Health Psychology Certificate (Graduate)
Students enrolled in the Psychological Science Ph.D. program may elect to focus on health psychology. Students complete all the usual requirements of the Psychological Science Ph.D. , with 15 of the usual 29 elective credits being in health psychology (as below). Psychology Ph.D. students completing this sequence will earn a graduate certificate in Health Psychology when their Ph.D. is awarded.
The required courses comprise of the following:
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Health Psychology Courses (Required) | ||
| PSYC 6100 | Rsch Methods Behav Hlth | 3 |
| PSYC 6700 | Health Psychology I | 3 |
| PSYC 6710 | Health Psychology II | 3 |
| Content Depth Requirement (Choose at least 1) | 3 | |
| Advanced Studies in Psychology: Psycho-Oncology OR PSYC 7942 | 3 | |
| PSYC 6610 | Adv Studies In Psych | 3 |
Disease-specific course offered by another department (Graduate Training Committee approval required) | ||
| Advanced Training in Methodology or Pedagogy (Choose at least 1) | 3 | |
| PSYC 6812 | Special Topics Advanced Data Analysis using R | 3 |
| PSYC 7240 | College Teaching Pedagogy | 3 |
| PSYC 7420 | Advanced Seminar II | 3 |
| PSYC 7424 | Advanced Seminar II Qualitative Methods in Behavioral Health | 3 |
| PSYC 7440 | Advanced Seminar IV Mixed Methods Research | 3 |
| PSYC 7450 | Linear Structural Modeling | 3 |
| CELT 7010 | The Essentials of Learning and Teaching Must be completed with CELT 7020 and CELT 7030 | 1 |
| CELT 7020 | Practical Course Design and Teaching Skills Must be completed with CELT 7010 and CELT 7030 | 1 |
| CELT 7030 | Teaching Practicum Must be completed with CELT 7010 and CELT 7020 | 1 |
| Advanced statistical course offered by another department (e.g., R, SAS, STATA, ArcGIS, Meta-Analysis; Graduate Training Committee approval required) OR PSYC 7943 | 3 | |
A minimum of 15 credit hours are required for the Health Psychology Certificate.
For more information, contact the School of Science and Engineering.