Community Psychology

Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy

College of Science and Health

MAPhDHealth Care, Mental Health, WellnessCommunity EngagementCareer & Professional ManagementIn-Person
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Research social problems to transform communities

Find solutions to a wide array of social issues, from educational failure and chronic illness to substance abuse and violence. DePaul’s Community Psychology MA/PhD program will equip you with the skills and research methodologies necessary for a career as a researcher, educator, interventional specialist, consultant and program evaluator. The program emphasizes human diversity, specializing in research and intervention work with underserved communities.

The Community Psychology MA/PhD is a combined degree program. The MA is non-terminal and the program admits only students intending to earn the PhD. Classes are offered during the day on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus and the program can be completed in five years.

Get a closer look at what it’s like to be in the program. See our Program Highlights, Frequently Asked Questions, Program Faculty and Grad Student Bios.

Immerse yourself in a diverse, urban environment

DePaul’s connections throughout Chicago allow you to make a real-world difference for marginalized populations. You’ll have opportunities to work with Oxford House, Department of Children and Family Services and more than 50 community- and school-based organizations.

 ​​​Application Deadlines

​  Applications are due December 5th

Admission Requirements
Submit an online application, transcripts, course history, letters of recommendation and a personal statement.
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Required Courses
For the MA portion of the program, you’ll take 12 classes and complete a master’s thesis. For the PhD portion, you’ll take seven classes and complete fieldwork projects and a dissertation.
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Faculty with innovative impact

Professors LaVome Robinson and Leonard Jason designed a personalized intervention program called Success over Stress to help Chicago teens navigate unique social and emotional challenges. The professors and their graduate students will have worked with about 350 Chicago Public Schools ninth-graders over the course of their NIH-backed five-year study of the program. Watch our faculty talk about their research labs, their approaches to mentoring students and program expectations in these videos.

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Alumni Network

You’ll find our program's graduates working in a variety of careers and settings. Alumni work   as researchers and program evaluators, consultants to nonprofits and government agencies, and faculty and administrators at colleges and universities across the nation. In addition,   you’ll be connected to a network of more than 201,000 DePaul alumni, most of whom live in the Chicago area.

Funding

Students admitted to the Community Psychology MA/PhD program are fully funded for five years with tuition waivers and stipends and serve as research/teaching assistants. Learn more about scholarship opportunities available to you.

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Contact Information

For more information about applying, contact The Office of Graduate Admission for DePaul’s College of Science and Health at (773) 325-7315 or cshgrad@depaul.edu.

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