Typical Course of Study
The following is a typical sequence which students can expect to follow for the clinical program. Naturally, the actual course sequencing for a particular student will vary somewhat because of variations in the graduate teaching schedule from year to year.
First Year[1]
First Term
| *Psyc 6001 Statistics and Design I |
| *Psyc 6101 Ethical Standards for Psychologists |
| *Psyc 6102 Professional and Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology |
| +Psyc 6205 Foundations of Clinical Psychology |
| *Psyc 6212 Assessment Skills with Adults |
| Total Credits per term = 12 |
Second Term
| *Psyc 6002 Statistics and Design II |
| +Psyc 6203 Psychological Problems of Children & Adolescents (or Psyc 6202 Adult Psychopathology) |
| *Psyc 6211 Assessment Skills with Children & Adolescents |
| *Psyc 6521 Master’s Research Apprenticeship |
| Total Credits per term = 9 |
Summer Term
| Intersession |
| *Psyc 6521 Master’s Research Apprenticeship (cont’d) |
| Summer Session |
| *Psyc 6522 Ph.D. Research Apprenticeship |
| Total Credits per term = 3 |
TOTAL FIRST YEAR CREDITS: 24
Second Year
First Term
| +Psyc 6003 Multivariate Statistics (or Psyc 6004 Qualitative Methods) |
| *Psyc 6311 Therapy Skills with Adults |
| +1 seminar course outside the clinical area |
| *Psyc 6522 Ph.D. Research Apprenticeship (cont’d) |
| Total Credits per term = 9 |
Second Term
| +Psyc 6202 Adult Psychopathology (or Psyc 6203 Psychological Problems of Children & Adolescents) |
| *Psyc 6312 Basic Therapy Skills with Children |
| +1 seminar course outside clinical area |
| *Psyc 6522 Ph.D. Research Apprenticeship (cont’d) |
| Total Credits per term = 12 |
Summer Term
| *Psyc 6621 Practicum in Adult or Psyc 6622 Practicum in Child/Adolescent |
TOTAL SECOND YEAR CREDITS: 21
Third Year
First Term
| *1 advanced clinical skills course |
| *Psyc 6401 Seminar in Clinical Psychology I |
| *Psyc 6523 Co-Teaching Apprenticeship |
| Total Credits per term = 9 |
Second Term
| *1 advanced clinical skills course |
| *Psyc 6525 Clinical Comprehensive Examination |
| Dissertation Proposal |
| Total Credits per term = 6 |
Summer Term
| *Psyc 6621 Practicum in Adult or Psyc 6622 Practicum in Child/Adolescent |
TOTAL THIRD YEAR CREDITS: 15
Fourth Year
First Term
| *Psyc 6623 Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology (remaining hours needed to comprise total of 1000 practicum hours) |
| *Psyc 6998 Dissertation |
| Total Credits per term =0 |
Second Term
| *Psyc 6998 Dissertation (continued) |
| Total Credits per term = 0 |
Summer Term
| *Psyc 6998 Dissertation (continued) |
TOTAL FOURTH YEAR CREDITS: 0
Fifth Year
| *Psyc 6624 Predoctoral Clinical Internship (12 months) |
| Psyc 6998 Dissertation (continued) |
TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAM CREDITS: 60
Courses that can be taken to fulfil the two 3-credit advanced skills electives
| Course# | Course Title | Credits | Core Area |
| +Psyc 6214 | Neuropsychological
Assessment |
3.0 |
Assessment |
| +Psyc 6313 |
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Adult Anxiety Disorders | 3.0 |
Intervention |
| +Psyc 6314 | Cognitive Therapy Skills for Adult Depression | 3.0 |
Intervention |
| ++Psyc 6315 | Therapy Skills with Parents,
Families, and Children |
3.0 |
Intervention |
| ++Psyc 6316 | Therapy Skills with Adolescents |
3.0 |
Intervention |
| ++Psyc 6318 | Elective
Skills |
3.0 |
|
| ++Psyc 6404 |
Group Processes | 3.0 |
|
Courses that can be taken to fulfil the two 3-credit courses needed outside the clinical area
| Course # | Course Title |
Credits |
| ++Psyc 6062 | Social Psychology |
3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6071 | Seminar in Violence against Children & Women | 3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6072 | Seminar in Cognitive
Development |
3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6111 | Seminar in Perception | 3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6133 | Seminar on Psychometrics | 3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6185 | Seminar in Family
Violence |
3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6191 | Cognitive Science |
3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6204 | Brain and Behaviour | 3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6703 | Seminar in Cognition | 3.0 |
| ++Psyc
6704 |
Seminar in
Personality |
3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6103 UNBSJ | Cognitive-Affective Bases of
Behavior |
3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6203
UNBSJ |
Biological Bases of Behavior |
3.0 |
| ++Psyc 6303 UNBSJ | Social Bases of Behavior |
3.0 |
[1]Courses designed with (*) are offered yearly, those with a (+) are offered on alternate years, and those with a (++) are offered only occasionally.
