Social Psychology

Students in Social Psychology take a social psychology proseminar course, three additional social psychology seminar courses, complete a comprehensive exam or theoretical paper, and attend the weekly social psychology talk series.

Social Psychology Proseminar. PSYC 40600 Proseminar in Social Psychology or BUSN 38914 Foundations of Social Psychology (Instructor: Nick Epley) at the Booth Graduate School of Business. 

Three Social Psychology seminars. At least three seminars (in addition to PSYC 40600) in social psychology.

Comprehensive Exam or Theoretical Review Paper. A comprehensive exam or theoretical review paper before the beginning of the third year. The choice of whether to do the comprehensive exam or the theoretical paper should be made with the student's advisor. Students must notify the faculty by the start of spring quarter of their second year which option they will pursue.

Students who choose the comprehensive exam will be provided a reading list by the end of their second year and will take the exam in August or September at the end of Year 2.

Students who choose the theoretical review paper must write and submit a theoretical review paper to their advisor and a reader. This review should be a publishable article, suitable for a journal such as Psychological Bulletin or Personality and Social Psychology Review, and will help in formulating the dissertation. Students will present the theoretical review paper in the social psychology talk series by the end of their third year. 

Social Psychology Talk Series. Students must attend the weekly social psychology talk series (PSYC 44600: Topics in Social Psychology) each quarter and must present their research once a year.