Fieldwork in Community Psychology
2024-2025 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum
   

CP 470 - Fieldwork in Community Psychology

3 credit(s)
The course is the first of two fieldwork courses for the School of Cultural & Family Psychology BA Community Psychology degree.  This course is designed to provide an opportunity to integrate classroom knowledge with real world experiences.  This course focuses on applications of basic psychological knowledge and methods to community problems.  Students develop consultation and group skills, work collaboratively with community partners, and learn about the field of community psychology. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology  PSY 103 Developmental Psychology  PSY 105 Abnormal Psychology  PSY 201 Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience  RESM 235 Research Methods for the Social Sciences  STATS 225 Integrated Statistics  CP 301 Introduction to Community Psychology  CP 310 Mapping Communities  CP 320 Psychology of Culture, Power, and Inequality  CP 410 Community Mental Health  CP 430 Principles of Field/Action Research