During the next focus, students engage in assessment and intervention activities that concentrate on the classroom setting and teachers as instructional, social, and emotional resources to children. The third focus is on the family and the school as social systems. Systematic and sequentially organized field experiences are an essential part of all sequences. The professional courses are listed below. This listing should significantly aid the student in understanding the dimensions of preparation espoused by our Program.
All courses are three credit hours unless specified otherwise.
One course in biological bases of behavior. Most students pursue internships outside of the Austin area. Students are required to complete their dissertation research proposal prior to internship, and they are encouraged to finish the dissertation prior to internship. Program Graduates . Approximately one-third of the graduates of the School Psychology Program are in academic settings serving school psychology programs and departments of educational psychology, psychology, human ecology, child development, psychiatry, and pediatrics.