Requirements for the Minor in Behavioral Medicine and Health Resilience
Students pursuing the minor in Behavioral Medicine and Health Resilience must complete:
- A minimum of 8 courses (24-28 credit hours, depending on course selection) to satisfy minor requirements.
- A minimum of 4 courses (12 credit hours) taken at the 300-level or above.
- A maximum of 2 courses (6 credit hours) from study abroad or transfer credit. For additional guidelines regarding transfer credit, see the Policies tab.
- A minimum minor GPA of 2.00 or higher in all coursework that satisfies requirements for the minor.
The courses listed below satisfy the requirements for this minor. In certain instances, courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the minor’s academic advisor or, where applicable, the Program Director. (Course substitutions must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by the minor's Official Certifier). Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken.
Summary
Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor in Behavioral Medicine and Health Resilience: 24-28
Minor Requirements
| Core Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Course | ||
| PSYC 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| or PSYC 100 | AP/OTH CREDIT IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Core Coursework | ||
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 345 | HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 346 | STRESS AND HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | 3 |
| Methods or Measurement | ||
|---|---|---|
| Select 1 from the following: | 3-4 | |
| PSYC 339 | STATISTICAL METHODS-PSYCHOLOGY | |
| PSYC 340 | RESEARCH METHODS - PSYCHOLOGY | |
| SOCI 381 | RESEARCH METHODS | |
| SOSC 302 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
| SOSC 303 | QUALITATIVE METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
| STAT 280 | ELEMENTARY APPLIED STATISTICS | |
| or STAT 180 | AP/OTH CREDIT IN STATISTICS | |
| Elective Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Select 3 elective courses from the following categories (see course lists below): | 9 | |
| Mechanisms and Processes: Individual, Neural, Biobehavioral | ||
| Populations and Systems: Social, Organizational, Structural | ||
| Capstone: Health-Related Research Experience1, 2 | ||
| PSYC 485 | UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISED RESEARCH (minimum of 3 credit hours) | 3-6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 24-28 | |
Footnotes and Additional Information
1 PSYC 485 UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISED RESEARCH is a variable credit hour course. Students must enroll for a minimum of 3 credit hours (and may enroll for a maximum of 6 credit hours) of PSYC 485 in order to fulfill minor requirements.
2 Students must enroll in the section of PSYC 485 UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISED RESEARCH designated as the Behavioral Medicine and Health Resilience (BMHR) minor Capstone section. Instructor permission is required to enroll. Additionally, students must be placed with an approved faculty mentor. If a specific instance of PSYC 485 is approved to fulfill minor requirements, the approval must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by the minor's Official Certifier.
Course Lists to Satisfy Requirements
Elective Requirements
To fulfill the remaining Behavioral Medicine and Health Resilience minor requirements, students must complete a total of 3 elective courses (9 credit hours) from the following two categories as listed below. At least 1 course (3 credit hours) must be selected from the Mechanisms and Processes: Individual, Neural, Biobehavioral category, and at least 1 course (3 credit hours) must be selected from the Populations and Systems: Social, Organizational, Structural category. The remaining 1 course (3 credit hours) can be selected from either category.
| Mechanisms and Processes: Individual, Neural, Biobehavioral | ||
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 310 | PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | 3 |
| PSYC 332 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 354 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE | 3 |
| PSYC 445 | ADVANCED SEMINAR IN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 452 | EMOTION REGULATION | 3 |
| PSYC 463 | MEDICAL HUMAN FACTORS | 3 |
| PSYC 480 | ADVANCED TOPICS1 | 3 |
| Populations and Systems: Social, Organizational, Structural | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 380 | GLOBAL HEALTH JUSTICE: HEALTHCARE INEQUALITIES IN CONFLICTS | 3 |
| ANTH 381 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ECON 210 | BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 481 | HEALTH ECONOMICS | 3 |
| SOCI 335 | RELIGION, SCIENCE, AND HEALTH: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH | 3 |
| SOCI 344 | SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH | 3 |
| SOCI 345 | MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOCI 351 | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| SOCI 377 | HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
Footnotes and Additional Information
1 PSYC 480 ADVANCED TOPICS is an advanced topics course. Therefore, this course only counts toward the Behavioral Medicine and Health Resilience minor when the topic of the course is health-relevant. If a specific instance of this course is approved to fulfill minor requirements, the approval must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by the minor's Official Certifier.