Texas Tech University

Financial Health and Wellness

Discover financial therapy certificate programs at Texas Tech

Get started with the graduate-level certificate program online and work towards your master's degree in personal financial planning.

There are three courses required for the graduate-level certificate program:

  • PFP 5377 Psychology of Financial Planning I
    • Using self-discovery, students will explore and apply theory, counseling fundamentals, and communication techniques for effective interactive client communication in financial planning and counseling. Addresses personal relationships with money, including emotions, beliefs, and behaviors. 
  • PFP 5378 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Financial Health & Wellness
    • Multidisciplinary approaches will be used to understand human behavior and promote client change in the context of financial planning. Addresses systemic relationships and group dynamics.
  • PFP 5385 Behavioral Finance from a Personal Financial Planning Perspective*
    • Introduces concepts in behavioral finance that relate to an individual’s decision making within the area of personal financial planning.
      * PFP 6394 Psychology of Financial Planning II may be taken in place of PFP 5385 for students pursuing a doctoral degree in Personal Financial Planning.

Certificate in Psychology of Financial Planning 

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Contact:

Dr. Sonya Lutter
Email: Sonya.Lutter@ttu.edu