2018-2019 Graduate Catalog

Master of Arts in Social Psychology

30-40 credits

The MA program in social psychology is designed to give students a strong background for entry into professions such as junior college teaching or program evaluation and personnel work in schools, industry, and other organizations or for further graduate study leading to the doctorate. The MA in social psychology can be of great value in support of careers in education, counseling, social work, criminology, anthropology, special education, and personnel work.

Degree requirements

General Concentration, 30 credits

Social Psychology

Four courses from

SOPS 610Social Psychology

3

SOPS 615Social Cognition

3

SOPS 620Group Dynamics

3

SOPS 640Social Psychology of Attitudes

3

SOPS 655Counsel Apps of Soc Psych

3

SOPS 660Contemporary Social Psychology

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Educational Psychology

One course from

EDPS 641Intro Statistical Methods

3

EDPS 642Analysis of Variance

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Counseling Psychology

CPSY 653Research Counseling Guidance

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Directed electives from

ANTH, CPSY, EDPS, PSYS, SOC, SOPS, THES; professionalization of a teaching major; or minors and electives

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 30