Curriculum

Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) Sample Curriculum

113 total credits (51 at the Master's level; 62 doctoral credits). The prerequisite requirements and the Psy.D. curriculum have been designed to assure that course and supervised training requirements are met for Pennsylvania licensure.

Required Courses (Master’s Level):

• Human Development or Advanced Seminar in Developmental Psychology

• Assessment of Adult Personality & Psychopathology or Socio-emotional Assessment of Children & Adolescents

• Contemporary Learning Theories

• Cognitive Assessment

• Personality

• Introduction to Psychological Testing

• Physiological Psychology

• Introduction to Individual Psychotherapy

• Research Methods and Statistics I

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

• Research Methods and Statistics II

• Practicum

• Psychopathology

• Practicum II

• Child Psychopathology

• Master's Thesis Proposal

• Social Psychology

• Master's Thesis

Required Courses (Doctoral Level):

• Advanced Statistical Analysis I

• Community Practicum

• Advanced Statistical Analysis II

• Community Practicum II

• Introduction to Psychotherapy Practice

• Practicum III

• Multicultural Issues in Psychology

• Practicum IV

• Marital and Family Therapy

• Professional Ethics

• Seminar in Adjustment and Psychopathology

• Supervision and Consultation Seminar

• Interpersonal Intervention Strategies

• Practicum V

• Behavior Change and Outcome Assessment

• Practicum VI

• Child Psychotherapy

Required Internship:

• Students must complete a one year full time, or two year part time internship.

Electives:

Students may select several elective courses as part of their curriculum. Electives include:

• Behavior Management Approaches

• Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology

• Cognitive Psychology

• Contemporary Methods in Projective Personality Testing

• Counseling the Divorced and Separated

• Forensic Psychology

• Human Sexuality

• Introduction to Group Psychotherapy

• Models of Teaching

• Program Evaluation (Learning Outcomes/Assessment)

• Stress, Coping, and the Self ConceptAssessment of Learning

• Chemical Dependence

• Community Psychology

• Counseling the Abuser of Drugs and Alcohol

• Family-School Interventions

• Group Process in Counseling

• Industrial/Organizational Psychology

• Loss and Bereavement

• NeuropsychologyPsychopharmacology

• Therapy with Children