The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers an interdisciplinary Trauma Studies certificate (TR ST) available to all Penn State Behrend students.
Overview
This 18-credit Trauma Studies certificate offered at Penn State Behrend provides the core information and competencies for students interested in pursuing research and applied experiences in trauma studies. The certificate is open to all majors; students will be provided with an interdisciplinary understanding of the psychological, historical, sociocultural, political, and physiological aspects of the effects of trauma. It will also provide students a greater understanding of the unique economic, occupational, physical, medical, and interpersonal needs of those recovering from trauma.
Requirements (18 credits)
Required courses: 6 credit hours
- PSYCH 100: Introduction to Psychology - 3 credits
- PSYCH 442: Trauma and Resiliency - 3 credits
Biopsychosocial Influences on Trauma courses: 6 credit hours
- CI 433: Teaching with Trauma in Mind: Implications for Instruction and Classroom Practices - 3 credits
- HDFS 108N: Art and Science of Human Flourishing - 3 credits
- HDFS 258N: Introduction to Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies - 3 credits
- HDFS 448: Death and Bereavement - 3 credits
- KINES 81: Wellness Theory - 3 credits
- KINES 82: Action Methods for Stress Management - 3 credits
- NURS 464: Dying and Death - 3 credits
- PSYCH 150N: Human Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence - 3 credits
- PSYCH 217N: The Science of Human Resilience - 3 credits
- PSYCH 243: Introduction to Well-being and Positive Psychology - 3 credits
- PSYCH 270: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology - 3 credits
- RHS 433: Trauma-informed care for school & human service professionals - 3 credits
- SOC 5: Society's Problems: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions - 3 credits
- SOC 12: Criminology - 3 credits
- SOC 13: Juvenile Delinquency - 3 credits
- SOC 409: Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America - 3 credits
- SOCW 205: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice - 3 credits
- WMNST 103: Racism and Sexism - 3 credits
- WMNST 266Y: Sexuality and Violence in Nineteenth-Century America - 3 credits
- WMNST 423: Sexual and Domestic Violence - 3 credits
Trauma in History, Literature, and Politics courses: 6 credit hours
- AFAM 100N: Black Freedom Struggles - 3 credits
- AFAM 152: African American History - 3 credits
- ASIA 105: War and Memory in Asia: Twentieth Century and beyond - 3 credits
- CAS 373: The Rhetorics of War and Peace - 3 credits
- CMLIT 128N: The Holocaust in Film and Literature - 3 credits
- CMLIT 143: Human Rights and World Literature - 3 credits
- ENGL 245: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies - 3 credits
- GLIS 102N: Global Pathways - 3 credits
- HIST 121: History of the Holocaust 1933-1945 - 3 credits
- HIST 130: Introduction to the Civil War Era, 1848 through 1877 - 3 credits
- HIST 140: The History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (1917-Present) - 3 credits
- HIST 144: The World at War: 1939-1945 - 3 credits
- HIST 173: Vietnam in War and Peace - 3 credits
- HIST 177: Rise of Modern Southeast Asia - 3 credits
- HIST 444: The United States in Civil War and Reconstruction--1850-1877 - 3 credits
- PLSC 14: International Relations - 3 credits
- PLSC 132: The Politics of International Intolerance - 3 credits
- PLSC 155: Understanding Tyranny - 3 credits
- PLSC 223N: Ethnic and Racial Politics - 3 credits
- PLSC 290N: Comparative Violence: Political and Criminological Perspectives - 3 credits
- PLSC 291: Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies - 3 credits
- PLSC 436: Civil Wars - 3 credits
- PLSC 437: War in World Politics - 3 credits
- PLSC 439: The Politics of Terrorism - 3 credits
Contact
For questions or more information, please contact Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, professor of psychology.