Certificate in Mental Wellbeing and Resilience
Become a mental health champion, build positive coping skills and resilience and help us create a community of caring, all while earning your degree.
Talk to a program advisor about adding the certificate to your degree.
About the certificate
A unique program that explores mental health from multiple perspectives and in various modalities, the certificate is designed with flexibility and diversity in mind. Participants will receive individualized and interdisciplinary learning both in and outside the classroom.
As easy as 1,2,3
Follow these steps to enroll in the certificate
Talk to an advisor
See if the certificate is right for you. Work out a roadmap to finishing your degree and certificate successfully.
Declare the certificate
Add the program to your student centre: Under the “Admissions” header, select “Change of Program” and complete the online application to add the embedded certificate to your degree.
Questions?
For more information about the embedded certificate, contact the Academic Coordinator, Melissa Boyce, PhD.
Requirements
To earn the embedded certificate in Mental Wellbeing and Resilience, students will complete 6 courses: 3 core courses (9 units) and 3 elective courses (9 units) chosen from the Mental Wellbeing and Resilience Course List. At least 1 elective course (3 units) must be taken at or above the 300-level. Elective courses may also be used for credit towards the student's degree program.
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PSYCH 203: Psychology of Everyday Life
Discover ways in which psychology can be used to benefit your own wellbeing. Boost your interpersonal skills, broaden your resilience and coping mechanisms, and deepen your sense of identity.
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WELL 300: Challenges of Intersectionality in Mental Wellbeing
Evaluation of cultural, structural, systemic, and/or socioeconomic issues related to positive mental health and wellbeing in today’s society, through an intersectional lens. Read the course outline here.
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WELL 400: Capstone in Mental Wellbeing
Reflection and integration of experiential learning to engage in applied problem solving. Focus on helping students to become agents of change, fostering mental wellbeing in the community. Read the course outline here.
There are more than 100 undergraduate courses offered in various faculties that are approved as elective courses for the embedded certificate in Mental Wellbeing and Resilience.
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require approval to be considered as electives.
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Courses
Anthropology:
- ANTH 331: Sex and Gender
- ANTH 341: Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 363: Magic, Witchcraft, and Gods: Anthropology of Religion
- ANTH 399: Special Topics in Anthropology (Contemporary Indigenous Issues in Canada)
- ANTH 441: Problems in the Anthropology of Health
- ANTH 479: Housing and Society
Art:
- ART 309: Foundations of Art Education
- ART 311.20: Topics in Art (Approaches to Art Therapy)
- ART 342: Art Education Across the Lifespan I
- ART 344: Art Education Across the Lifespan II
Communications and Culture:
- CMCL 305: Modernity
- CMCL 307: Contours of Contemporary Culture
- CMCL 507: Collaborative Learning and Peer Mentoring
- CMCL 509: Research in Peer Mentoring and Higher Learning
Communications and Media Studies:
Development Studies:
- DEST 375: Gender and Development
- DEST 591: Critical Perspectives on Development Practice and Research
Economics:
- ECON 349: The Economics of Social Problems
- ECON 379: The Economics of Health
- ECON 481: Behavioural Economics
Film:
- FILM 307: Topics in Cinema and Gender Studies
- FILM 501: Research in Selected Topics in Film Studies*
Gender and Sexuality Studies:
- GSXS 201: Talking Gender and Sexuality
- GSXS 311: Theorizing Gender and Sexuality
- GSXS 503: Community Service Learning
Greek and Roman Studies:
History:
Law and Society:
Philosophy:
- PHIL 259: Sex, Love and Death
- PHIL 337: Philosophy, Feminism, and Gender
- PHIL 347: Contemporary Moral Problems
- PHIL 383: Philosophy and Psychology
Political Science:
- POLI 279: Politics of the Global South
- POLI 283: Issues and Trends in World Politics
- POLI 345: Indigenous Governance
- POLI 357: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
- POLI 379: The Politics of Development
- POLI 406: Greek Love and Wisdom
- POLI 447: Comparative Public Policy
- POLI 451: Public Administration
- POLI 481: The Politics of Human Rights
- POLI 505: Sexual Ethics
- POLI 506: Social and Global Justice
- POLI 579: Political Economy of Development
Psychology:
- PSYC 204: Human Sexuality
- PSYC 385: Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 431: Current Issues in Psychopathology
- PSYC 433: Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 435: Behaviour Modification
- PSYC 437: Health Psychology
- PSYC 439: Psychology of Gender
- PSYC 442: Intergroup Relations
- PSYC 443: Interpersonal Relationships
- PSYC 457: Social and Clinical Aspects of Aging
- PSYC 479: Human Neuropsychology
- PSYC 459: Developmental Psychopathology
Religious Studies:
- RELS 309: Religious Experience
- RELS 331: Religious Perspectives on Suffering
- RELS 360: Buddhist Practice Traditions
- RELS 444: Existentialism
Sociology:
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Courses
Nursing:
- NURS 287: The Science of Health I: Communities and Populations
- NURS 288: Supporting Health I: Communities and Populations
- NURS 289: Integrating Nursing Roles & Practices I: Learning, Praxis, and Scholarship in the Practicum Setting
- NURS 387: The Science of Health II: Families in Transition
- NURS 388: Supporting Health II: Families in Transition
- NURS 503.49: Selected Topics in Nursing (Addictions/Mental Health)
- NURS 503.5: Selected Topics in Nursing (Vulnerable Populations)
- NURS 517: Philosophy and Practice in Palliative Care
- NURS 589: Integrating Nursing Roles and Practices V: Learning, Praxis and Scholarship in the Practicum Setting
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Social Work:
- SOWK 201: Introduction to Social Work
- SOWK 303: Practice with Individuals in Context
- SOWK 307: Practice Skills in Context
- SOWK 361: Professional Use of Self
- SOWK 391: Practice and Evaluation with Individuals
- SOWK 393: Practice and Evaluation with Families
- SOWK 395: Practice and Evaluation with Groups
- SOWK 551.02: Selected Topics: Social Work Interventions (Loss and Grief)
- SOWK 553.03: Selected Topics: Fields of Practice (Gerontology)
- SOWK 553.08: Selected Topics: Fields of Practice (Social Work in Health Care)
- SOWK 553.15: Selected Topics: Fields of Practice (Mental Health)
- SOWK 553.35: Selected Topics: Fields of Practice (Mental Health and Trauma)
- SOWK 553.37: Selected Topics: Fields of Practice (Indigenous People and Trauma)
Interprofessional Health Education:
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Management Studies:
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources:
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Engineering:
Learning outcomes
By the end of the certificate, successful students will be able to:
- demonstrate a multidisciplinary, holistic, research-informed understanding of mental health and wellbeing
- evaluate cultural, structural, systemic and socio-economic challenges related to positive mental health and wellbeing through an intersectional lens
- develop skills of healthy coping including self-care, mindfulness and resilience
- recognize stigmatization of mental health issues and illnesses as well as best practices in stigma reduction
- implement strategies to support themselves and others' mental health
- critically evaluate qualitative and quantitative evidence relating to mental health and wellbeing
- reflect and articulate personal values about mental health and wellbeing with respect to self-care, empathy for others and resilience
Certificate teaches life-long coping and resiliency skills
Learn about the benefits of adding the certificate to your degree program.
Collaborations for Change recordings
View recording of presentations from the inaugural mental health conference by registering for the event – all presentations have been recorded and made accessible for one year post-conference.
UCalgary Mindfulness podcast
Mindfulness is a meditation practice that can reduce stress and anxiety and improve attention and creativity, supporting our daily functioning. Listen to the first season featuring eight meditations, focused around Stepping Out of Reactivity.