Interdisciplinary
Health Psychology Degree Requirements |
| Total
Hours required |
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For
the Clinical Health emphasis, which will enable
students to become eligible for licensure as a Health
Services Provider, 87 hours (post baccalaureate)
will be required. For the Community and General
emphases, 78 hours (post baccalaureate) will be
required. All
coursework taken at UNC Charlotte that will count
toward the Ph.D. will be 6000-level or above. The
majority of the coursework will be at the 8000 level. |
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Transfer
credit |
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The
maximum amount of transfer credit that a Ph.D. student
may count towards a doctorate is 30 semester hours.
The student's academic program committee will recommend
transfer credits that are consistent with the student's
program of study to the program director for approval. |
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Grades
Required |
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Graduate
students must have a 3.0 GPA in the courses on their
degree plan of study in order to graduate. More
than two grades of C or one U will result in termination
from the program. |
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Other
Requirements (e.g. residence, comprehensive
exams, thesis, dissertation, clinical or field experience,
second major, etc.) |
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Master's
thesis or second year research project |
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Written
comprehensive examination prior to beginning dissertation
research |
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Dissertation |
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Year-Long,
predoctoral internship (Clinical Health students
only) |
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Students
will develop a plan of study with an interdisciplinary
academic program committee. |
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Research
Requirements |
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Students
must complete a second-year research project or
MA thesis. Research requirements for all students
include: |
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PSYC
8102 Research Methods 1 (3) (new)
PSYC
8202 Research Methods 2 (3) (new)
PSYC
8203 Research Seminar (1 x 3) (new)
PSYC
8999 Dissertation (6) |
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Students
can also choose 3 hours from: |
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RSCH
8211 Qualitative Research Methods (3)
RSCH
8212 Survey Research Methods (3)
RSCH
8213 Single-case Research (3)
Other
courses in conjunction with his/her academic program
committee |
| Time
limits for completion |
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Students
are admitted for either full-time study or intensive
part-time study. Students entering the doctoral
program post-baccalaureate must complete their degree,
including the dissertation, within 8 years. Full-time
students must meet benchmark requirements each year
to maintain their status as a doctoral student.
Part-time students also must meet benchmark requirements
that occur approximately every two years. These
benchmarks are intended to help students achieve
their goal of completing the doctorate in a timely
manner. |
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Courses Required |
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Doctoral
courses are numbered at the 8000 level. The curriculum
below labels new courses in parentheses. Required
courses for the different emphases (Clinical, Community,
General) are labeled. Credit hours are provided
in parentheses. |
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The
curriculum has 4 major curricular components: (1)
Core Health Psychology; (2) Research; (3) Interdisciplinary
Content; (4) Specialization |
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Descriptions
of Courses |
| Core
Health Psychology (11 Credits) |
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PSYC
8000 |
Interdisciplinary
Approaches to Health (3) |
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PSYC
8200 |
Introduction
to Health Psychology 1 (3) |
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PSYC
8201 |
Introduction
to Health Psychology 2 (3) |
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PSYC
8107 |
Ethics/Professional
Issues (2) |
| Research
(22 Credits) |
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PSYC
8102 |
Research
Design 1 (4) |
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PSYC
8202 |
Research
Design 2 (3) |
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PSYC
8203 |
Research
Seminar (1 repeated 3 times) |
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PSYC
8999 |
Dissertation
(9 total) |
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Advanced/Specialized
Methods (Choose one from below or other as specified
by program committee) |
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RSCH
8211 |
Qualitative
Research Methods (3) |
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RSCH
8212 |
Survey
Research Methods (3) |
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RSCH
8213 |
Single-case
Research (3) |
| Interdisciplinary
Content |
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Choose
15 hours from the following: |
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MPAD
6172 |
Administration
of Health Care Systems (Crosslisted) (3) |
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MPAD
6174 |
Public
Policy and Politics in Health Care Administration
(3) |
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MPAD/GRNT
6211 |
Administration
of AGing Programs (Crosslisted) (3) |
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MPAD
6320 |
Strategic
Planning for Nonprofit Orgs (Crosslisted) (3) |
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PPOL
8600 |
Policy
Process 1 (3) |
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PPOL
8601 |
Policy
Process 2 (3) |
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PPOL 8630 |
Advanced
Program Evaluation (3) |
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PPOL 8663 |
Health
Policy (3) |
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PPOL 8868 |
Economics
of Health and Health CAre (3) |
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NURS
6115 |
Health
Policy and Planning |
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MPAD/GRNT
6210 |
Aging
and Public Policy (Crosslisted) (3) |
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HPK
6189 |
Community
Epidemiology (Crosslisted) (3) |
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HPK
6160 |
Community
Health (Crosslisted) (3) |
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NUCN
6201 |
Community
Theory and Assessment (Crosslisted) (3) |
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SOCY
6630 |
Investigating
Health and Health Services (Crosslisted) (3) |
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SOCY
6138 |
Social
Organization of Health Care (Crosslisted) (3) |
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SPED
6114 |
Behavioral-Emotional
Disabilities (Crosslisted) (3) |
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SPED
6316 |
Transition
and Life Skills (Crosslisted) (3) |
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ANH
6132 |
Culture,
Health, and Aging (Crosslisted) (3) |
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GRNT
6600 |
Current
Issues in Gerontology (Crosslisted) (3) |
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NURS
6275 |
Health
Promotion & Wellness for Older Adults (Crosslisted)
(3) |
