心理学文学硕士：应用社会心理学

专注于应用社会心理学的心理学硕士为您提供社会心理学的知识，尤其侧重于将其应用于健康行为和社会问题的现实世界中的干预和政策。“应用社会心理学”课程探索社会心理学核心领域中的当代研究-influence影响和说服力，态度和行为，社会和行为变化以及群体和群体间的过程。它将这项研究与应用研究方法和评估科学相结合，重点关注社会心理学与健康和社会问题的转化相关性。健康行为和其他社会问题是重要的全球性社会问题，不仅是行为科学研究的焦点，而且是一个领域，在该领域中，社会心理学知识可用于为政策和干预提供信息，例如，诸如以下
The MA in Psychology with a concentration in Applied Social Psychology gives you knowledge of social psychology with a specific focus on its application to intervention and policy in the real world of health behavior and social issues.<br>The Applied Social Psychology curriculum explores contemporary research in the core areas of social psychologyinfluence and persuasion, attitudes and behavior, social and behavioral change, and group and intergroup processes. It integrates this research with applied research methods and evaluation science, focusing on the translational relevance of social psychology to health and social issues. Health behavior and other social issues are significant global social problems that are not only exploding foci of behavioral science research, but also an area where social psychological knowledge is applied to inform policy and interventionfor example, by institutions such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.<br>Our terminal MA program trains you to apply social psychology theory and research methods to an understanding of health behavior and societal issues, preparing you to inform policy aimed at prosocial interventions and behavioral change.<br>Research is a core activity of our faculty and students, organized around 4 faculty labs and institutes (Health Psychology and Prevention Science Institute, Institute for Research on Social Issues, Social Identity Lab, Depression Lab), and faculty-led or -mentored research groups.<br>Our projects include health and adolescent substance abuse, leadership and social change, societal extremism, social conflict and discrimination, LGBT issues, and volunteerism.<br>This program is STEM designated, allowing international students who hold F-1 visas to apply for OPT work authorizations for a total of 36 months (an initial 1-year period and a 24-month OPT STEM extension) of paid work experience in the U.S. after graduation.