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Graduate Catalog 2023-2024
Clinical Psychology (PhD)
Description
The Doctor of Philosophy program with a major in Clinical Psychology is based upon a practice-oriented, scientist-practitioner model. The program educates students to provide psychological services to the public based on sound ethical principles and on a thorough and current understanding of psychological theories as tested by research. While the student is exposed to a variety of theories, the major theoretical orientation of the program is psychoanalytic. The clinical context also provides an important guide to scholarly inquiry and hypothesis generation. The curriculum is designed to give the student simultaneous access to theory, research, and practice in the conviction that this simultaneous exposure not only potentiates the learning process, but also demonstrates the inseparability of theory and practice. Based on this model, our training goals emphasize professional ethics, scholarship, social justice and cultural diversity, professional adaptability and a commitment to lifelong learning.
Program Description
Program emphasis may be divided into coursework, practice and scholarship. The courses in the curriculum are designed by content and sequence to fulfill several goals. One goal is to acquire a firm foundation in psychology. A second goal is to acquire breadth and depth of knowledge in clinical skills. Clinical experiences are designed not only to afford an opportunity to learn skills in clinical settings but also to integrate skills and the theories shaping and guiding those skills. Scholarship is demonstrated throughout coursework in the form of examinations and student papers, as well as opportunities for research experience. In addition, students, within the context of a comprehensive examination, will be asked to demonstrate their ability to understand, integrate and communicate their knowledge of psychology in general and clinical psychology in particular. The dissertation, which may be experimental or clinically empirical, is an opportunity for students to contribute new knowledge within the field.
Students are expected to follow policies and procedures outlined in the 91福利社 catalog, the University's student code of conduct and the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology program handbook.
Degree Requirements - Doctor of Philosophy with major in Clinical Psychology (96 credits)
The total program, including coursework, practical, comprehensive examinations, internship and dissertation, amounts to 96 credit hours. It is structured to be completed in five years. However, students generally take six years to complete the program. Students who expect to take longer than seven years to complete the program must petition the Clinical Training Committee for an extension.
The academic year consists of three, 15-week terms, going from the beginning of September through the second week of August (appropriate vacation times are built in). The psychotherapy practicum begins the first term of the second year and continues for two years (six consecutive terms). This practicum involves students with patient contact and clinical staff conferences at the Psychology Clinic of 91福利社, a University-supported community service training site. The curriculum is outlined below.
FALL OF YEAR ONE
- PYC 6540 Theories of Personality (3 credits)
- PYC 6550 Psychoanalytic Concepts (3 credits)
- PYC 6600 Statistical Methods I (3 credits)
- PYC 6700 Psychological Assessment I (3 credits)
- PYC 7956 Introduction to Clinical Practice (0 credits)
CREDIT HOURS 12
WINTER OF YEAR ONE
- PYC 5040 Advanced Research (3 credits)
- PYC 6610 Statistical Methods II (3 credits)
- PYC 6710 Psychological Assessment II (3 credits)
- PYC 6850 Psychopathology I (3 credits)
- PYC 6880 Principles of Psychotherapy (3 credits)
- PYC 7956 Introduction to Clinical Practice (0 credits)
CREDIT HOURS 15
SUMMER OF YEAR ONE
- PYC 5230 Assessment Methods With Children (3 credits)
- PYC 6500* History and Systems of Psychology (3 credits)
- PYC 6860 Psychopathology II (3 credits)
*Offered every other year.
CREDIT HOURS 9
FALL OF YEAR TWO
- PYC 6040 Learning and Memory (3 credits)
- PYC 6730 Psychological Assessment III (0 credits)
- PYC 6890 Theories of Psychotherapy (3 credits)
- PYC 7500 Psychotherapy Practicum (3 credits)
- PYC 7750 Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
CREDIT HOURS 12
WINTER OF YEAR TWO
- PYC 6730 Psychological Assessment III (0 credits)
- PYC 6740 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
- PYC 6930 Ethics and Professional Issues (3 credits)
- PYC 7500 Psychotherapy Practicum (3 credits)
CREDIT HOURS 9
SUMMER OF YEAR TWO
- PYC 5000 Social Psychology (3 credits)
- PYC 6730 Psychological Assessment III (0 credits)
- PYC 7500 Psychotherapy Practicum (0 credits)
CREDIT HOURS 3
FALL OF YEAR THREE
- PYC 6630 Research Seminar (3 credits)
- PYC 7500 Psychotherapy Practicum (3 credits)
- PYC 7530 Clinical Practicum (0 credits)
CREDIT HOURS 6
WINTER OF YEAR THREE
- PYC 6510 Physiological Psychology (3 credits)
- PYC 7500 Psychotherapy Practicum (3 credits)
- PYC 7530 Clinical Practicum (0 credits)
CREDIT HOURS 6
SUMMER OF YEAR THREE
CREDIT HOURS 0
YEAR FOUR
- PYC 7530* Clinical Prac