The study of media and its effects on individuals groups, and society.

Sensory and cognitive psychology, systems theory, human development, motivation and learning, and communications theory are all overlapping and synergistic specialties with implications for media psychology.

Career Opportunities
The twenty-first century brings growing need and new opportunity for capable media professionals, solutions architects, and skilled practitioners who have the ability to develop and integrate the myriad evolving concepts in psychology with their areas of expertise.

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.

Professionals from many fields will benefit from a Fielding doctorate in Media Psychology including: writers, producers, programmers, designers, directors, artists, cinematographers, public relations and advertising specialists, physicians, attorneys, telemedicine personnel, clinical and counseling psychologists and those interested in public policy, entertainment, commerce and education.

Media Psychology is a non-clinical program and is not intended to provide the requirements for licensure. Anyone interested in Clinical Psychology should apply to that program.

Last Updated: 1/3/07