Master of Arts in Social Psychology

CIP Code

42.2707

30 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; it also may lead to further graduate study in a doctoral program. 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 610	Social Psychology	3
SOPS 615	Social Cognition	3
SOPS 620	Group Dynamics	3
SOPS 640	Social Psychology of Attitudes	3
SOPS 655	Counseling Applications of Social Psychology	3
SOPS 660	Contemporary Social Psychology	3
Total Credits:		12

Educational Psychology

One course from

EDPS 641	Introduction to Statistical Methods	3
EDPS 642	Analysis of Variance	3
Total Credits:		3

Counseling Psychology

CPSY 653	Research in Counseling Psychology and Guidance	3
Total Credits:		3

Directed electives from

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

Total Credits:

Total Credits: 30