Mental Health Services, Minor - Course Requirements

Course Requirements

The Mental Health Services minor provides an opportunity for the multidisciplinary study of mental health across the lifespan. The minor helps to prepare students from any major to work in mental health-related fields, by providing both academic knowledge and practical skills relevant to helping professions, including human services, counseling, health care, and academic settings. Students may tailor the minor to their specific interests and educational goals. The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits and a minimum grade of C is required for each course in the minor. The minor consists of 6 courses to be selected as follows:

Requirements (9 credits)

Course ID

Course Name

Credits

PSYC 110

Introduction to Psychology

3

PSYC 345

Psychopathology

3

PSYC 356

Introduction to Clinical Applications

3

Choose Three Electives (9 credits)

Course ID

Course Name

Credits

ENGL 323

Healing, Illness, and Stories

3

PSYC 212

Psychology of Health and Illness

3

PSYC/ARTS 221

Art Therapy

3

PSYC/SOCO 220

Addictions

3

PSYC 309

Multicultural Mental Health

3

PSYC 315

Psychopharmacology 

3

PSYC/SOCO 342

Loss and Grief

3

PSYC 357

Developmental Psychopathology

3

PSYC 330

Positive Psychology

3

PSYC 347

Intro to School Counseling

3

PSYC 350/351

Internship*

3

PSYC 425

Psychological Assessment

3

SOCO 208

Social Deviance

3

SOCO/CRJU 219

Victimology

3

* To count towards the MHS minor, the internship placement must have a mental health focus.