This is not a concentration or minor plan. It is a list of recommended courses for students interested in this field of study.

Pre-requisites: Many of these courses have pre- requisites. Please refer to the current LS&A Bulletin or course guide for information regarding which courses are required. It is important that pre-requisites are taken early in a student’s academic career so that they will be completed in time to take the desired course.

Students may find this curriculum guide useful for planning to study health psychology, public health, aging and development, or many of the health related disciplines (e.g. medicine, nursing). Students wishing to pursue graduate education in these areas are encouraged to develop a plan with a research focus from the beginning and consider completing an honors thesis, when possible. Students with health related interests should consider the employment opportunities in these areas upon graduation and devise a concentration plan consistent with their employment goals.

Breadth Courses:
These courses are recommended to be taken early in the student’s concentration plan as they serve as prerequisites to many upper division courses.

230 Introduction to Biopsychology
240 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
250 Introduction to Developmental Psychology
270 Introduction to Psychopathology

Lab Courses:
The following courses may be used to satisfy a concentration lab requirement.

331 Laboratories in Biopsychology
341 Advanced Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology
351 Advanced Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
371 Advanced Laboratory in Psychopathology

Upper Division (300-499) Psychology Courses:
Students are advised to take as many upper-division courses as possible to fulfill concentration credit hours. Most students wishing to specialize in this area are advised to take more than the minimum 34 credits required.

316 The World of the Black Child (CAAS 331)
345 Introduction to Human Neuropsychology
346 Learning and Memory
347 Perception
348 Psychology of Thinking
352 Development of Language and Thought (LING 352)
353 Social Development
355 Cognitive Development
359 Psychology of Aging
433 Biopsychology of Motivation
436 Drugs of Abuse, Brain and Behavior
439 Behavioral Biology of Women (ANTHRBIO 468/ WOMENSTD 468)
456 Human Infancy
457 Current Topics in Developmental Psychology
458 Psychology of Adolescence
473 Developmental Disturbances of Childhood
478 Clinical Psychology

Interdisciplinary Courses:
These courses found across the university are recommended to give students a broad, interdisciplinary background in the area of health, development, and aging. Students should consider how these courses may be used to satisfy other degree requirements (e.g. Area Distribution credit, Race and Ethnicity, Quantitative Reasoning, and Upper Level Writing Requirements).

Students with interest in health psychology and related disciplines may want to consider participating in the Health Sciences Scholars Program, a collaborative effort between LS&A and the health schools at the U of M, with the goal of preparing students for study in the health sciences (see LS&A Bulletin for more details).

* Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are not offered through the college of Literature, Science and Arts (LS&A). These courses may have special restrictions and students may need to contact the department or instructor about requirements to elect the course.

AMCULT 399 Race, Racism, and Ethnicity
AMCULT 404/ SOC 404 Hispanic- Americans: Social Problems and Social Issues
ANTHRCUL 325/ WOMENSTD 324 Childbirth & Culture
ANTHRCUL 329 PSYCH 415 The Anthropology of Childhood: Growing Up in Culture
ANTHRCUL 344 Medical Anthropology
ANTHRCUL 347/ CAAS 420 Race and Ethnicity
ANTHRCUL 416/ *HBEHED 516 Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives
BIOLOGY 105 Biology of Human Nutrition
BIOLOGY 118 AIDS and Other Health Crises
BIOLOGY 124 Cells, Cancer, and Society
BIOLOGY 140 Genetics and Society
BIOLOGY 222 From Message to Mind: An Introduction to Neurobiology
BIOLOGY 305 Genetics
ECON 438/ *HMP 661 Economics of Health Services
ENVIRON 315/ EEB 315 The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
HISTORY 284 Sickness and Health in Society: 1492 to the Present
HISTORY 355/ CAAS 355 Health and Illness in African Worlds
*MOVESCI 424/ *KINESLGY 424 Human Movement & Aging: Changes in Sensorimotor Control
*MOVESCI 433/ *KINESLGY 433 Human Movement & Aging: Functional Ability
*NURSING 305 Perspectives on Human Sexuality in Wellness and Illness
*NURSING 403 Societal Health Issues
*PHARM 210 Pharmacology & Therapeutics for Nursing
PHIL 344 Ethics and Health Care
PHIL 356 Issues in Bioethics
*PHYSED 425/ *MOVESCI 425/ *KINESLGY 425 Motor Behavior and Developmental Disabilities
*PHYSED 473/ *KINESLGY 473 School Health Programs
*PHYSED 475/ *KINESLGY 475 HIV/AIDS, Other Communicable Diseases, and the Immune System
*PHYSED 310 Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology
*PHYSED 326 Personal Training
*PHYSED 373 Issues in Health and Wellness
POLSCI 332/ ECON 325 Inequality in the United States
SOC 205 Poverty, Race, and Health
SOC 330 Population Problems
SOC 331 Population Trends in the U.S.: Their Economic/Social Consequences
SOC 345 Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 389 Practicum in Sociology
SOC 430 Introduction to Population Studies
SOC 475/ *MEDCARE 475 Introduction to Medical Sociology
SOC 477/ *HB 609 Sociology of Aging
*SPTMGMTC 307 Psychological Aspects of Sport and Exercise
WOMENSTD 220/ *NURS 220 Perspectives in Women's Health
WOMENSTD 300 Men's Health
WOMENSTD 324/ ANTHRCUL 325 Childbirth & Culture
WOMENSTD 400 Women's Reproductive Health