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Clinical Psychology with Health Emphasis, PhD

Overview

The Program is designed for full-time students only. This is a 99-credit, five to six year program. In addition to the four to five years of coursework, we require one year of full-time predoctoral internship. The length of in-residence training can be completed in four years, but the rate of progress varies among students. Moreover, it is not uncommon for students who make satisfactory progress to extend the duration of in-residence training to bolster their research and publications portfolio.

The primary goal of the Program is to train doctoral-level (Ph.D.) students in the ethical science and practice of clinical psychology with an additional emphasis on the interaction of physical and mental health. The program espouses the scientist/practitioner model, which places equal emphasis on clinical and research training. Furthermore, in our view, research and clinical practice are highly integrated and mutually informative.

The Program follows a junior colleague model for education, training, and socialization among the faculty and students. This model posits that clinical, research, and professional psychological skills are best developed through modeling and observational learning. This model emphasizes mutual respect and courtesy between faculty and students and hopes to instill the value of lifelong learning.

The curriculum is a five-year, 99 credit hour program. Coursework declines in the third and fourth years to allow time for increased clinical work and research.

Requirements (99 credits)

Core Courses

PSA 6071Psychopharmacology

3
PSA 6181Multicultural and Diversity Issues

3
PSA 6280Statistics I

3
PSA 6283Statistics II

3
PSA 6371Issues in Professional Practice (Health)

3
PSA 6472Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior

3
PSA 6515Lifespan Development

3
PSA 6601History and Systems

3
PSH 6014Neuroscience of Human Behavior, Cognition and Affect

3
PSH 6191Concepts in Psychotherapy

3
PSH 6321Test Construction

3
PSH 6371Research Methods in Clinical Health Psychology

3
PSH 6431Intellectual and Cognitive Assessment with Lab

4
PSH 6432Personality Theory and Assessment with Lab

4
PSH 6464Psychopathology and Illness

3
PSH 6500Cognitive Behavior Therapy

3
PSH 6543Behavioral Medicine Therapy & Practicum I

3
PSH 6544Behavioral Medicine Therapy & Practicum II

3
PSH 6935Social Psychology in Health

3
PSH 6938Physiological Health Psychology

3
PSH 8931Dissertation

3
PSH 8941Clinical Health Doctoral Internship I

1
PSH 8942Clinical Health Doctoral Internship I

1
PSH 8943Clinical Health Professional Seminar I

1
PSH 8944Clinical Health Professional Seminar II

1
PSH 8945Clinical Health Professional Seminar III

1
PSH 8946Clinical Health Professional Seminar IV

1
PSH 8947Clinical Health Professional Seminar V

1
PSH 8948Clinical Health Professional Seminar VI

1
PSH 8949Clinical Health Professional Seminar VII

1
PSH 8950Clinical Health Professional Seminar VIII

1
See Dissertation registration information below.

Specialty Research Lab

Research Seminars are repeated courses and taken 8 semesters for a total of 24 credits from any of the following courses listed below. Students take 4 semesters of Research Seminar I in the Fall semesters and 4 semesters of Research Seminar II in the Spring semesters during the first four years of the program.

Research Seminar I (Fall Courses)

PSH 6009Psychology of Asthma I

3
PSH 6013Diabetes Research I

3
PSH 6017Systems Neuroscience I

3
PSH 6019Headache and Adherence I

3
PSH 6021Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Research I

3
PSH 6401Psychosocial Oncology I

3
PSH 6433Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine I

3
PSH 6941Neuropsychology and Cognition Research I

3

Research Seminar II (Spring Courses)

PSH 6010Psychology of Asthma II

3
PSH 6016Diabetes Research II

3
PSH 6018Systems Neuroscience II

3
PSH 6020Headache and Adherence II

3
PSH 6022Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Research I

3
PSH 6402Psychosocial Oncology II

3
PSH 6434Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine II

3
PSH 6944Neuropsych and Cognitive Research II

3

Dissertation Registration

Dissertation (PSH 8931) may be a repeated course. Students must register for and complete at least one semester of Dissertation, completing one or two semesters depending on when they first register for the course. Students in their 4th year who register for the course in the fall semester will register for two semesters of the course (in the fall and spring semesters). For students in their 4th year who first register for the course in the spring semester, they will register for the course once. Students in their 5th year and beyond who have registered for at least one semester of Dissertation, but have not yet defended their dissertation, are eligible to register for Dissertation Extension (PSH 8999), a 1-credit course that satisfies requirements for full time status until the dissertation is successfully defended.