Multicultural

Curriculum

All doctoral students are required to take one of two core multicultural courses:

  • PSY 600 Multicultural Issues in Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice
  • PSY 643 Multicultural Psychology and Mental Health

Students who concentrate in the multicultural focus area take three additional multicultural courses, most likely drawing some from within psychology and others outside of psychology (see suggested options below).

Current Course Offerings in Diversity Issues/Multicultural Psychology and Interdisciplinary Multicultural Perspectives

Psychology:

  • PSY 500 Theories and Research in Nonviolence and Peace Studies
  • PSY 505 Community Psychology
  • PSY 600 Multicultural Issues in Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice
  • PSY 643 Multicultural Mental Health
  • PSY 690 Multicultural Psychology and Mental Health
  • PSY 690 Practicum in Teaching Psychology (with multicultural focus)
  • PSY 692 Directed Readings/Research

Human Development and Family Studies:

  • HDF 505 Human Sexuality and Counseling
  • HDF 559 Gender Issues in Therapy
  • HDF 575 Cultural Competence in Human Service
  • HDF 576 Diversity in Higher Education

Nursing:

  • NUR 651 Advanced Methods Nursing Research (Qualitative Research)

Spanish:

  • SPA 590 The Hispanic Presence in the United States

Women’s Studies:

  • WMS 490 Advanced Topics in Women’s Studies
  • WMS 501 Human Trafficking and Contemporary Slavery
  • WMS 502 Campaigns and Services for Victims of Trafficking and Slavery

Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design:

  • TMD 524 Cultural Aspects of Dress

Note: Courses are offered on a variable basis. Also, through faculty appointments and cross-listed courses, the Psychology Department has close ties to the Women’s Studies program (Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies), the Africana Studies Program, the Multicultural Center, the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, the Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America, and the Urban Initiative.