Health Psychology
The health psychology concentration is designed to help students better understand psychological factors that influence overall health. The courses provide instruction on factors that have the potential to impact both physical and psychological health. These include the roles of cognitive processes, health beliefs and behaviors, emotions, psychosocial circumstances and personality traits, all factors that may influence overall health and well-being.
Students pursuing the BA or BS with concentration in health psychology take 12 credits. Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.00 in all course work applied to the concentration.
Students who successfully complete the Psychology Department Honors Program (PSYC 490, 491, and 492) with an honors thesis/project focused on health or well-being may, with approval of their thesis committees and the associate chair for undergraduate studies, substitute their honors work for one course in the concentration.
Specific requirements for the concentration are listed below:
One required well-being course (3 credits)
- PSYC 417 - Science of Well Being Credits: 3
Three courses (9 credits) chosen from:
- PSYC 211 - Lifespan Development Credits: 3
- PSYC 321 - Clinical Psychology Credits: 3
- PSYC 325 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3
- PSYC 408 - Psychological Fitness Credits: 3
- PSYC 461 - Special Topics Credits: 1-3 (when topic is related to health and well-being and approved by the psychology department)