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Mental Health

These are the course and credit requirements for an Emphasis in Mental Health. View the Mental Health Emphasis on the UW-Green Bay Catalog.

Students may have only ONE emphasis in the Psychology major. Although students can take additional courses in the major, students are not allowed to have a double emphasis.

Mental Health 
Supporting Courses13-14
PSYCH 102
Introduction to Psychology
PSYCH 203
Introduction to Lifespan Development
BIOLOGY 201
& BIOLOGY 202
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes
and Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes
or HUM BIOL 102
 Introduction to Human Biology
Choose one of the following courses:
BUS ADM 220
Business Statistics (for Business major and minors only)
COMM SCI 205
Social Science Statistics
MATH 260
Introductory Statistics
Upper-Level Courses28
PSYCH 300
Research Methods in Psychology
Core Courses
Physiological/Cognitive (choose one of the following):
PSYCH 308
Physiological Psychology
PSYCH 417
Psychology of Cognitive Processes
Social/Personality (choose one of the following):
PSYCH 330
Social Psychology
PSYCH 429
Theories of Personality
Culture/Gender (choose one of the following):
PSYCH 350
Cultural Psychology
PSYCH/WOST 401
Psychology of Women and Gender
Mental Health (all of the following):
PSYCH 420
Psychological Testing
PSYCH 435
Abnormal Psychology
PSYCH 438
Counseling and Psychotherapy
PSYCH 440
Multicultural Counseling and Mental Health
Elective Course (choose 3 credits - Any upper-level Psychology course in the areas above not already taken or one of the following):
PSYCH 302
Developmental Research Methods
PSYCH 310
Drugs and Behavior
PSYCH 315
Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience
PSYCH 321
Sport and Performance Psychology
PSYCH 331
Infancy and Early Childhood Development
PSYCH 332
Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development
PSYCH 343
Adult Development and Aging
PSYCH 344
Dying, Death, and Loss
PSYCH 345
Human Sexuality
PSYCH 380
Conservation Psychology
PSYCH 390
Environmental Psychology
PSYCH 415
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
PSYCH 424
Psychology of Emotion
PSYCH 443
Spirituality and Development
PSYCH 450
Health Psychology
PSYCH 483
Selected Topics
PSYCH 494
Capstone in Psychology
PSYCH 499
Travel Course
One of the following is encouraged, but does not count toward major requirements:
PSYCH 478
Honors in the Major
PSYCH 495
Teaching Assistantship
PSYCH 496
Research Assistantship
PSYCH 497
Internship
PSYCH 498
Independent Study
Total Credits41-42