Course Descriptions
The following list includes all graduate courses offered in the Master’s of Science in Clinical Psychology and the Specialist in School Psychology Programs.
All courses numbered at the 500 level may be open to undergraduates properly qualified to take them by permission of the Department Chair.
PSY 507 Statistics and Research Design (3)
Emphasis on theoretical and practical interpretation of psychological and educational research results. Prerequisite: PSY 320 or equivalent (Spring)
PSY 528 Human Sexuality (3)
A survey of issues, theories and scientific findings with regard to physiological, developmental and emotional aspects of sexuality, as well as issues of sexual dysfunction and its treatment. (Summer)
PSY 552 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3)
Comprehensive study of emotional and behavior disorders experienced by children and adolescents including diagnostic criteria for clinical and school psychology applications. Includes administration, scoring and interpretation of child/parent interviews, child self-report measures, parent rating scales, and intervention planning and report writing. (Spring)
PSY 564 Advanced Lifespan Development (3)
Physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development throughout the lifespan. Prerequisite: PSY 382 or equivalent (Fall)
PSY 571 Exceptionality in Learning and Behavior (3)
A survey of psychological, physical, cognitive, communication, and social/emotional exceptionalities in human development; application techniques for developing effective classroom behavior management, identifies psychological needs of families and teachers of exceptional children. (Fall)
PSY 573 Purposes/Organization of Schools (3)
Includes the relationship between psychoeducational goals and school curricula; recent trends and innovations; nature of special education and related psychological services. The course is designed to meet the needs of psychologists who function in a school setting. (Summer)
PSY 590 Physiological Psychology (3)
Review of neuroanatomy, physiological processes, and psychopharmacology. (Spring)
PSY 594 Physiology and Treatment of Substance Abuse (3)
Consideration of habituating and addicting drugs, including alcohol, and their effects upon society. Prerequisite: PSY 490 or equivalent (Fall)
PSY 596 Techniques of Therapy (3)
Counseling theories and techniques of behavior change and psychotherapeutic intervention. Prerequisite: PSY 602. (Spring)
PSY 598 Advanced Topic Seminars (3)
Detailed presentation and discussion of topical issues within the field of clinical psychology.
All courses numbered at 600 and above are open only to students with baccalaureate degrees or their equivalent.
PSY 602 Clinical Psychopathology (3)
Detailed description and analysis of the DMS-IV with an exploration of case history materials. Diagnostic and therapeutic issues are considered. Prerequisite: PSY 413 or equivalent (Spring)
PSY 608 Research Design in Psychology (3)
Covers aspects of quasi-experimental design, program evaluation and methods of analysis of psychological data. Prerequisite: PSY 507 (Fall)
PSY 610 Clinical Assessment I (3)
Rationale, administration, and interpretation of clinical assessments including proper administration and scoring of the Wechsler Child and Adult Intelligence scales and the MMPI-2. Course includes formal report writing. Prerequisites: PSY 320 or equivialent, PSY 507, PSY 602 (Fall)
PSY 611 Clinical Assessment II (3)
Continuation of clinical assessment techniques with emphasis on projective personality measures, including the Rorschach, TAT, projective drawings, incomplete sentences, the clinical interview, and behavioral assessment. Integration of the data into a psychological report is emphasized. Prerequisite: PSY 610. (Spring)
PSY 612 Clinical Psychoeducational Assessment (3)
Development of reading, mathematics and language arts processes and methods for their assessment; assessment of visual, auditory, haptic, and language disorders; assessment of learning styles; learning strategies, special populations; direct methods of assessment of academic behavior. Students will be taught to incorporate the outcomes of these assessments into the psychological report. Prerequisite: PSY 320 or equivalent (Spring)
PSY 613 Intellectual Assessment of Child and Adolescent (3)
Provides applied learning for the administration, scoring, and interpretation of individual intelligence measures for school-ages youth (i.e. ages 5-21 years). Encompasses written and oral reports of results relevant to the multifactored assessment model used in school psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 602, PSY 507, PSY 612 (Fall).
PSY 614 Behavioral and Personality Assessment of Child and Adolescent (3)
Provides applied learning for the administration, scoring, and interpretation of behavioral and personality measures, such as parent/teacher/child interviews, youth self-report measures, standardized rating scales, and projective techniques. Encompasses written and oral reports to integrate results relevant to psychological services in educational settings, for example identification of emotional handicaps, intervention planning, and crises intervention. Prerequisites: PSY 552 and PSY 613. (Spring).
PSY 615 Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues for Clinicians (3)
Consideration of issues of confidentiality, certification and licensing, ethical and legal codes, standards of preparation and practice, identity and roles of mental health professionals, psychologists, and counselors, and the goals and objectives of professional organizations of counselors and psychologists. (Spring)
PSY 620 Behavior Modification (3)
Reviews psychology of learning, integrating applied behavior management techniques. Students are trained in functional behavior assessment, and in counseling parents and teachers in the psychology of behavior management. (Fall)
PSY 625 Advanced Personality (3)
Historical foundations, contemporary theory, and research in the area of personality. Prerequisite: PSY 325 or equivalent (Fall)
PSY 635 Group Therapy (3)
Introduction to theories, practice, and research findings of group psychotherapy. Issues are explored through readings and participation in an ongoing group. Leader interventions are analyzed in terms of integrating group process and interpersonal phenomena. (Summer)
PSY 636 Psychological Assessment of Children 0 to 5 (3)
Emphasizes observational, developmental and psychological assessment of children 0 to 5. Early intervention models are discussed. Prerequisites are PSY 564, PSY 639, PSY 571, PSY 612, and PSY 613 or equivalent. (Spring)
PSY 639 Introduction to Neuropsychology (3)
Introduction to the foundations of functional neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuropathology. Brain behavior relationships are introduced using a clinical neuropsychological approach. A life span approach is emphasized. Prerequisite: PSY 490 or equivalent, PSY 610 or PSY 612 (Fall)
PSY 641 Role and Function of the School Psychologist (3)
Theoretical, scientific, and practical issues in professional school psychology. School psychology as a professional specialty, including history and systems, role and function, models of practice, with particular attention to the context of a multicultural urban setting. Legal and ethical issues are also covered. (Summer)
PSY 642 Diagnostic Teaching Techniques (3)
Focus on collaboration with teachers on design, implementation, and evaluation of intervention strategies tied to the integration of psychological and educational assessment outcomes. Prerequisite: PSY 571, PSY 613. (Summer)
PSY 643 Vocational Psychology (3)
Involves exploration of issues surrounding the role of the psychologist in career counseling, including theoretical approaches and research related to vocational development and adjustment. Also addressed are the relationship between career choice and personality style; personal development within diverse populations in a variety of settings; and work as a social issue. Students explore the use and administration of appraisals of interest and aptitude in conjunction with personality assessments. They examine methods used in obtaining, organizing, integrating and utilizing educational and occupational information for psychological reports. Prerequisite: PSY 610 & PSY 611 (Summer)
PSY 644 Techniques of Consultation (3)
Concepts and practice of consultation in a variety of settings, including child-centered, teacher-centered, and system-centered techniques. Prerequisite: PSY 620 (Summer)
PSY 645 Community Psychology (3)
Provides an overview of community psychology as it applies to needs assessment, program planning, development, delivery and evaluation. The role of the psychologist as change agent and consultant is explored with emphasis on an ecological perspective, focusing on the individual in the social environment and the influences that shape and change behavior and mental health. Federal, state and local programs, including location, classification and utilization for referral purposes, are addressed. (Summer)
PSY 646 Social and Multicultural Foundations of Practice (3)
Includes issues related to assessment, counseling, and consultation. Prerequisite: PSY 641. (Fall)
PSY 648 School Psychology Practicum (3)
Students are placed one day each week in a school setting to observe school psychologists and special education settings. Supervision by Psychology Department faculty and on-site supervisor. Prerequisite: Approval by the faculty and acceptance by placement site (Spring)
PSY 649 School Psychology Internship (3)
1200 - 1500 hours of supervised field training designed to refine existing competencies in formal and informal assessment, consultation, and intervention. Prerequisites: Completion of all other coursework, approval by the faculty, and acceptance by placement site. (See “additional requirements” above.) (Fall, Spring)
PSY 665 Clinical Practicum (3)
This 165-hour practicum includes clinical skills training and supervised experience in applied mental health facilities one day per week with a minimum of 40 client contact hours. Diagnostic and therapeutic skills are practiced and basic documentation skills are learned. Prerequisites: approval of master’s thesis proposal, approval of the faculty, acceptance by the placement site, and successful completion of all courses except PSY 611 and PSY 596. These courses are required corequisities unless they have been successfully completed before the practicum begins.
PSY 675 Clinical Internship (3,3)
This 1000-hour internship provides the opportunity for the student to perform, under supervision in a mental health facility, a variety of clinically-related activities that a licensed professional with a master’s degree in clinical psychology would be expected to perform. The clinical experience includes a minimum of 240 hours of direct client contact hours. Weekly meetings with both faculty supervisors and field supervisors are required. Prerequisites: successful completion of all courses with the exception of PSY 643 and PSY 645, approval by the faculty, and acceptance by the placement site.
PSY 699 Master’s Thesis (3,3)
Supervised, independent research study. Ongoing research must be presented at the student forum. The completed study must be formally presented to the faculty. Offered with the credit/no credit option only. Prerequisites: PSY 607. (Fall, Spring)
PSY 701 Directed Research (Specialist only) (1,1)
Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. Ongoing research must be presented at the student forum. The completed study must be formally presented to the faculty. Final write-up is expected to be publication quality. Offered with the credit/no credit option only. Prerequisites: PSY 507, PSY 608. (Fall, Spring)
PSY 729 Continuous Registration (1)
Research in residence or continuous registration for all departments/schools offering graduate programs.
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