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Doctor of Psychology

PsyD Curriculum Plan

Core Psychology Courses (56 hours)
PSYD 501 Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy* 3
PSYD 502 Psychopathology* 3
PSYD 503 Learning, Cognition, and Emotion* 3
PSYD 504 Social Psychology* 3
PSYD 505 Human Development* 3
PSYD 507 History and Systems of Psychology* 3
PSYD 509 Biological Basis of Behavior 3
PSYD 511 Psychometrics and Test Development* 3
PSYD 512 Statistics* 3
PSYD 513 Advanced Statistics and Research Design* 3
PSYD 517 Ethics for Psychologists* 3
PSYD 521 Personality Assessment* 3
PSYD 522 Cognitive Assessment* 4
PSYD 541 Multicultural Psychotherapy 3
PSYD 551 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy* 3
PSYD 552 Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy* 3
PSYD 563 Family and Couples Therapy 3
PSYD 591 Consultation, Education, and Program Evaluation A 1
PSYD 592 Consultation, Education, and Program Evaluation B 1
PSYD 593 Supervision and Management of Psychological Services A 1
PSYD 594 Supervision and Management of Psychological Services B 1
Faith Integration Courses (20 hours)
PSYD 567 Spiritual Formation 1* 2
PSYD 568 Spiritual Formation 2 1
PSYD 569 Spiritual Formation 3 1
PSYD 571 Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Psychotherapy* 3
PSYD 572 Bible Survey for Psychologists* 4
PSYD 574 Spiritual and Religious Diversity in Professional Psychology 3
PSYD 578 Christian History and Theology Survey for Psychologists 4
PSYD 579 Spiritual and Religious Issues in Professional Psychology 2
Clinical Training (22 hours)
PSYD 530 Clinical Foundations to Treatment 1* 2
PSYD 531 Clinical Foundations to Treatment 2* 2
PSYD 532 Practicum 1A* 3
PSYD 533 Practicum 1B* 3
PSYD 535 Practicum 2A* 3
PSYD 536 Practicum 2B* 3
PSYD 538 Preinternship A 3
PSYD 539 Preinternship B 3
Clinical Psychology Electives (15 hours)
Dissertation (12 hours)
PSYD 600 Dissertation I
1
PSYD 601 Dissertation II
1
PSYD 602 Dissertation III
2
PSYD 603 Dissertation IV
2
PSYD 604 Dissertation V
3
PSYD 605 Dissertation VI
3
PSYD 655 Dissertation (continuation as needed)
2
Clinical Internship (24 hours)
PSYD 610-615 Clinical Internship 24
   
Note:
PSYD 655 is required for students who do not finish their dissertation research within the minimum 12 hours. PSYD 655 is repeatable until the dissertation is finished.
School of Behavioral and Health Sciences Course Descriptions