Quantitative Psychology Research

The School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology is pleased to announce a new Quantitative Psychology program. Graduates from the program will be trained for employment in a variety of settings, including academic programs with advanced graduate degrees, basic research or applied research and consulting in organizational settings.

The Quantitative Psychology Program emphasizes the interface between quantitative methods and psychological issues. Graduates will be trained as quantitative specialists, with a substantial background in psychology. The exact focus of the student’s studies depends on the current interests of the faculty and the student. Current faculty interests and course offerings include psychometric methods, item response theory, structural equation modeling, multivariate statistics, factor analysis and multilevel modeling as well as many other topics in psychological methods and statistics. Students will also complete a minor in either another area of psychology or in another discipline. Other programs in the School of Psychology include Experimental Psychology, Engineering Psychology and Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Relevant disciplines outside psychology include computer science, industrial systems and engineering, bioinformatics and mathematics and statistics.