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): CP 301 Introduction to Community Psychology, CP 310 Mapping Communities, CP 320 Psychology of Culture, Power, and Inequality, CP 430 Principles of Field/Action Research, RESM 235 Research Methods for the Social Sciences and STATS 225 Integrated Statistics