Courses

Courses not listed below may be accepted to count towards minor requirements. Contact the director of graduate studies (DGS) prior to enrolling in a course to confirm it satisfies the core requirements.

Core Courses (Required)

  • POL 8311: Political Psychology and Socialization (3 credits)
  • PSY 8201: Social Cognition (3 credits)
  • JOUR 8661: Journalism and Mass Communications (3 credits)
  • POL 8307 and 8308: Proseminar in Political Psychology (2 credits each)
    • Cross-listed as PSY 8211 and 8212
  • Two method courses related to student goals (6 credits)

Methods (Examples)

  • EPSY 5244: Survey Design, Sampling and Implementation
  • EPSY 8261: Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference
  • EPSY 8262: Statistical Methods II: Regression and the Linear Model
  • POL 8106: Quantitative Political Science I
  • POL 8107: Quantitative Political Science II
  • PSY 8209: Research Methods in Social Psychology

Electives (Not Required)

  • AFRO 8202: Intellectual History of Race
  • AFRO 8554: Gender, Race, Nation, and Policy
  • COMM 5221: Media, Race, and Identity
  • COMM 5401: Advanced Theories of Communication
  • COMM 5402: Advanced Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 5404: Language and Culture
  • COMM 5411: Small Group Communication Research
  • COMM 5431: The Process of Persuasion
  • COMM 5441: Communication in Human Organizations
  • COMM 5451: Intercultural Communication Processes
  • COMM 5617: History and Criticism of US Public Discourses
  • COMM 8402: Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 8403: Emotion and Communication
  • EPSY 8113: The Psychology of Scientific Reasoning
  • EPSY 8132: Personality Development and Socialization
  • IDSC 8711: Cognitive Science
  • IDSC 8721: Behavioral Decision Theory
  • IDSC 8722: Heuristic Decision Making
  • JOUR 5251: Psychology of Advertising
  • JOUR 5501: Communication and Public Opinion
  • JOUR 8514: Advanced Mass Communication Theory
  • JOUR 8650: Psychology of Media Effects
  • JOUR 8651: Mass Media and Social Change
  • JOUR 8681: Media and Globalization
  • LAW 6831: Law, Race, and Social Psychology
  • NSCI 5101: Introduction to Neuroscience
  • PA 5012: The Politics of Public Affairs
  • PA 5106: Government, Ethics and the Public Will
  • PA 5301: Population Methods and Issues for the US and the Third World
  • PA 5401: Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy
  • PA 5421: Racial Inequality and Public Policy
  • PA 5711: Science and Technology Policy
  • PA 5801: US Foreign Policy: Process and Analysis
  • PA 8821: National Security Policy
  • POL 8302: Public Opinion and Political Participation
  • POL 8305: Interest Groups and Social Movements
  • POL 8360: Race and Politics
  • POL 8360: Mass Communication and Attitude Change
  • POL 8402: Conflict Dynamics and Security
  • POL 8641: Comparative Mass Political Behavior
  • PSY 5014: Psychology of Human Learning and Memory
  • PSY 5101: Personality
  • PSY 5138: Psychology of Aging
  • PSY 5202: Attitudes and Social Behavior
  • PSY 5205: Applied Social Psychology
  • PSY 5207: Personality and Social Behavior
  • PSY 8203: Impression Management
  • PSY 8204: Social Psychology of Prejudice and Intergroup Relations
  • PSY 8205: Principles of Social Psychology
  • PSY 8208: The Self
  • PSY 8210: Law, Race, and Social Psychology
  • PSY 8814: Analysis of Psychological Data
  • PSY 8815: Analysis of Psychological Data
  • PUBH 8813: Measurement