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Health Psychology
Health Psychology is a concentration of the Psychology major
This concentration would be valuable to students who wish to improve health related behaviors or who anticipate working with individuals in a helping relationship. It would also be beneficial to students who are planning to do graduate work in psychology or in another field in which health is an important component.
Prerequisite:
PSY 1030 Introduction to Psychology
Concentration Courses:
PSY 2070 Motivation
* PSY 2330 Drugs and Behavior
PSY 2450 Human Sexuality
* PSY 2500 Behavior Change: Theory and Practice
PSY 3120 Counseling Theory
PSY 3130 Brain and Behavior
PSY 3200 Stress, Coping and Adaption
* PSY 3350 Health Psychology
PSY 3450 Field Experience and/or PSY 4000
* core courses
Independent Research is strongly recommended.
Associated courses which students are encouraged to consider:
BIOL/HE 2520 Nutrition
PE 2500 Physical Awareness: A Wellness Approach
SCI 1020 The Human Body
* core courses
Congratulations to members of the Curry psychology faculty for their on-going professional accomplishments!
Here is a list of links to sites that are useful to psychology students. In particular, both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS) provide a great deal of useful information for undergraduates.
