The Organizations and Systems Concentration within the International Psychology Ph.D. program provides graduates with the cultural competence and collaboration skills to design, evaluate, and lead international programs in corporations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and health- and faith-based organizations with international missions.
The Chicago School's Ph.D. in International Psychology—the first of its kind in the world—prepares graduates to assume leadership positions in multinational organizations or organizations with international missions. The program is unrivaled in its mission to empower students and faculty to become advocates for international psychology initiatives.
Graduates of the program develop advanced research and program evaluation skills crucial to addressing the individual and group consequences of global events.The International Psychology program is particularly appropriate for professionals who work or desire to work for multinational corporations, international organizations, or faith-based organizations with international missions, including educators, spiritual leaders, medical personnel, mental health professionals, first responders, members of the media, and social service professionals.
This new and innovative field of psychology also addresses global issues of ecology, climate change, and the "greening" of organizations internationally. Graduates are equipped with advanced research and program evaluation skills and with a rich appreciation for the consequences of natural and man-made disasters around the world—preparing them to apply psychological principles to the development of policy, to building collaborations among diverse cultural populations and all levels of international organizations and functional systems, and to the design and evaluation of international programs.
Washington, D.C. has a high concentration of governmental and non-governmental international service organizations, including the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Peace Corps, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, embassies for almost all countries, and dozens of international organizations within two miles of the campus. The D.C. Campus is well-positioned to develop a multitude of strategic community partnerships with global organizations.