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Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology with an emphasis in Media Psychology, MA (pathway masters for PhD students)

Students in the Media Psychology PhD program will automatically earn a pathway master’s degree upon completion of the below requirements.

Pathway Master’s Requirements

Effective date: 09/01/2022

PSY-525 Professional Writing for Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-533 Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-619 Social Media Research Methods 4 semester credits
PSY-701A Research Methods I 4 semester credits
PSY-701C Research Methods II: Qualitative 4 semester credits
PSY-716A Statistical Methods 4 semester credits

12 credits chosen from media electives:

PSY-617 Symbols, Images and Text 4 semester credits
PSY-618 Psychology of Video Games 4 semester credits
PSY-622 Communities in a Digital World 4 semester credits
PSY-623 Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience 4 semester credits
PSY-713 Audience Engagement 4 semester credits
PSY-714 Media, Technology, and Social Identities 4 semester credits
PSY-724A Cognition and Technology 4 semester credits
PSY-743 Narrative Persuasion, Brands, and Storytelling 4 semester credits
PSY-753 Narrative Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-754 The Role of Media in Social Justice 4 semester credits
PSY-763 The Psychology of Neuromarketing 4 semester credits
PSY-764 Media Psychology Research 4 semester credits
PSY-766 Special Topics in Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-769 Advanced Topics in Media Psychology 2 or 4 semester credits
PSY-776 Social Media and Society 4 semester credits
PSY-777 Positive Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-778 Psychology of Big Data 4 semester credits

Total Semester Credits: 36