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Twin Cities Campus
Political Psychology MinorSchool of Journalism & Mass Communication
Political Science Department
Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Political Science, 1414 Social Sciences Building, 267 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0410 (612-626-7489; fax: 612-626-7599)
Email:
ppcenter@umn.edu
Note: This minor is available to doctoral students only.
Political psychology is a rapidly advancing field of scientific inquiry concerned with psychological aspects of political behavior. It encompasses a variety of interdisciplinary research perspectives, drawing on the theories and methods of core disciplines such as psychology, political science, law, and sociology, as well as interdisciplinary fields such as mass communication and decision sciences. The minor's structured curriculum provides a foundation in basic areas of political psychology: social attitudes and cognition, judgment and decision making, group relations, personality and leadership, mass communication, public opinion, mass political behavior, and political socialization. In addition to providing a background in political psychology, the program trains students in the theory and methods useful to this field, such as content analysis, survey analysis, and experimental design. The faculty is drawn from across the University.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Doctoral
1) Political Psychology Proseminar Requirement
Take at least two semesters of the proseminar.
2) Political Psychology Course Requirement
POL 8311 - Political Psychology and Socialization
(3.0 cr)
4) Methodology Requirement
Take 6 to 8 methodology course credits. Courses from political science or other departments may also be acceptable in addition to the course options listed below. Consult with the Political Psychology director of graduate studies prior to enrolling in a course to confirm it satisfies this requirement.
EPSY 5621 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
EPSY 5262 - Intermediate Statistical Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
POL 8106 - Quantitative Political Science I
(3.0 cr)
POL 8107 - Quantitative Political Science II
(3.0 cr)
5) Elective Coursework
Take at least 6 credits from the following list, or contact the Political Psychology director of graduate studies.
** Students with sufficient background and previous courses experience equivalent to one or more courses within the curriculum may apply for a waiver of the appropriate requirements and replace waived courses with additional electives to meet the 6-credit minimum.
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AFRO 8202 - Seminar: Intellectual History of Race
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 8554 - Seminar: Gender, Race, Nation, and Policy--Perspectives from Within the African Diaspora
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5221 - Media, Race, and Identity
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5401 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5402 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5411 - Small Group Communication Research
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5431 - The Process of Persuasion
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5441 - Communication in Human Organizations
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5617 - History and Criticism of U.S. Public Discourse: 1630-1865
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 8402 - Seminar: Interpersonal Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 8403 - Seminar: Emotion and Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
EPSY 8113 - The Psychology of Scientific Reasoning
(3.0 cr)
·
EPSY 8132 - Personality Development and Socialization
(3.0 cr)
·
IDSC 8721 - Behavioral Decision Theory
(3.0 cr)
·
IDSC 8722 - Heuristic Decision Making
(2.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5251 - Strategic Communication Theory
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5501 - Communication, Public Opinion, and Social Media
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 8514 - Seminar: Advanced Mass Communication Theories
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 8650 - Seminar: Psychology of Media Effects
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 8651 - Seminar: Mass Communication, Audiences, and Society
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 8661 - Seminar: Mediated Political Communication in the Digital Age
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 8681 - Seminar: International Media Perspectives
(3.0 cr)
·
LAW 6831 - Law, Race, and Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
NSCI 5101 - Neurobiology I: Molecules, Cells, and Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5012 - The Politics of Public Affairs
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5106 {Inactive}
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
PA 5301 - Population Methods & Issues for the United States & Global South
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5401 - Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5421 - Racial Inequality and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5711 - Science, Technology & Environmental Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5801 - Global Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 8821 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 8302 - Public Opinion and Political Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 8402 - International Security
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 8641 - Comparative Mass Political Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5014 - Psychology of Human Learning and Memory
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5101H - Honors: Personality: Current Theory and Research
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5202 - Attitudes and Social Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5205 - Applied Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5207 - Personality and Social Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 8203 - Impression Management
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 8204 - Social Psychology of Prejudice and Intergroup Relations
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 8205 - Principles of Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 8208 - Social Psychology: The Self
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 8210 - Law, Race, and Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
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