Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology

Curriculum Overview

Clinical Psychology Classes take place in four-day sessions (Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon) once each month during fall, winter, and spring. There is also a seven-day summer session each year.

  FIRST YEAR
 
  Practicum Seminars
 
     

Professional Development Seminar I, II, III – CL 755, CL 756, CL 757, 1 Unit each
Diagnostic Practicum Readiness Assessment Module – CL 758, 0 Units

 
 
  Clinical Practice Courses
 
   

History and Systems of Psychology – CP 700, 2 Units
Psychological Assessment I, II, III – CP 930, CP 931, CL 938, 2 Units each
Legal, Ethical, & Professional Practice – CP 832, 2 Units
Advanced Psychopathology I – CP 730, 2 Units
Biological Foundations of Human Behavior – CP 735, 2 Units
Alcohol, Chemical Dependency, & Addictive Behaviors – CL 900, 2 Units

 
 
  Depth Psychology and Humanities Courses
 
   

Introduction to Depth Psychology and the Human Science Traditions – CL 819, 1 Unit
Myth, Literature, & Religious Studies – CL 820, 1 Unit
Jungian-Based Psychotherapy I – CP 810, 2 Units
Comparative Approaches to Psychotherapy – CP 770, 2 Units          

 
 
  Research and Scholarly Inquiry Courses
 
   

Research Designs & Methodology I: Overview – CP 932, 2 Units
Research Designs & Methodology II: Qualitative Methods – CP 933, 2 Units
Quantitative Design and Univariate Statistical Analysis – CP 926, 2 Units

 
       

 

SECOND YEAR

 
 
  Practicum Seminars
 
     

Diagnostic Practicum Seminar I, II, III, – CL 759, CL 760, CL 761, 1 Unit each
Psychotherapy Practicum Readiness Assessment Module – CL 762, 0 Units

 
 
  Clinical Practice Courses
 
   

Principles of Psychopharmacology – CP 873, 2 Units
Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy – CL 835, 2 Units
Cognitive-Affective Foundations of Human Behavior – CL 836, 3 Units
Advanced Psychopathology II – CP 731, 2 Units
Evidence-Based Best Practices – CL 912, 2 Units
Principles of Group Dynamics – CL 751, 2 Units

 
 
  Depth Psychology and Humanities Courses
 
   

Cultural Foundations of Depth Psychology I – CL 723, 1 Unit
Psychoanalytic-Based Psychotherapy I – CP 711, 2 Units
Psychoanalytic-Based Psychotherapy II – CP 712, 2 Units
Archetypal Psychology: Theory and Practice – CP 840, 2 Units

 
 
  Research and Scholarly Inquiry Courses
 
   

Research Designs & Methodology III: Advanced Quantitative Analysis
and Scale Development – CL 939, 2 Units
Depth Psychological Methods I – CL 928, 2 Units
Dissertation Development I – CP 961, 1 Unit
Research Designs and Methodology IV: Advanced Qualitative Methods
– CL 940, 2 Units

 
       

 

THIRD YEAR

 
 
  Practicum Seminars
 
   

Imagery in Somatic Studies II: Embodied Dreamwork - 2 units DPS 970
Fieldwork, Practice and Case Presentation I - 2 units DPS 901
The Body in Literature: Themes of Sickness and Health - 2 units DPS 950
Dissertation Development IIA - 2/3 unit DPS 932A

 
 
  Clinical Practice Courses
 
   

Chronic Illness, Terminal Illness, and Conscious Dying - 2 units DPS 951
Mythopoetic Imagination: Arts and Expressive Therapies - 2 units DPS 921
Fieldwork, Practice, and Case Presentation II - 2 units DPS 902
Dissertation Development IIB - 2/3 unit DPS 932B

 
 
  Depth Psychology and Humanities Courses
 
   

Non-Western and Indigenous Healing Practices - 2 units DPS 952
Fieldwork, Practice, and Case Presentation III - 2 units DPS 903
Eros, Isolation, and Relationship - 2 units DPS 953
Dissertation Development IIC - 2/3 unit DPS 932C

 
 
  Research and Scholarly Inquiry Courses
 
   

Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Behavioral Medicine, and Health Psychology - 2 units
DPS 954
Integration of Theory, Practice, and Teaching (Oral Comprehensive Examination) - 2 units DPS 992

 
     
  CONTINUING  
   

Dissertation Writing – CP 990, 15 Units
Personal Psychotherapy – CP 950, 0 Units (Degree Requirement)

 
       
       
   Selected Courses may have online components. This curriculum is not intended to meet all the requirements of each State for licensure in clinical psychology. This curriculum may vary depending upon changing academic needs.