Program Overview

Undergraduate Certificate in Community Psychology

Overview

Wichita State’s undergraduate certificate program in community psychology helps students develop the skills necessary to address social issues through community interventions and partnerships. Community psychology works to address health disparities, amplify the voices of historically excluded populations, and empower communities to create solutions that meet their needs.

Curriculum

The 16-credit-hour certificate is open to psychology and non-psychology majors and covers the following courses:

• Social psychology
• Psychological statistics
• Research methods in psychology
• Introduction to community psychology
• Field work in psychology

Enrollment

To add this certificate to your plan of study:

• Log into the myWSU portal, find the Student Tools box (center of the page) and click "Change my Major/Minor."
• Click continue (this will show your current major and minor).
• Click continue, then click on "Add a certificate" and choose your certificate program. Click continue and submit request.

Similar Programs

• Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology

Program Description

This certificate provides specialized training for psychology majors and non-majors who want to enhance their abilities to work effectively with communities in the workforce or in graduate school.