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Academic Catalog 2020-2021 [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 (48 credits)

Effective date: 09/01/2020

PSY-525 Foundations of Critical Theory 4 semester credits
PSY-533 Foundations of Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-585 Media Psychology Practicum 0.5-4 semester credits (160 clock hours)
PSY-701A Research Methods I 4 semester credits
Choose one: PSY-716A Statistical Methods 4 semester credits OR
PSY-717 Multivariate Statistics 4 semester credits (if PSY-716A passed by exam)
Choose one: PSY-701B Research Methods II: Quantitative 4 semester credits OR
PSY-701C Research Methods II: Qualitative 4 semester credits

12 credits chosen from media electives:

PSY-713 Audience Engagement 4 semester credits
PSY-724A Cognition and Technology 4 semester credits
PSY-724D Media and Political Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-743 Brand Psychology and Transmedia Storytelling 4 semester credits
PSY-753 The Social Psychology of Narrative 4 semester credits
PSY-754 The Role of Media in Social Justice 4 semester credits
PSY-766 Special Topics in Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-767A The Social Impact of Immersive Technology 4 semester credits
PSY-767B Narrative and Digital Storytelling 4 semester credits
PSY-769 Advanced Topics in Media Psychology 2 or 4 semester credits
PSY-771 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-773 Media Innovation and Online Education 4 semester credits
PSY-776 Social Media and the Psychology of Social Influence 4 semester credits
PSY-777 Positive Media Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-778 Psychology of Big Data 4 semester credits

12 additional elective credits chosen from:

no more than two of:

MSC-547 The Psychology of Mediated Meaning: Symbols, Images, and Text 4 semester credits
MSC-548 Community Psychology: Building Human Connection in Physical and Digital Spaces 4 semester credits
MSC-549 Psychology of Technology 4 semester credits
MSC-552 Global Psychology: Media and Social Advocacy 4 semester credits
MSC-558 The Power of Image: Persuasion, Place, and Identity 4 semester credits
MSC-560 The Psychology of Social Media Strategy 4 semester credits
MSC-562 Innovation, Learning and Online Education 4 semester credits
MSC-567 The Psychology of Neuromarketing 4 semester credits
MSC-569 Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience 4 semester credits
MSC-570 Special Topics 4 semester credits

plus 4 credits from below, or all 12 credits chosen from below:

PSY-594 Applied Research Practicum: Media Psychology 0.5-4 semester credits
PSY-702 Developmental Bases of Behavior 4 semester credits
PSY-703 History and Systems of Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-704 Theories of Personality 4 semester credits
PSY-705 Social Bases of Behavior 4 semester credits
PSY-706 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior 4 semester credits
PSY-707 Biological Bases of Behavior 4 semester credits
PSY-712 Multicultural Psychology 4 semester credits
PSY-715A Psychometric Theory 3 semester credits
PSY-718 Qualitative Data Analysis Software 2 semester credits
PSY-719 Quantitative Data Analysis Software 2 semester credits
PSY-720 Special Topics in Research 2 or 4 semester credits
PSY-721 Special Topics in Statistics 2 or 4 semester credits
PSY-723 Qualitative Research 4 semester credits
PSY-727 Psychopharmacology 4 semester credits
PSY-756 Special Topics in Academic Writing 2 semester credits
PSY-760 Independent Study 1, 2 or 4 semester credits
PSY-765 Forensic Psychology 4 semester credits

Total Semester Credits: 48