Graduate Study Programs In Media
Psychology
Compiled by
June Wilson (Doctoral Student)
Fielding Graduate University
Media Psychology can be described as the merging of communication and
human behavior. It is central to understanding behavior with- in many disciplines,
including, in part, technology; public policy and government;
telecommunications; software; education; health care;
and entertainment.
Some of the roles Media Psychologists assume include: writing or being
expert guests in various media; consulting with media
personnel; researching ways to improve the media; making
new technologies more effective and user friendly; using
new technology to enhance clinical psychology; working
in education or training; developing media standards;
working in commercial fields; studying sociological
and psychological media effects; developing material
for challenged populations; working with deviant or
criminal populations (Luskin & Friedland, 1998)
The field of Media Psychology is multidisciplinary, and is often enmeshed
in other programs as listed below:
Psychology
Fielding
Graduate University (FGU) www.fielding.edu
Fielding Graduate University offers a Ph.D. in Media Psychology. Psychology is the foundation of the program, and the program
focus is the application of psychology to multi-media
and media effects.
Fielding Graduate University's School of Educational Leadership and Change
also offers an Ed.D. with a concentration in
Media Studies.
California
State University, Los Angeles
(CSULA). www.calstatela.edu
Offers an M.A. in psychology.
Course work can be completed in Media Psychology
with Dr. Stuart Fischoff.
Technology
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
(MIT) www.cms@mit.edu
A two-year program leading to Master of Science degree in Comparative
Media Studies (CMS) is part of the School of Humanities
and Social Sciences. CMS has been described as focused
on the social, cultural, political, legal, and ethical
implications of media, in a larger historical context.
Ph.D. in Media Arts and Science Program (also known as the Media Lab)
is part of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
The Media Lab as been described as a place for
designing and developing innovative new technologies.
Communication/
Media
University
of Chicago www.uchicago.edu
Cinema and Media Studies Graduate Program offers a Ph.D. program that
focuses on the history, theory, and criticism of film
and media.
University
of Denver www.dms.du.edu
Offers an M.A. in Digital Media Studies.
This program is in partnership with the School
of Communication, School of Art and Art History, and
the Department of Computer Science.
University
of Iowa www.uiowa.edu
Offers a graduate program in Media Studies with-in the Department of
Communication Studies.
New
York University, Steinhardt School of Education www.nyu.edu
Offers both an M.A. and Ph.D. in Educational Communication and Technology.
Stanford
University www.stanford.edu
Offers a Ph.D. program in Communication Theory and Research. This program
prepares students to conduct research on communication
processes and effects within social and behavioral sciences.
The
New School www.newschool.edu
Offers an M.A. in Media Studies. This program explores the relationship
between theory and practice across comparative media.
International
Programs
University
of Stirling (Scotland)
www.fms.stir.ac/uk/postgraduate.html
Offers an MSc/Dip through their Film and Media Studies Department.
This program also has an online program.
Contact r.b.haynes@stir.ac.uk
for further information.
University
of Sussex (U.K)
www.sussex.ac.uk
Offers two Masters Degrees, one in Media Studies, the other in Digital
Media
University
of Western Ontario (Canada) www.uwo.edu
The Master of Arts in Media Studies is an interdisciplinary study of
media, technology, and culture.
Other
sites of interest
MediaStudies.com provides links to educational guidelines,
international news outlets, and other resources for
media educators, students, and researchers.
* The programs listed
are for informational purposes only and are not to be
viewed as being endorsed by Division 46.
