Clinical Health Psychology Minor
Description
The minor in Health Psychology (HP) consists of 18 credit hours and the submission of a research product. Graduate students are required to submit a research product to the HP faculty, which has been submitted for publication or award. Possible research products may include a journal article, book chapter, grant proposal, etc.
The HP minor is open to all graduate students in good standing in the Department of Psychology. Graduate students from other departments may be eligible to enroll in courses if they have (1) the necessary background and (2) approval of the instructor. It is up to the individual departments to determine how coursework will be counted in their respective graduate programs.
Faculty
- Mary J. Naus, Ph D
- Richard Evans, Ph D
- Qian Lu, Ph D
- Christian Spitzmueller, Ph D
- Peter Norton, Ph D
- Diane Bailey, Ph D (Adjunct)
- Sue Nash, Ph D (Adjunct)
Required Courses (12 Credit Hours)
Election of at least two of the following (6 credits):
| Psychology 7305 | Structural Equation Modeling or the equivalent (e.g., Psych 6397 - Applied Psychological Measurement- IRT; Psych 7345 - Clinical Research Methods) (3 credits) |
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| Psychology 7324 | Health Psychology (Naus) (3 credits) | |
| Psychology 6394 | Advanced Health Psychology (Lu) (3 credits) |
Election of at least two of the following (6 credits):
| (a). Psychology 6398 | Independent Research (Health Psychology) (3 or 6 credits) |
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| (b). Psychology 6393 | Clinical Research Practicum (Health Psychology) (Child or Adult) (3 credits) |
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| (c). Psychology 8392 | External Practicum (Health Psychology Placement) (Child or Adult) (3 credits) |
Electives at least two of the following (6 credit hours)
from Category A *
| Psychology 7320 | Developmental Health Psychology (Naus) | |
| Psychology 7330 | Health Psychology Intervention (Naus) | |
| Psychology 6396/97 | Special Topics in Health Psychology (Naus or Lu) | |
| Psychology 6379 | Occupational Health Psychology (Spitzmueller) | |
| Psychology 6337 | Social Psychology/Behavioral Medicine (Evans) |
* Electives from Category B may be substituted with permission of advisor
Electives: Category B
| Health Education 6322 | Dimensions of Women’s Health | |
| Health Education 6323 | Cross Cultural Aspects of Health | |
| Health Education 7324 | Cancer Prevention | |
| LAW 6322 | Health Law Survey: Bioethics and Quality of Care | |
| UT School of PH 1115 | Health Survey Research Design | |
| UT School of PH 1230 | Behavioral Aspects of Occupational and Environmental Health | |
| UT School of PH 1415 | Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change | |
| UT School of PH 1498 | Special Topics in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences | |
| UT School of PH 2610 | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | |
| Sociology 6380 | Seminar in Medical Care | |
| Social Work 7363 | Health Care Systems and Issues | |
| Social Work 7366 | Grief and Bereavement Therapy |
