About This Program
The B.S. in Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Psychology is a double-major, joint-degree program from Georgian Court University and the Rutgers School of Health Professions (Rutgers-SHP).
This program will prepare you to help others boost their quality of life despite having a mental health impairment that impacts their lives. As a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner, you’ll provide collaborative, person-directed, and individualized services that focus on helping people develop skills and access resources needed to increase their capacity for successful and satisfied lives. As part of the program, you will complete five semesters at GCU and finish the last three semesters at the Rutgers campus in either Scotch Plains or Stratford, New Jersey.
Program
To earn a B.S. in Psychology & Psychiatric Rehabilitation, you must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including:
- General Education courses
- Psychology courses (37 credits)
- Psychiatric rehabilitation courses taken at Rutgers (45 credits)
For more information on program requirements, consult the Undergraduate Catalog.
Courses
- Choice of courses (pick one):
- PS111 Introduction to Psychology (3)
- PS113 Foundations of Psychology (3)
- PS214 Intermediate Issues in Psychology (3)
- Choice of courses (pick one):
- PS221 Child & Adolescent Development (3)
- PS224 Adult Development (3)
- PS227 Lifespan Development (3)
- PS223 Psychopathology (3)
- PS232 Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
- PS270 Theories of Personality (3)
- Choice of courses (pick one):
- PS332 Psychology of Learning (3)
- PS360 Cognitive Psychology (3)
- PS333 Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (3)
- PS334 Social Psychology (3)
- PS341 Biological Psychology (3)
- PS430 Research Methods & Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
- PS431 Experimental Psychology (4)
Note: Consult http://shp.rutgers.edu/dept/psyr/programs/bachelors.html for current psychiatric rehabilitation curriculum and course descriptions.
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- Veronica Lonon, Staff Assistant
- 732-987-2636
- Farley Center 102