The core curriculum provides a conceptual foundation for research, scholarship, and the development of skills in assessment and intervention. Research - Students are expected to become intelligent consumers and contributors. To meet this end, students take courses in both basic and advanced statistical and methodological concepts. Research involvement is required at both the master's and doctoral levels and is encouraged throughout the program. Students are encouraged to join faculty in ongoing research endeavors.
Faculty have a wide range of both applied and theoretical interests.
Assessment and Intervention - Training begins during the first year of the program and continues throughout, culminating in a year's internship. These seminars include topics in clinical health psychology and behavioral medicine, child intervention, neuropsychological assessment, cognitive behavior therapy, and projective techniques. As students progress, clients needing short-term psychotherapy may be seen. Clients seen in the third-year practicum are typical of persons seen in a community mental health center. Students begin treating adults, children, and families with various psychological problems during their third-year practicum.