SPEC.HWEL - Health & Well-Being - Specialization

The Specialization in Health and Well-Being is open to students in the single- and joint-major Honours degree programs in Psychology and is intended for students interested in pursuing a career related to mental and/or physical health and well-being (e.g., in health care, rehabilitation, psychotherapy, graduate work with a specialization in health psychology, behavioural medicine, or clinical psychology). This specialization provides students with course choices covering the theoretical and empirical foundations needed to understand the motivational, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural underpinnings of health and well-being, as well as empirically-supported psychological interventions based upon them.

Students who have fulfilled the requirements for an Honours degree in Psychology may graduate with a Specialization in Health & Well-Being if they have successfully completed the following 4.5 credits:

• 3.0 PSYC credits consisting of PSYC 2300H, 2400H, 2600H, 3420H, 3610H, and 3750H

• 0.5 PSYC credit from PSYC 2200H or 2700H

• 1.0 PSYC credit from PSYC 3220H, 3300H, 3760H, 3770H, 3780H, 4310H, 4560H, 4740H, 4860H, 4861H, reading courses (PSYC 3900Y, 3901H, 3902H, 4900Y, 4901H, 4902H), or practicum courses (PSYC 3801H, 3802H, 4801H, 4802H) primarily focused on health and well-being*

*Note: only 0.5 credit from a practicum or reading course may count toward the specialization