice, teach, or research to positively impact the mental health of diverse clientele.

Our CACREP-accredited program offers five specializations to prepare you to help clients overcome their greatest challenges. Courses include engaging media, case studies, and field scenarios.

In our MS in Developmental Psychology program, you will interpret research and apply your learning to address the needs of diverse populations—and promote lasting change in the lives of others.

Walden's online master's in industrial and organizational psychology degree program is designed to help you advance your career and promote positive change. Learn more today.

Study the intersection of criminality and psychology to develop policies for predicting and preventing criminal behavior with an MS in Forensic Psychology from Walden.

Walden's online master's in school counseling degree program is uniquely designed to help you advance your career and promote positive change. Learn more today.

Walden’s online MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling program curriculum is uniquely designed to meet CACREP guidelines for granting these two distinct degrees at the same time.

Walden's master's in psychology online degree program is uniquely designed to help you advance your career and promote positive change. Learn more today.

We offer hundreds of for-credit individual courses in education, counseling, business, IT, psychology, and health, among other areas which may be applied to Walden degree programs.

Through the Human Services concentration, you can gain knowledge to help create meaningful and positive change in your community. Following an interdisciplinary approach, you’ll examine many of the challenges facing society today—including poverty, drug addiction, and domestic violence—and learn how to work effectively with families, human services agencies, and organizations to implement solutions that improve quality of life.

Through the Criminal Justice concentration, explore cognitive, behavioral, and psychological theories of criminal behavior from the serial killer to the terrorist. Discover and analyze types of victimization and how to work with victims of crime as you prepare for or grow your career in the fields of criminal justice, social service, or law enforcement.

Addiction can take many forms. Individuals today are coping with addictions to a variety of substances and activities, including alcohol, drugs, gambling, pornography, shopping, and self-injury. Managing addiction involves more than just identifying available treatment options.

In this concentration, you will gain a solid foundation and knowledge of psychological principles and practices that relate to many different occupations. The curriculum will help you build on your ability to relate to all types of people as you increase your understanding of life in a complex world.

In this concentration, you’ll explore industrial and organizational psychology, in which professionals apply psychology principles to the workplace.

Addiction can take many forms. Individuals today are coping with addictions to a variety of substances and activities, including alcohol, drugs, gambling, pornography, shopping, and self-injury. Managing addiction involves more than just identifying available treatment options.

Extend your research skills beyond our core requirements. Coursework includes survey research, tests/measurement, advanced mixed-methods analysis, and multivariate analysis.