Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

  • Counseling Psychology

    Lesley University’s Counseling Psychology graduate programs provide an integrated, holistic approach to training that will prepare you for a career as a highly skilled, effective counselor in a school, community, or clinical setting.Learn More About Counseling Psychology »

  • MFA in Creative Writing

    Ranked among the top low-residency creative writing programs in the country, Lesley’s MFA Program in Creative Writing nurtures and challenges your literary promise through rich mentor relationships and interdisciplinary study, while allowing you to balance your professional, personal, and aesthetic lives.Learn More About Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing »

  • Expressive Therapies

    The Expressive Therapies programs at Lesley University provide a powerful connection between the arts, theory, and clinical training for the purpose of inspiring positive change in individuals, families, and communities throughout the world.Learn More About Expressive Therapies »

  • Intercultural Relations

    Lesley University's Intercultural Relations graduate program prepares students to understand and create positive change with culturally diverse populations in settings ranging from small community groups to global corporations.Learn More About Intercultural Relations Programs »

  • Mindfulness Studies

    Lesley University’s Mindfulness Studies Specialization will help you bring the contemplative practice of mindfulness into your professional practice and personal life.Learn more about Mindfulness Studies »

  • Peace & Conflict Transformation Studies

    The Peace and Conflict Transformation Specialization will provide a theoretical understanding of human conflict and practical training in interpersonal and intrapersonal communication, cultural dialogues, reflection, and mediation skills.Learn more about Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies »

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Featured

Dean Koverola Featured in Boston Globe article on Low-Residency Graduate Programs

Staff Catherine Koverola“Increasingly, universities are wanting to meet students where they’re at."  Read More

 

  • Faculty Spotlight

     

    Steven Cramer

    Associate Professor of Creative Writing; Director of the Master's of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing

    Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry: Creative Writing

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  • Faculty Spotlight

     

    Julia Byers

    Professor of Art Therapy; Coordinator of the Art Therapy Program

    Division of Expressive Therapies

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  • Faculty Spotlight

     

    Sidney Trantham, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Counseling and Psychology

    Dr. Trantham’s teaching and scholarship have been focused on understanding identity development, sexual behavior, and trauma and resiliency.

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  • Institutes

     

    Institutes at GSASS

    GSASS is home to two institutes: Psychology and the Other Institute, and the Institute for Arts and Health. Both are hubs of intellectual and professional development, and work to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and scholarship.

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  • 2013 Sonnabend Lecture

     

    Diana Chapman Walsh Delivers the 2013 Lesley Sonnabend Lecture

    How best, in the Academy, to reconcile the demands of head and heart? Such was the question explored by Dr. Diana Chapman Walsh in her far-reaching Sonnabend Lecture on the convergence of mindfulness and leadership.

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  • Summer at Lesley

     

    Test our waters by taking a summer course

    Not sure if Lesley's graduate and certificate programs are the right fit for you? Explore our summer offerings and experience what it's like to be a graduate student at Lesley University before jumping in to a full program.

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