2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology

The goal of the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Program is to prepare students for doctoral programs or employment in research and/or academic-related settings. This program is designed to provide training consistent with a clinical science model. The program emphasizes graduate level training in research methods and statistics, while also allowing students to customize their education to specific professional goals. The program emphasizes the development of: a) critical thinking skills; b) oral and written communication competency; c) diversity competency; e) professional ethics; and f) practical experience.

36 Credits

Degree requirements

The following courses are required. With the exception of EDPS 642, all are from the Dept. of Psychological Science.

EDPS 642Analysis of Variance

3

PSYS 632Science of Psychopathology

3

PSYS 640Foundations in Psychological Assessment

3

PSYS 652Psychotherapy

3

PSYS 668Physiological Psychology

3

PSYS 680Research Methods in Psychology

3

PSYS 681Applied Methods in Advanced Psychological Research

3

PSYS 590Professional Development Colloquium

1

PSYS 696Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology

3

PSYS 692Professional Development Capstone

2

Total Credit Hours:27

The university research and writing requirement is met by PSYS 680 and EDPS 642

3 credits from

EDPS 730Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics

3

EDPS 740Categorical Data Analysis

3

EDPS 741Applied Regression Analysis

3

EDPS 742Multivariate Statistics and Data Mining

3

EDPS 743Factor Analysis

3

EDPS 744Structural Equation Modeling

3

EDPS 746Theory of Measurement

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Electives, 6 credits

Minimum of 6 credits in electives that can include 600-level courses in Psych Science (PSYS), Educational (EDPS), Social (SOPS), and Counseling Psych (CPSY), or as approved by the program director. Electives may also include 6 credit hours of thesis (THES).

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 36

Accelerated Master's Program (AMP)

Undergraduate students accepted to the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) most commonly take courses from the following list: PSYS 632, PSYS 668, PSYS 680, PSYS 681, PSYS 692, and PSYS 696.