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Media Psychology: Media Psychology Program
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The PhD in Media Psychology, the first of its kind in a School of Psychology, is a non-clinical degree that develops scholar-practitioners with a high level of understanding of the relationships between media and behavior. The doctoral program will benefit executives in journalism, entertainment, publishing, software development, business and telecommunications, as well as leaders in government, public policy and education.
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Students in the Media Psychology program are able to effectively maintain their professional careers and family responsibilities while in the program. Face-to-face contact takes place at local cluster meetings and national conferences, and structured online activities deepen the interactions between students and faculty. Upon completion, students receive a PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Media Psychology.
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The Division of Media Psychology is at the forefront of the expansion in the uses of the Internet in practice, with an active committee chaired by Leigh Jerome, PhD, and co-chair Marlene Maheu, PhD. At the summer Convention, there will be several programs dealing with this topic, including a couple on the establishment and maintenance of an Internet practice.
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The Media Psychology program is grounded in psychology and its focus is on applying psychological theories to the study of media effects on individual behavior and social change. The program serves scholar/practitioners interested in advancing their understanding of media, human behavior and the human experience.
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Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA established the initial Doctoral program in the field of Media Psychology in 2004. There are currently more than 50 matriculants in the program. Fielding's president Dr. Judith Kuipers says, "the response for the program has been extremely positive. The Media Psychology Program is one of the most innovative new PhD programs in all of higher education, and Fielding is a world leader in distributed learning in doctoral education," Kuipers said.
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Fielding Graduate Institute welcomed its first class of students this fall in the school's newly created Ph.D. program in Media Psychology. The students are all mid-career professionals from organizations as different as Disney, Gateway Computers and Stanford Medical Center. They will continue to work in their respective professions while gaining their degrees.
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