The posting August 13 (Defining Media Psychology) is part of a longer discussion on creating a definition for and enhancing the awareness of the emerging field of Media Psychology as part of a group project at Fielding Graduate University. (I might add that Fielding is the first university in the country to offer a Ph.D. in Media Psychology.) This goal has arisen for two primary reasons. The first is the difficulty of trying to explain “media psychology” to anyone not in the program without waxing on for an indeterminate amount of time and risking the glazed-eye effect. The second is to increase the acceptance of media psychology as a legitimate specialization of psychology and a rigorous academic program within our own institution. We frequently feel that even our own clinical psych faculty and students view the media psych doctoral program as “psychology-light” and/or associated solely with broadcast media.
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The posting August 13 (Defining Media Psychology) is part of a longer discussion on creating a definition for and enhancing the awareness of the emerging field of Media Psychology as part of a group project at Fielding Graduate University. (I might add that Fielding is the first university in the country to offer a Ph.D. in Media Psychology.) This goal has arisen for two primary reasons. The first is the difficulty of trying to explain “media psychology” to anyone not in the program without waxing on for an indeterminate amount of time and risking the glazed-eye effect. The second is to increase the acceptance of media psychology as a legitimate specialization of psychology and a rigorous academic program within our own institution. We frequently feel that even our own clinical psych faculty and students view the media psych doctoral program as “psychology-light” and/or associated solely with broadcast media.