The Psychology Department at Loyola University Maryland provides students with a competitively distinct, best-in-class educational experience in the field of psychology and clinical professional counseling. The training we offer is built on 8 core principles that enshrine our commitment to students in our undergraduate and graduate programs, and to each other.
Focus onethics and diversity across all programs and courses
Deep mentoring and personal student-faculty relationships
Emphasis on experiential and skill-based learning
Attention to and opportunities for intensive research training
Commitment to service learning and engaged scholarship
The creation of applied knowledge and expertise
An extensive network of externship and field experience partners
Strong sense of community at the department and program levels
Explore the Curriculum
Learn more about each of our degree programs:
Undergraduate
Students majoring in psychology are exposed to fundamental concepts that provide them
with a solid foundation in the discipline. Development of critical thinking skills,
and an understanding of research methodology and appreciation for diversity, are hallmarks
of the undergraduate program.
Masters
The Master of Science in Clinical Professional Counseling at Loyola University Maryland
educates and develops future graduate-level mental health counselors. Students are
expertly trained in all of the necessary requirements to become Licensed Clinical
Professional Counselors (LCPC or Professional Counselor) in the state of Maryland.
And, with extensive in-house and externship training options, Loyola Clinical Professional
Counseling students graduate well prepared to enter a career that is projected to
add over 79,000 new jobs by 2029.
Doctoral
By employing a unique, service-oriented educational method, Loyola doctoral students
are trained innovators and leaders capable of meeting the ever-changing demands of
mental health service providers. The nationally ranked program adheres to the scholar-practitioner
model of education which emphasizes the integration of a comprehensive knowledge base,
appropriate attitudes, and clinical skills.