College of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog

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Behavioral Health

Requirements

Core Courses

PSYC 101General Psychology

3
PSYC 150Critical Thinking

1
PSYC 202Research Methods

3
PSYC 230Behavior Modification

3
PSYC 310Cognitive Psychology

3
PSYC 318Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3
PSYC 320Social Behavior

3
PSYC 335Biopsychology

3
PSYC 352Psychopathology

3
PSYC 460History of Psychology

3
PSYC 470Psychology of Gender and Culture

3

Choose four of the following courses:

PSYC 192Psychology in the Workplace

3
PSYC 192Psychology in the Workplace

3
285 285Introduction to Counseling Helping Skills

3
PSYC 341Medical Psychology

3
PSYC 380Public Health and Prevention

3
PSYC 405Clinical Psychology

3
PSYC 465Sports Psychology

3
PSYC 471Child Psychopathology

3

Total Credit Hours: 43

Outcomes

Students will:

  1. Demonstrate a knowledge base in Psychology.
    1. Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
    2. Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
    3. Describe applications of psychology
  2. Demonstrate scientific inquiry and critical thinking.
    1. Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
    2. Demonstrate psychology information literacy
    3. Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
    4. Interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research
    5. Incorporate sociocultural factors in scientific inquiry
  3. Act ethically and socially responsibly in a diverse world.
    1. Apply ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice
    2. Build and enhance interpersonal relationships
    3. Adopt values that build community at local, national, and global levels
  4. Communicate effectively.
    1. Demonstrate effective writing for different purposes
    2. Exhibit effective presentation skills for different purposes
    3. Interact effectively with others
  5. Develop professionally.
    1. Apply psychological content and skills to career goals
    2. Exhibit self-efficacy and self-regulation
    3. Refine project-management skills
    4. Enhance teamwork capacity
    5. Develop meaningful professional direction for life after graduation.