Curriculum


Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Curriculum

Biological, Methodological, and General Psychology Requirements (25 hours)

  • 701: Psychometric Theory and Assessment (3 hours)
  • 702: Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
  • 703: Biological Bases of Behavior (3 hours)
  • 710: Cognition and Affective Processes (3 hours)
  • 711: Social Psychology and Social Neuroscience (3 hours)
  • 712: Research Design (3 hours)
  • 714: Statistical Methods (3 hours)
  • 715: Advanced Statistical Methods (3 hours)
  • 812: Seminar in History and Systems of Psychology (1 hour)

Ethics, Professional Values, and Cultural Diversity Requirements (7 hours)

  • 716: Professional Values (1 hour)
  • 717: Ethics and Professional Issues (3 hours)
  • 718: Individual and Cultural Diversity (3 hours)

Assessment Requirements (21 hours)

  • 708: Psychopharmacology (3 hours)
  • 721: Psychopathology (4 hours)
  • 731: Personality Assessment (4 hours)
  • 732: Cognitive Assessment (4 hours)
  • 833: Neuropsychological Assessment (3 hours)
  • 865: Child Psychopathology (3 hours)

Intervention Requirements (14 hours)

  • 733: Clinical Interviewing (4 hours)
  • 743: Evidence-Based Assessment and Therapy I (4 hours)
  • 745: Evidence-Based Assessment and Therapy II (3 hours)
  • 874: Child and Family Behavior Therapy (3 hours)

Consultation, Supervision, and Health Psychology (14 hours)

  • 704: Integrated Primary Healthcare (3 hours)
  • 726: Health Psychology (3 hours)
  • 835: Psycho-oncology (3 hours)
  • 861: Health Psychology II (3 hours)
  • 960: Consultation and Supervision I (2 hours)

Practicum and Internship Requirements (12 hours)

  • 871: Practicum I (1 hour, taken for at least 6 credit hours)
  • 993: Internship (6 hours, taken over the course of one year)

Dissertation (7 hours)

  • 971: Clinical Dissertation (taken for at least 7 credits)*

Electives (3 hours)

  • 880: Special Topics (1-3 hours)