CURRICULUM
In order to fulfill the training model upon which the program is based and the multicultural focus in which it is grounded, students must first show respect for cultural and individual differences as well as demonstrating a multicultural approach to their work. Again, courses and applied experience are both used to teach and reinforce these ideas, especially as they pertain to gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, and sexual preference. This multicultural awareness should come across both in the appropriate fieldwork and in the research in which students engage. They must demonstrate the ability to write literature reviews, with references to resources in cross-cultural and multicultural psychology where appropriate. Building upon existing literature, students are required to know how to perform their own original research, including its methodology, data collection, and analysis. To complete this analysis, students must show they can apply major statistical tests and procedures as part of research activities. Course work covers the content of statistical testing and how to interpret meaningfully the results. Such functionality must be demonstrated for any research question or questions the student undertakes, including that of his/her dissertation project.
The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program is a full-time, on-campus program requiring a minimum of five years of post-baccalaureate study, including the completion of dissertation research and a one-year, full-time pre-doctoral internship. A minimum residency requirement of three years must be met. A student is expected to complete all requirements for the degree and graduate within eight years of the date of first registration. Students must satisfactorily complete all of the required courses listed below. In addition, they must successfully complete the Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination (GACE), Clinical Competency Examination, and Dissertation Research. Each of these components is discussed in the following sections of this handbook.
REQUIRED COURSES
The curriculum is presented in a model course sequence. While the courses generally are offered in the sequence shown below, exceptions can occur. Some courses may be offered during the summer sessions, for instance. Students, in conjunction with their advisors and the DCT, may plan an individualized course sequence that will best meet their educational goals and timetable. In doing so, however, care should be exercised to ensure that all prerequisites and co-requisites are met. It should be emphasized that students should seek guidance and approval from appropriate faculty members before making such adjustments.
The program requires 18 hours of General Core Courses, 16 hours of Research Core Courses, 21 hours of Clinical Core Courses, 9 hours of Multicultural/Diversity Core Courses, 20 hours of Practica and Externship Courses, 9 hours of Elective Courses, 9 hours of Dissertation Credit, and a one year internship in an APPIC- approved setting (during which the student registers for at least 2 hours of Internship credit). The required courses, arranged in a model sequence, are presented on the following pages.
PROGRAM MODEL OF COURSES
YEAR 1
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
PSY 731 (3) Advanced Statistics I |
PSY 732 (3) Advanced Statistics II |
PSY 750 (3) Ethics in Psychology |
PSY 710 (3) Theories of Personality |
PSY 730 (3) Research Methods |
PSY — (3) Elective (varies) |
PSY 740 (3) Psychopathology |
PSY 743 (3) Personality Assessment |
PSY 711 (3) Learning & Cognition |
PSY 742 (3) Cognitive Assessment |
PSY 751 (3) Psychotherapy |
|
PSY 700-01 (1) Research Seminar |
PSY 700-02 (1) APA Research Writing |
|
Total: 13 credits |
Total: 13 credits |
Total: 3 to 9 credits |
YEAR 2
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
PSY 713 (3) Biological Psychology |
PSY 712 (3) Adv. Develop. Psych. |
PSY 762 (3) Clinical Practicum III |
PSY 761 (3) Clinical Practicum I |
PSY 734 (3) Psychometrics |
PSY — (3) Elective (course varies) |
PSY 733 (3) Multivariate Methods I |
PSY 761 (3) Clinical Practicum II |
|
PSY 735 (1 ) Research Practicum I |
PSY 752 (3) Behavior Therapy |
|
PSY — (3) Elective (course varies) |
PSY 736 (1 ) Research Practicum II |
|
Total: 13 credits |
Total: 13 credits |
Total: 3 to 6 credits |
YEAR 3
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
PSY 714 (3) Social & Cognitive Bases of Behavior |
PSY 721 (3) Psych. African Americans |
PSY 790 (3) Dissertation Research |
PSY 720 (3) Cross-Cultural Psych. |
PSY 765 (3) Externship II |
PSY — (3) Elective (course varies) |
PSY 715 (3) History & Systems |
PSY 753 (3) Group Therapy |
|
PSY 764 (3) Externship I |
PSY — (3) Elective (course varies) |
|
Total: 12 credits |
Total: 12 credits |
Total: 3 to 6 credits |
YEAR 4
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
PSY 766 (3) Externship III |
PSY 790 (3) Dissertation Research |
PSY 790 (3) Dissertation Research |
PSY 790 (3) Dissertation Research |
PSY — (3) Elective (course varies) |
|
PSY 770 (3) Advanced Seminar |
|
|
Total: 9 credits |
Total: 9 credits |
|
YEAR 5
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
PSY 799 (1) Internship* |
PSY 799 (1) Internship* |
|
PSY 790 (3) Dissertation Research |
PSY — (3) Elective (course varies) |
PSY — (3) Elective (course varies) |
Total: 1 – 9 credits |
Total: 1 – 9 credits |
Total: 1 – 9 credits |
* Predoctoral internship must be at an APA-accredited APPIC-member training site.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS