The proposed Department of Health Psychology seeks to contribute to achieving the vision, mission, and objectives of the university and the Faculty of Public Health.
The proposed department's vision, mission, and objectives have been formulated as follows:
Vision
Leadership and excellence in health psychology at the national and regional levels.
Mission
Preparing competent specialists in the field of health psychology based on providing services aimed at supporting mental health and quality of life,
relying on a broad base of knowledge, skills, and scientific research results that take into account the specificity of local culture.
Objectives
- Establishing academic programs to qualify specialists in health psychology who are capable of understanding and interpreting psychological phenomena and developing treatment plans based on scientific evidence to help alleviate health problems and meet the needs of the local labor market in the field of health psychology.
- Conducting high-quality research in health psychology that contributes to studying behavioral phenomena in Saudi society and providing innovative solutions.
- Effectively contributing to improving mental health levels and quality of life in the community through strategic partnerships with other healthcare sectors.
- Enhancing the qualifications of faculty members to be highly qualified and distinguished in the field of health psychology and developing their capabilities.
- Providing mechanisms and laboratories that support students' learning and training and contribute to delivering mental health services.
- Developing and sustaining quality services in education and learning processes and academic support for department students.
- Increasing the effectiveness of monitoring, ensuring efficient spending, and creating financial resources to support the department's activities internally and externally.
- Utilizing e-learning technologies, distance education, and modern technological tools and digital applications in the field of health psychology.
