234 Social Psychology Degree Programs

Master Psychology: Health and Social Psychology studies behaviour and behavioural change using methods from clinical and social psychology. The main focus is on understanding how people’s personalities, cognitions and social environment influence their health and social functioning.

The Psychology BSc (Hons) is suitable for students with a science or commerce background who are interested in the systematic study of cognition, mind and behaviour. Students may wish to take this knowledge into a career in industry or complete further training to become a professional psychologist.

The programme builds critical thinking, communication, and research skills, plus industry-specific expertise in data analysis and presentation. Our graduates go on to succeed in fields like criminal justice, education, social work, healthcare, research, advertising, and HR.

The Health Psychology Doctoral Program is dedicated to conducting basic and applied research examining the contribution of biological, psychological, behavioral, social, cultural, and environmental factors to health and illness.

Immerse yourself in modules exploring the psychology of intergroup behaviour, social cognition attitudes and persuasion, relating this MSc Social Psychology research to social problems. Taught by world-leading experts, developing you into an independent thinker ready to continue onto a doctorate or train as a psychologist.

A degree in Applied Psychology and Human Relations will allow you to support people in improving their lives while setting you on a satisfying career in various areas of applied psychology, including counselling, mental health care, human resources, and social services.

The Experimental and Applied Psychology department at VU Amsterdam offers talented and motivated students a challenging and unique two-year Research Master’s program in Social Psychology. The program focuses on providing in-depth knowledge of major fields in social psychology by emphasizing general principles underlying social behavior.

The focus of the MSc in Psychology: Applied Social Psychology is on the theory and application of psychology to manage real-life problems. We provide an international approach, with international and staff experts tuition from professionals in the field, and you will have the freedom to choose your own area of specialization. Dutch students can take a large part of the program in Dutch.

The master course in Psychology of wellbeing and social inclusivity is aimed to train students on individual and collective well-being as social inclusivity. It is focussed on neurobiological correlates, individual and socio-psychological factors underlying individual and collective well-being in the lifespan.

Sociologists study social structures, social patterns, social inequalities and social beliefs. The Sociology, Sociological Social Psychology Concentration B.A. is attractive to students seeking a human-focused education and immediate employment, as well as to those preparing for further study and professional careers. As a holistic program, it enables students to understand the social contexts in which they find themselves and the social forces that shape personality, actions, and interactions with others. As a pre-professional program it provides an excellent background for people entering the medical field for social work, law, teaching, the ministry, journalism, planning, public relations and personnel services. It also provides analytical skills related to market research and program evaluation in human services, sales, management, and other business activities.

The Constructor University BSc in Integrated Social and Cognitive Psychology adopts a holistic approach to understanding human behavior, recognizing the complex interplay of factors that shape our actions and thoughts. This interplay can include biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors that interact in complex ways.

Sustainability Psychology at the University of Leuphana is taught by members from various departments of the institute of psychology. The Institute's members are enthusiastic about research that answers fundamental psychological questions and at the same time focuses on their usefulness for sustainable social transformation processes. The Institute's psychological research focuses on changes in individuals at the micro level (e.g. negotiations in business relationships, fairness in performance evaluations) and at the macro level on changes in sub-areas of society (e.g. stakeholders in collective bargaining conflicts, occupational health managers).

The Social Psychology of Transformation (SPOT) Joint Erasmus Mundus Master Programme invites you on an exciting two-year journey through Europe. We are excited to offer you a unique opportunity to study at several leading European universities (ultimately earning a joint European degree) and to benefit from the expertise of all seven partner universities through a co-teaching approach integrated across the entire curriculum.

The MSc in Clinical and Community Psychology programme is based in the Department of Psychology, which has a strong focus on research and its application to clinical and community settings. This course represents an exit route for those interested in research careers in the voluntary/state sector and appointment as Assistant Psychologists in the health sector, and it provides an excellent basis for entry to doctoral-level degree programmes in psychology for those with a PSI-accredited undergraduate degree.

Provides an understanding of how behavior, feelings, and thoughts of individuals are influenced and determined by characteristics of the situation. Topics: attraction, attitudes, prejudice, social roles, aggression, person perception, and groups. Readings cover theories, experimental research, and application.

This MSc focuses on how individuals construe the social world and the processes that underlie social judgement and behaviour. The programme draws on the research of outstanding academic staff working in the areas of social cognition, social endocrinology, socio-cognitive neuroscience, and judgement and decision-making to provide unique, cutting-edge perspectives on humans as social beings. This programme should contribute to an understanding of applied societal problems in domains of climate change, mental health, inequality and social conflict.

How are our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours shaped by our social environment? And how do we shape that environment with our minds? The program will help you become the best researcher you can be. Learn all about evolution, morality, and cooperation, while acquiring excellent research skills.