College of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog - Spring 2024

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Behavioral Health Major

 

Requirements

Core Courses

PSYC 101General Psychology

3
BEHL 150Critical Thinking

1
PSYC 202Research Methods

3
BEHL 230Behavior Modification

3
BEHL 310Cognitive Psychology

3
PSYC 318Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3
BEHL 320Social Behavior

3
BEHL 335Biopsychology

3
BEHL 352Psychopathology

3
BEHL 460History of Psychology

3
BEHL 470Psychology of Gender and Culture

3
Total Credit Hours:31

Choose four of the following courses:

BEHL 192Psychology in the Workplace

3
BEHL 192Psychology in the Workplace

3
BEHL 285Introduction to Counseling Helping Skills

3
BEHL 341Medical Psychology

3
BEHL 380Public Health and Prevention

3
BEHL 405Clinical Psychology

3
BEHL 465Sports Psychology

3
BEHL 471Child Psychopathology

3
Total Credit Hours:12

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.