2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
School of Psychology, Sociology & Rural Studies
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Paul Markel, Director, Acting Graduate Coordinator
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies 107, Box 2120
605-688-4322
The School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies has a long proud history of service, research and educational excellence at South Dakota State University. In keeping with the Land-grant mission, the school is active in education, research and outreach.
The M.S. in Community Development is an interdisciplinary, multi-institution online program focused on community development.
The school also administers the State Census Data Center, which provides businesses, organizations, news media, and local and county agencies with the latest census and rural life information.
The school complements the vision of South Dakota State University and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to be nationally distinctive and locally relevant through faculty teaching, scholarship and service. Faculty members encourage and prepare students for graduate programs and professional careers by providing a sound knowledge base of psychology as a science and recognition of the multiplicity of viewpoints, schools of thought and subdivisions within the field. Faculty efforts support a challenging curriculum for the development of research skills and appreciation, to strengthen core competencies and understanding of discipline-related perspectives, and to foster opportunities for formal internships and practicums. This curriculum is presented in a manner that develops and enhances critical thinking and communication skills to prepare students for meaningful employment, further scholarship, sociocultural and international awareness, and civic involvement and engagement.
Graduate Faculty
Patricia Ahmed, Assistant Professor
Abdallah Badahdah, Associate Professor
Lacy Knutson, Assistant Professor
Paul Markel, Director and Professor
Candace May, Associate Professor
Tyler Miller, Associate Director and Associate Professor
Debra Spear, Professor
Dylan Spencer, Assistant Professor
Weiwei Zhang, Associate Professor
Programs
Master’s Degrees
Certificates
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