Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
Health Psychology (PhD)
Program Purpose
Health Psychology is the educational, scientific, and professional contribution of psychology to, understanding the etiology, promotion, and maintenance of health, the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental illness, the study of psychological, social, emotional, and behavioral factors in physical and mental illness, the improvement of the health care system and formulation of health policy.
The mission of the Health Psychology Ph.D. program is to produce health psychologists who are prepared for a number of practitioner, research, and teaching roles within various health care, academic, community, and occupational settings. The Ph.D. Program contains three concentrations that function as separate programs: Clinical Health Psychology, Pediatric School Psychology, and Occupational Health Psychology.
Learning Outcomes
Cultural Literacy
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate, interact, and work positively with individuals from other cultural groups.
Ethical Practice
Students will demonstrate knowledge and application of ethical practice in health psychology.
Foundations of Health Psychology
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of health psychology to an extent that is suitable for the pursuit of a doctoral degree.
Investing in and maintaining a program of research
Students will develop the professional skills necessary to maintain a program of research by demonstrating the ability to conduct quality research in a timely manner.
Knowledge of Clinical Health Psychology Assessment and Diagnosis
Students will demonstrate knowledge of assessment and diagnosis in a clinical setting.
Knowledge of Clinical Health Psychology Intervention
Students will demonstrate knowledge of psychosocial intervention strategies.