Online Gambling Psychology is a College Program

The world of online casinos has seen a lot of development over the last couple of years none quite as interesting as this: a college program dedicated to the studying of online casino psychology. The Nottingham Trent University has a new masters program titled Cyber Psychology. Beginning October of 2008 students who have received an undergraduate degree may apply to get in to the ground breaking program.

This area of study will not only cover online casino psychology but online health, education, cyber crime, social networking and even artificial intelligence. One of the founders of the program, Mark Griffiths, said that this area of study was created due to popular demand. With the growing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace becoming staples in every high school student’s homepages, it’s no wonder this area was in such high demand.

Dr. Monica Whitty of Nottingham Trent University says that this program will prove to be demanding because they will have to research the history of online casinos and keep up with the ever changing and fast paced world of the internet. Soon, a PhD program will also be available. The online casino and its players have often been the subject of thesis papers and college studies.

The online casino industry is particularly pleased with the announcement of this trend because now their prospective employees will be better equipped to further their sites. With any hope, by the time these students finish up their masters the United States legislature will have made progress in the legalization of online gambling. If they do, I know just where they should get the advisors from.