Department Description

 

The Department of Psychology is focused on behavioral science contributions to health and health care. Our faculty members are national and international leaders in research on areas such as HIV/AIDS, tobacco use, obesity and eating disorders, cancer, neuropsychological functioning, safety and violence, and community factors in health. We have strong and active collaborations with important community partners such as Saint Luke’s Hospital, The Cancer Institute, Mid America Heart Institute, the Kansas City Free Clinic, University of Kansas Medical Center, and Truman Medical Center. At the undergraduate level, the department offers a general program of study leading to the bachelor of arts degree in psychology. A psychology minor is available to students majoring in other disciplines. Graduate programs are offered by the department which lead to the master of arts and the doctor of philosophy degrees. Psychology participates in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program of the School of Graduate Studies with two disciplines, psychology and health psychology. See the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog for more information about doctoral programs in the I.Ph.D. program. This information can be found also in the Online UMKC Catalog: http://www.umkc.edu/umkc/catalog/html/as/psych/0020.html