Online Master’s Degree Programs

Explore how technology is used in the commission of various crimes that include child sexual exploitation, child pornography, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and human trafficking.

Gain a broad understanding of the forensic psychology field and how its principles are applied in a range of settings from correctional institutions to court systems to community-based programs.

Discover how you can work with police departments or other law enforcement agencies by assisting in officer selection and training, stress management, critical incident stress debriefing, and hostage negotiation.

Homeland security is a fast-growing field with career options emerging at the local, national, and global levels. Apply both psychological and public policy principles to understand the impact of terrorism and the countermeasures required to combat terrorist threats.

This self-designed specialization allows you to create a unique learning program to deepen your understanding of forensic psychology as well as focus on criminal justice practice and theory.

In today’s complex legal system, forensic psychology professionals are called upon to provide their expertise on the intersection of psychology and the law.

While much of forensic psychology is focused on offender behavior, this specialization allows you to focus on how crime impacts the victim. Learn about the relationships between victims and their perpetrators—for example, why do serial murderers target certain victim profiles?

In 2010, nearly 5 million adults were on parole or probation in their communities and under the supervision of local adult correctional systems.* In this specialization, you will learn more about prevention, intervention, and consultation programs for criminal offenders in their communities.

It’s not unusual to come across news reports of unimaginable acts of family violence. Examine criminal behavior that includes intimate partner violence, child abuse, maternal and paternal filicide, and elderly abuse.

Today’s media has recently highlighted individuals in prestigious positions who are involved in sexual offending behavior. Gain insight into the unique dynamics of sex offenders as you explore paraphilic behaviors, including pedophilia and hebephilia.

The courses in this specialization help you develop an understanding of military culture and the short- and long-term effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Walden’s MS in Early Childhood Studies program with a specialization in Early Childhood Administration, Management, and Leadership can prepare you to lead a program or open your own center.

Walden’s MS in Early Childhood Studies program with a specialization in Early Childhood Administration, Management, and Leadership can prepare you to lead a program or open your own center.

Deepen your understanding of the ways diversity affects development and learning in early childhood. Study specific special needs as well as the impact of living in poverty and the effects of stress, violence, and trauma.

Learn practical approaches for managing talent, measuring employee performance, and leading high-functioning teams.

Explore strategies for supervising projects of various scopes and sizes. Learn firsthand how to avoid common project pitfalls.

The Self-Designed specialization offers the freedom and flexibility to tailor your program to complement your professional objectives. Select up to nine elective credits and focus your learning on a specific area that interests you.

Gain a greater understanding of the U.S. healthcare system and the factors guiding the success of healthcare organizations today.

Help people with autism and developmental disabilities engage more successfully with the world when you choose the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) specialization. 

Learn to apply psychological principles to human behavior in the digital space with Walden’s MS in Psychology Digital Psychology specialization.