The Program in Clinical Psychology involves five to six years of full-time study. Its requirements include 1. Completion of 18 required and five elective courses, taken during the first three years of the program. The required courses are designed to expose students to the specific emphases within the program on human development across the life span, and on ethnic and minority concerns and the role of culture in mental health. They also provide students with research training and basic clinical skills in preparation for the practica and internship.
Students also take five elective courses selected from among the three areas listed below.
This group of courses covers development in a range of areas, across the life span or at particular stages. Ethnic and Minority Perspectives Courses in this area emphasize the program's focus on ethnic and minority perspectives and on culture and mental health. The courses in this category are designed to build on those required courses that focus on psychodiagnosis, psychological assessment, intervention procedures, and program evaluation. A research apprenticeship in the first year. Each student works closely with a faculty research mentor during the first year gaining exposure to the faculty member's program of research and designing and implementing a master's research project.