Doctor of Psychology Program Psy.D.

Total Program: 120 semester hours

I. Scientific Foundations of Psychology:
34 semester hours

  1. Biological Bases of Behavior
    PSY 604 Biological Bases of Behavior (2)
    PSY 634 Psychopharmacology (2)
  2. Cognitive/Affective Bases of Behavior
    PSY 638 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior (2)
  3. Social Basis of Behavior
    PSY 639 Advanced Social Psychology (2)
  4. Individual Differences
    PSY 607 Advanced Human Development (2)
    PSY 609 Personality Theory and Research (2)
  5. History and Systems
    PSY 637 Advanced History and Systems (2)
  6. Research Methods
    PSY 603 Introduction to Dissertation Research (2)
    PSY 605, 606 Advanced Statistics I, II (3,3)
    PSY 640 Research Methods in Clinical-Community Psychology (2)
    PSY 641 Advanced Qualitative Research (2)
    PSY 642 Dissertation Seminar: Proposal (0)
    PSY 663, 664 Dissertation I, II (3,3)

II. Clinical-Community Specialization:
71 semester hours

  1. Theoretical Foundations
    PSY 600 Community Psychology I: Theory (3)
    PSY 602 Community Psychology II: Interventions (3)
    PSY 612 Advanced Psychopathology (3)
    PSY 617 Professional Issues and Ethics (2)
    PSY 623 Multicultural Competency I: Theory and Research (2)
  2. Psychological Assessment
    PSY 608A,B Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment I, II (2,2)
    PSY 628, 629 Personality Assessment I, II (3,3)
    PSY 649 Full Battery Assessment (3)
  3. Clinical Interventions
    PSY 614 Clinical Skills and Interviewing Techniques (2)
    PSY 615 Fundamentals of Psychotherapy (3)
    PSY 624 Multicultural Competency II: Clinical Applications (2)
    PSY 645 Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (3)
    PSY 646 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (3)
    PSY 647 Advanced Group Psychotherapy (3)
    PSY 648 Psychological Disorders of Children and Adolescents (2)
    PSY 650 Advanced Family Psychology (2)
    PSY 651 Substance Abuse: Detection and Treatment(1)
    PSY 652 Child Abuse: Detection and Treatment (1)
    PSY 653 Advanced Human Sexuality (1)
  4. Supervised Clinical Experience
    PSY 635, 636, 655, 656 Clinical-Community Practicum I, II, III, IV (2,2,2,2)
    PSY 670, 671 Advanced Supervision Skills I, II (1,1)
    PSY 672, 673 Advanced Consultation Skills I, II (1,1)
  5. Clinical Internship
    PSY 680A,B or 681A,B Clinical-Community Internship I, II (5,5)

III. Electives: 15 semester hours
PSY 690 Selected Topics in Clinical-Community Psychology (1-3)