MS Health Psychology

Core Required Courses

18 Credits

  • PSY500 Advanced Health Psychology (3)
  • PSY501 Applied Statistics and Research Methods for Health Science (3)
  • PSY502 Health Behavior Intervention and Change (3)
  • PH585 Trauma Informed Approaches to Health and Wellbeing (3) OR SW547 Trauma and its Treatment (3)
  • PSY503 Ethics and Professional Issues (3)
  • PSY530 Capstone – Thesis (3) OR PSY531 Capstone – Practicum (3)

Cognate Electives

6 Credits (Choose 2 courses)

  • PH 595: Cultural Competency and Health Disparities in Public Health (3)
  • SW 515: Oppression, Power, and Change (3)
  • PH 550: Public Health Policy, Administration & Management (3)
  • HPR 520: Community Health Education and Disease Prevention (3)
  • ABA 612: Organizational Behavior Management (3)
  • PH 510: Psychosocial and Behavioral Foundations in Public Health (3)

Psychological Science Electives

6 Credits (Choose 2 courses)

  • PSY 504: Psychopharmacology (3)
  • PSY 505: Advanced Psychopathology (3)
  • PSY 506: Advanced Counseling and Interviewing (3)
  • PSY 507: Behavioral Neuroscience (3)

Health Electives

3 Credits (cannot be duplicative of courses taken in other areas of the degree)

  • PH 595: Cultural Competency and Health Disparities in Public Health (3)
  • SW 515: Oppression, Power, and Change (3)
  • PH 550: Public Health Policy, Administration & Management (3)
  • HPR 520: Community Health Education and Disease Prevention (3)
  • ABA 612: Organizational Behavior Management (3)
  • PH 510: Psychosocial and Behavioral Foundations in Public Health (3)
  • PH 500: Epidemiology (3)
  • PSY 504: Psychopharmacology (3)
  • PSY 505: Advanced Psychopathology (3)
  • PSY 506: Advanced Counseling and Interviewing (3)
  • PSY 507: Behavioral Neuroscience (3)

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 33 CREDITS