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Public Affairs & Social Sciences
What Are Public Affairs & Social Sciences?
Social sciences address a range of human issues. They explore the structure and impact of groups. Social and behavioral scientists examine phenomena from social, cultural, political, technological and biological perspectives. Public Affairs covers a variety of areas including government, corporate responsibility, and information and communications management. In its broadest sense it describes the relationship of organizations with their stakeholders.
Social sciences and public affairs encompass the following fields of study:
- Anthropology – the study of human diversity from a cultural, biological, and historical lens
- Sociology – the study of human social activity
- Psychology – the study of the human mind and behavior
- Social work – an interdisciplinary field of study blending psychology, sociology, ethnic studies and public policy
- Law – the study of the societal rules that govern behavior
- Global studies – an interdisciplinary field studying social, political and cultural relationships across the world
- Political science – the study of political entities and processes
- Emergency management – the study of managing disasters and minimizing their impact
- Public policy – the study of systems of law addressing a given topic
Who Should Study Public Affairs & Social Sciences?
If you plan on studying one of these subjects, you may ideally answer “yes” to the following questions:
- Do I truly enjoy learning about different human processes?
- Am I curious about people?
- Do I enjoy listening to people?
- Could I spend all day reading about, listening to, or writing other peoples’ life stories?
- Do I want to make a difference in the world by doing work that “gives back”?
- Also, you should ideally answer “no” to the following questions: Do people bore me?
- Do I have a low tolerance for socializing?
- Am I drawn to working alone, and being in minimal contact with others?
Types of Social Science and Public Affairs Careers
There are many fields of study within public affairs & social sciences, so there are many career paths from which to choose. Those holding social and behavioral science degrees may find work in:
- Government
- Business
- Law firms
- Non-governmental organizations
- Education
- Private industry
- Nonprofits
- Universities
- Newspapers
- Broadcast television
- Think tanks
- Charitable foundations
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University of Lancaster
Social Psychology
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University of Iowa
Personality and Social Psychology
The Personality and Social Psychology program is broadly concerned with how different individuals respond and adapt to the social and physical environment.
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Brigham Young University
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Syracuse University
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Columbia University
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University of Oklahoma
Social / Personality Psychology
The graduate program in Social/Personality is designed to provide considerable flexibility for the research-oriented student interested in these areas of psychology.
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University of California - Los Angeles
Social Psychology
The Department DOES NOT OFFER A MASTERS ONLY PROGRAM. The Ph.D. program is a four/five year, full-time only program.
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Yale University
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Hood College
Thanatology
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University of California - Riverside
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Tulane University
Social Psychology
The Social Psychology program focuses on theoretically driven empirical research, primarily in the areas of social cognition and stereotyping.
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University of Denver
Social Psychology
This program prepares students for research and teaching careers in social psychology. Specific expertise of the Social faculty includes emotion, social cognition, social neuroscience, and coping.
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University College Dublin
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Colorado State University
Applied Social Psychology - Doctorate
The Department of Psychology at Colorado State University offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a specialization in Applied Social Psychology.
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Northern Illinois University
Social/Personality Psychology
Training in the area of social psychology combines basic psychological theory and research with the opportunity to develop skills as an applied psychologist.
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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University of Hawaii At Manoa
Social-Personality Psychology
The social-personality specialization provides students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunity to study the individual's relationship to society.
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Michigan State University
Social / Personality Psychology
The program in social/personality psychology places a strong emphasis on understanding the interrelationships among various aspects of personal and interpersonal processes and structures.
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University of Nevada, Reno
Social Psychology Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program
The University of Nevada Reno's Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
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Harvard University
Social Psychology
The Harvard Psychology Department offers Ph.D. degrees in several specialty areas. It is strictly a research-oriented program.
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Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies
Social Psychology
Social psychology is the study of the mental operations that underlie individuals' perceptions of, influence over, and interactions with other people.
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Claremont Graduate University
Applied Social Psychology - Master
The program in Applied Social Psychology seeks students committed to conducting rigorous and methodologically sophisticated research on important basic and applied issues.
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Kansas State University
Personality-Social Psychology
The personality-social field of specialization was introduced under the direction of E. Jerry Phares and Franz Samelson in 1964.
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Iowa State University
Social Psychology
The ISU Social Psychology Program provides its students with the skills necessary to pursue careers in both academic and applied settings.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Personality and Social Ecology
The Personality and Social Ecology Program of the Department of Psychology trains students interested in research on personality, emotion, social cognition, and social ecology.
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