Mental Health Services Minor

The Mental Health Services minor requires 15 hours and offers preparation for entry-level positions in mental health settings. It is designed for students planning to work in mental health, health care, social service, and other settings where they would deal with mental health issues, including careers such as social work, counseling, medicine, gerontology, health education, and child and family services. A minimum of 6 psychology upper-division hours must be taken at MTSU.

NOTE: It is recommended that all students (psychology and non-psychology majors) pursuing this minor already have taken PSY 1410 ; however, PSY 1410 will not count toward the 15 hours required for this minor.

Required Courses (6 hours)

PSY 3230 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4110 - Issues and Ethics in Mental Health Services 3 credit hours

Developmental/Diversity Group (3 hours)

PSY 3250 - Perspectives on Black Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4190 - Child Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4210 - Adolescent Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4600 - Psychosexual Adjustment 3 credit hours
PSY 4610 - Adult Psychology and Aging 3 credit hours
PSY 4620 - Psychology of Women 3 credit hours

Theory and Application Group (6 hours)

Choose two courses:

PSY 3240 - Abnormal Child Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4250 - Psychology of Exceptional Children 3 credit hours
PSY 4260 - Introduction to Psychological Testing 3 credit hours
PSY 4400 - Behavioral Modification 3 credit hours
PSY 4470 - Theories of Counseling 3 credit hours
PSY 4630 - Death and Dying 3 credit hours
PSY 4650 - Health Psychology 3 credit hours

Recommended but not required:

PSY 4740 - Apprenticeship-Child 1 to 3 credit hours
PSY 4750 - Apprenticeship-Pre-Clinical 1 to 3 credit hours
PSY 4760 - Apprenticeship-Adolescent 1 to 3 credit hours