PSYC344

Health Psychology

Prerequisite: PSYC100; or permission of instructor. Restriction: Must be in the Psychology program; or must be in a major within the School of Public Health; or permission of instructor. Credit only granted for: PSYC489U or PSYC344. Formerly: PSYC489U. An examination of how psychological, biological, and social factors impact physical health and well-being. Students will use the biopsychosocial model to analyze topics including stress, health disparities, pain, addiction, disease states (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer), and primary prevention.

Spring 2026

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Average rating: 4.60

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Fall 2025

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Average rating: 4.60

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Spring 2025

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Average rating: 5.00

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.74 between 726 students*

PSYC344 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560657075808590% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.8%
A: 17.77%
A+: 54.41%
B-: 1.24%
B: 1.38%
B+: 4.13%
C-: 0.41%
C: 0.28%
C+: 0.41%
D: 0.14%
F: 0.41%
W: 2.62%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.