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Education, Mental Health, & Development


Looking for electives to take that align with your career goals? Check out these suggestions. Whether you want to begin a career right after graduation or apply to graduate school, you'll find classes that fit your interests. Students interested in these career paths find employment in schools, counseling centers, social service agencies, recovery centers, non-profit organizations, childcare agencies, geriatrics, and more. You can download a .pdf of these suggestions here


Education and Schools

Recommended Directed Electives:
PSY 261 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSY 273 - Social Psychology
PSY 357 - Learning Theory
PSY 425 - Cognitive Psychology
PSY 462 - Personality

Recommended Electives:
PSY 298 - Human Sexuality
PSY 325 - Tests & Measures
PSY 361 - Child & Adolescent Psychology
PSY 362 - Clinical Psychology
PSY 377 - Sport Psychology
PSY 400 - Parents/Children & Identity
PSY 400 - Theories of Intelligence
PSY 435 - Community Psychology

Mental Health & Clinical

Recommended Directed Electives:
PSY 273 - Social Psychology
PSY 357 - Learning Theory
PSY 385 - Physiological Psychology
PSY 462 - Personality
PSY 425 - Cognitive Psychology

Recommended Electives:
PSY 298 - Human Sexuality
PSY 332 - Forensic Psychology
PSY 325 - Tests & Measures
PSY 361 - Child & Adolescent Psychology
PSY 362 - Clinical Psychology
PSY 400 - Psychopharmacology
PSY 400 - Neuropsychology
PSY 400 - Psychology of Fear
PSY 400 - Parents/Children & Identity
PSY 422 - Psychopathology in Children & Adolescents
PSY 435 - Community Psychology

Human Development

Recommended Directed Electives:
PSY 261 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSY 273 - Social Psychology
PSY 357 - Learning Theory
PSY 425 - Cognitive Psychology
PSY 462 - Personality

Recommended Electives:
PSY 298 - Human Sexuality
PSY 325 - Tests & Measures
PSY 361 - Child & Adolescent Psychology
PSY 362 - Clinical Psychology
PSY 371 - Adulthood & Aging
PSY 381 - Psychology of Gender
PSY 400 - Psychology of Fear
PSY 400 - Theories of Intelligence
PSY 435 - Community Psychology