Applied Social & Community psychology is concerned with practical questions of how individuals’ thoughts, feelings, and actions are influenced by other people and by social institutions. Topics focused on at Portland State University include, but are not limited to Socialization Processes, Self, Social Relationships and Social Roles, Health Psychology, Sociocultural Psychology, Community Psychology & Prevention, Gender and Sexuality, Methods of Social Change and Intervention, & Ethics.
Graduate students are typically quite involved in the research projects of their faculty advisors. More information about faculty members' research is available through individual faculty web pages.
Please note that we do not offer graduate specialization in clinical or counseling psychology.
Graduate courses focusing on Applied Social & Community Psychology
PSY 514/614 Advanced Applied Social Psychology PSY 507/607 Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology PSY 510 Psychology of Men and Masculinities PSY 510/610 Program Evaluation PSY 510 Domestic Violence Intervention Systems PSY 510 Ecological-Environmental Psychology PSY 534 Introduction to Psychopathology PSY 540 Group Process PSY 571 Health Psychology PSY 580/581/582 Community Psychology (3 course sequence) PSY 597 Applied Survey Methods PSY 598 Field Observation Methods PSY 532/632 Clinical Interviewing PSY 533/633 Contemporary Social Psychology PSY 564/664 Social Psychology of Mental Health PSY 589/689 Adult Socialization
Employment settings of recent graduates
Oregon Department of Human Services, Institute for Social Research (The University of Michigan), Care Oregon, Northwest Professional Consortium, Foundation for Accountability, Providence Health Care System, Multnomah County Health Department, Regional Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University.
Applied Social & Community Comprehensive Exam Reading List
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