Curriculum

Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Curriculum

The following courses are required for successful completion of the Psy.D curriculum. Students should take courses in the proper sequence in order to satisfy prerequisites for advanced courses and to prepare for practicum placements.

Year One

Fall Term Credits = 13

• 200 Doctoral Professional Development Seminar I 1 cr.
• 402 Introduction to Adlerian Psychology and Psychopathology 3 cr.
• 623 Life Span Development 3 cr.
• 627 Assessment I: Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment 3 cr.
• 647 Biopsychosocial Bases of Health and Dysfunction I 3 cr.

Spring Term Credits = 14

• 201 Doctoral Professional Development Seminar II 1 cr.
• 202 Doctoral Community Service Practicum I 1 cr.
• 472 Basic Intervention and Assessment Skills 3 cr.
• 628 Assessment II: Personality Assessment 3 cr.
• 636 Biological Bases of Behaviour 3 cr.
• 641 Social Psychology and Individual Diversity 3 cr.

Summer Term Credits = 13

• 203 Doctoral Community Service Practicum II 1 cr.
• 505 Professional Development, Issues and Ethics 3 cr.
• 624 Integrated Assessment III 3 cr.
• 671 Structural & Sociocultural Bases of Health & Dysfunction 3 cr.
• 632 Cognitive/Affective Bases of Behaviour 3 cr.

Year Two

Fall Term Credits = 8

• 335 Cognitive/Behaviour Approaches to Intervention 3 cr.
• 514 Lifestyle Assessment and Diagnosis 3 cr.
• 601 Assessment Practicum I 1 cr.
• 611 Assessment Practicum Seminar I 1 cr.
• 905 Community Service Capstone Paper 0 cr.

Spring Term Credits = 10

• 336 Humanistic/Existential Approaches to Intervention 3 cr.
• 307 Research Methods 3 cr.
• 433 Child Guidance and Parenting Supervision 2 cr.
• 602 Assessment Practicum II 1 cr.
• 612 Assessment Practicum Seminar II 1 cr.

Summer Term Credits = 8

• 337 Group Psychotherapy 3 cr.
• 603 Assessment Practicum III 1 cr.
• 613 Assessment Practicum Seminar III 1 cr.
• 990 Doctoral Clinical Qualifying Exam - Assessment
• 663 Effective Marriage and Family Therapy 3 cr.

Year Three

Fall Term Credits = 8

• 523 Adlerian Approaches to Individual and Family Therapy 3 cr.
• 604 Therapy Practicum I 1 cr.
• 614 Therapy Practicum Seminar I 1 cr.
• 637 Statistics 3 cr.

Spring Term Credits = 8

• 334 Psychodynamic Approaches to Intervention 3 cr.
• 605 Therapy Practicum II 1 cr.
• 615 Therapy Practicum Seminar II 1 cr.
• 696 Applied Research Design in Clinical Psychology 3 cr.

Summer Term Credits = 5

• 606 Therapy Practicum III 1 cr.
• 616 Therapy Practicum Seminar III 1 cr.
• 438 Introduction to Addictive Disorders 3 cr.
• 697 Doctoral Research Project Proposal 0 cr.
• 991 Doctoral Clinical Qualifying Exam - Intervention

Year Four

Fall Term Credits = 6

• 350 Community Psychology 3 cr.
• 634 History and Systems 3 cr.
• 901 Doctoral Research Project I 0 cr.

Spring Term Credits = 6

• Clinical Elective* 3 cr.
• 690 Supervision and Consultation 3 cr.
• 902 Doctoral Research Project II 0 cr.

Summer Term Credits = 6

• 650 Psychopharmacology 3 cr.
• 692 The Role of Psychologists in Management, Administration and Leadership 3 cr.
• 903 Doctoral Research Project III 3 cr.

Year Five 

• Doctoral Internship

Total Credit Hours: 105

*Choice between courses in Child and Adolescent Therapy; Neuro-rehab Assessment and Intervention; Forensic Assessment and Intervention