2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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Behavioral Health, BA (Online)

Overview

Requirements

Core Courses

PSYC 101General Psychology

3
PSYC 202Research Methods

3
PSYC 318Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3
BEHL 230Behavior Modification

3
BEHL 352Psychopathology

3
BEHL 460History of Psychology

3
BEHL 470Psychology of Gender and Culture

3
BEHL 320Social Behavior

3
BEHL 310Cognitive Psychology

3
BEHL 280Introduction to Addiction Studies

3
BEHL 360Professional Ethics in Practice

3
Total Credit Hours:33

Choose four of the following courses:

BEHL 192Psychology in the Workplace

3
BEHL 285Introduction to Counseling Theory and Techniques

3
BEHL 240Social Justice and Advocacy in Behavioral Health

3
BEHL 335Biopsychology

3
BEHL 341Medical Psychology

3
BEHL 405Clinical Psychology

3
BEHL 465Sports Psychology

3
BEHL 471Child Psychopathology

3
BEHL 380Public Health and Prevention

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 45

Plans Of Study

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.