Required Course Work
1. Course sequencing
The following distribution of courses is for students with a Teaching Assistantship or Graduate Assistantship. (Students with Fellowships are able to take more course credits each semester.)
Year 1
| Fall | |
| Research Design & Analysis I | 3 credits |
| Psychopathology | 3 credits |
| Clinical Proseminar I | 3 credits |
| Ethics 1 | 1.5 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
| (Note: if you have Fellowship support, register for 3 research credits.) | |
| Spring | |
| Research Design & Analysis II | 3 credits |
| Clinical Proseminar II, or Core Requirement or Elective | 3 credits |
| Theory and Practice of Cognitive Behavior Therapy I | 3 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
| (Note: if you have Fellowship support, register for 3 research credits.) | |
| Summer | |
| Cognitive Assessment | 3 credits |
| Non-Thesis or Research in Psychology | 3 credits |
Year 2
| Fall | |
| Master's Research in Psych | 1 credit |
| Practicum in Clinical Psych I | 3 credits |
| Theory and Practice of Cognitive Behavior Therapy II | 3 credits |
| Core Elective | 3 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
| (Note: if you have Fellowship support, register for 3 research credits.) | |
| Spring | |
| Master's Research in Psych | 3 credits |
| Practicum in Clinical Psych II | 3 credits |
| Therapy/Methods | 3 credits |
| Core Elective | 3 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
| (Note: if you have Fellowship support, register for 3 research credits.) | |
| Summer | |
| Research in Psychology | 6 credits |
Year 3
| Fall | |
| Practicum in Clinical Psych III | 3 credits |
| Research in Psychology | 3 credits |
| Core Elective | 3 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
| (Note: if you have Fellowship support, register for 3 research credits.) | |
| Spring | |
| Practicum in Clinical Psych IV | 3 credits |
| Research in Psychology | 3 credits |
| Core or Open Elective | 3 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
| (Note: if you have Fellowship support, register for 3 research credits.) | |
| Summer | |
| Research in Psychology | 6 credits |
Year 4
| Fall | |
| Research in Psychology | 6 credits |
| Core or Open Elective | 3 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
| (Note: if you have Fellowship support, register for 3 research credits.) | |
| Spring | |
| Research in Psychology | 3 credits |
| Core or Open Elective | 3 credits |
| TA/GA Support | E6 credits |
Graduate Programs
Clinical Psychology
2. Required Courses
- Research Design & Analysis I (3 credits)
- Research Design & Analysis II (3 credits)
- Psychopathology (3 credits)
- Ethics 1 (1.5 credits)
- Clinical Proseminar I (3 credits)
- Clinical Proseminar II, including History & Systems (3 credits)
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adult Clinical Disorders (6 credits)
- Cognitive Assessment (3 credits)
- Personality Theory (course offered in alternate years)
- Two courses (6 credits) on psychological treatment
- One behavioral neuroscience course (3
credits)
- One social psychology course (3 credits)
- One cognitive psychology course (3 credits)
- One course in racial and ethnic diversity (3 credits)
3. Students are encouraged to consider other open electives
These are courses in any area of psychology, including clinical, as well as other disciplines (e.g., statistics, philosophy).
4. Recommended Courses
Students should first consult with their primary research advisor in choosing specific core electives, and then have their choices approved by the Coordinator of the Clinical Program. Although students may take any of a range of courses to satisfy the requirements for therapy methods courses and for core elective courses in social and cognitive psychology, the following are particularly recommended:
a. Clinical and Therapy Method Courses
18:821:630 Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
18:821:562 Behavioral Couples Therapy
18:821:566 Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy for Adolescent
Problems
18:820:615 Family Therapy for Childhood Disorders
18:821:555 Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Essential Skills for the
Treatment of Anxiety, Depression, and Personality Disorder (2
semesters)
18:821:567 Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Childhood Disorders
b. Social Courses
16:830:506 Social Psychology
16:830:508 Research Methods in Social Psychology
16:830:619 Seminar in Social Psychology: Health Psychology
16:830:591 Attitudes and Social Cognition
c. Cognitive Courses
16:830:546 Memory and Attention
16:830:615 Topics in Social Cognition
16:830:637 Psychology of Decision-Making
d. Racial/Ethnic Diversity
18:820:570 Psychological Intervention with Ethnic and Racial
Minority Clients and Families
18:820:575 Diversity and Racial Identity
15:297:507 Multicultural Issues
Note: Course offerings are printed each semester by the Psychology department and GSAPP. You should contact the GSAPP office or look at the GSAPP website (click on student information) for a list of their offerings. Courses that are offered by GSAPP are open to clinical Ph.D. students, although GSAPP students are given preference. A special permission number is required for registration for GSAPP courses. This number is obtained from Sylvia Krieger.