Graduate Program Information
The Social Psychology Program at Florida State University
involves the scientific examination of how people think about,
influence, and relate to each other. The program provides students
with in-depth training in the areas of personality and social
psychology, focusing on basic and applied social psychological
research. The goal of the program is to prepare students for future
positions as researchers and educators. Coursework provides students
with an education in a broad range of areas including classic
and contemporary issues in social psychology, methodological and
statistical approaches to psychological research, as well as in
depth seminars in psychology and the law, prejudice and stereotyping,
and the self. Graduate students develop further expertise in a
specific area or areas of social psychology through hands-on research,
in collaboration with one or more faculty members in the Social
Program. Some students may also have an opportunity to collaborate
with faculty in the other Psychology programs (Clinical, Cognitive,
and Neuroscience) whose interests and expertise are relevant to
social psychology. Most students are supported throughout their
graduate training by half-time appointments as research and teaching
assistants. Financial assistance
is also available in the form of fellowships, departmental assistantships,
and minority program fellowships.
Further Information:
If you have questions you
may write to the Office of Graduate Training, Department of Psychology,
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, send an
email to grad-info@psy.fsu.edu, or call (850)644-2499. You may
also call or e-mail individual faculty directly.
