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  • Micro-Credentials

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    These resources are intended to help current and prospective psychology students understand our degree requirements and experiential opportunities.

    You can access our anonymous input survey here.

     

     

    We have developed a new program that will provide students with the opportunity to critically engage with one of three topics related to the field of psychology. Students who are accepted into this Micro-Credentials program will complete three courses, work with a professor on an experiential project, and create a shareable portfolio product, all related to either Diversity and Inclusion, Data-informed Decisions, or Mental Health.  For University-wide information on micro-credentials, go here

    The psychology micro-credentials program allows students to build a customized experience that critically engages with the topic of diversity and inclusion, data-informed decisions, or mental health. Along with both required and elective classes on the chosen topic, students develop and complete an experiential project. With the support of a faculty member, students complete a project that ties into their chosen micro-credential as well as being tailored to their academic and career goals. In addition to their micro-credential badge, students will finish the program with a portfolio product that incorporates and showcases what they have learned through their courses and experiential project

    It can sometimes be challenging to articulate the skills gained from a liberal arts education. Students graduate from the University of Denver with a wealth of knowledge and skills, such as being able to analyze data statistically and being able to think critically about complex issues such as diversity or mental health. These kinds of abilities translate well to both graduate school as well as the workforce, but being unable to properly articulate and demonstrate these abilities (e.g., to potential employers) can make it difficult to transition from college to whatever comes next. This program is meant to help bridge that gap.

    In this program, students will apply for one of the three topics mentioned above (Diversity and Inclusion, Data-informed Decisions, or Mental Health). Each topic lists two required courses meant to provide students with foundational material related to the content area of the chosen certificate. Students seeking a Diversity and Inclusion certificate, for example, will be required to complete Psychology of Diversity as well as Social Psychology. In addition to these two foundational courses, students will select one more specialized course from a menu of several optional courses. For example, a student on the Diversity and Inclusion track might then take Cultural Psychology or Human Sexuality to delve deeper into more specialized topics related to this content area. (Courses completed prior to applying for this program will count.)

    Students will then work with a professor to develop an experiential project lasting one quarter. This experience will be related to the chosen program, but tailored to the student. For example, a student seeking a Mental Health micro-credential badge might take Field Experiences or shadow a clinical psychologist for a quarter. A student seeking a Data-informed Decisions bage might analyze a publicly-available dataset using statistical software or work in a professor's psychology lab as a research assistant and write a report describing the research projects they contributed to.

    Finally, students will integrate what they learned in their courses and their experiential project into a portfolio product.

    Students will leave the program with a deeper appreciation for the chosen content area and an artifact that can be shared to demonstrate the student's knowledge, skills, and experiences in that area.

     

    Interested in applying? First, you'll need to contact Dr. Daniel Storage at Daniel.Storage@du.edu for an informal meeting (e.g., via Zoom) to discuss and plan. Once you've met with Dr. Storage, you can apply here: https://udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_79w1VTVfGbBXoTH

     

     

This portfolio last updated: 30-Jun-2023 10:58 AM