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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
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This program is an accomodation to the licensed clinical psychologist who, perhaps, did not secure a master degree in clinical psychology.
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REQUIREMENTS:
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- 48 semester/72 quarter credits
- Critical Analysis, Annotated Bibliography, Proposal and Thesis
- 26 semester/39 quarter credits through this program
- 25%-50% from core curriculum
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PREREQUISITES:
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A bachelor degree in psychology; a recognized license in the field; certified professional membership in the field; or at least 75% of degree requirements completed, including any laboratory, practicum, clinical requirements, or licensure qualifications.
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INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
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CURRICULUM:
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(CORE REQUIREMENTS)
Perception
Marriage and Family Values
Cognitive Psychology
Abnormal Psycholgoy
Mental Testing
Theory and Methods of Personality Assessment
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Neuroanatomy of Human Behavior
Developmental Psychology
Drugs and Behavior
Human Adjustment
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COURSE OUTLINES / SYLLABI
1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 360
Title: Perception
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Sensation & Perception, 3rd ed., Goldstein
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will acquire knowledge about the current methods of research and data analyses in field of concentration.
- Course Description: Fundamental concepts of human sensation and perception, especially as applied to visual processes. Research findings and theories of perception in relation to information processing, decision processes, motivation, learning, memory and underlying neurophysiological and biochemical mechanisms.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 361
Title: Marriage and Family Values
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will be able to critically analyze and articulate well in field of concentration.
- Course Description: Values clarification aproach in exploring numerous value judgements that are made within the context of marriage and family living, e.g., decisions about dating practices, marriage partners, work allotment, leisure, child rearing.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 362
Title: Cognitive Psychology
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will know what is currrently written about cognitive psychology.
- Course Description: Survey of current psychological views of human thinking, learning, language, and memory. Information processing, decision-making, computer models of memory, hemispheric specialization of the brain, and individual differences in verbal and spatial abilities. Discussion of practical applications, including memory improvement techniques.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 363
Title: Abnormal Psychology
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Understanding Abnormal Behavior, 3rd ed., David Sue, Gerald Sue, Stanley Sue.
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will know what is current in the field of abnormal psychology.
- Course Description: Broad survey of psychological disorders with emphasis on:
- The clinical "picture" of each disorder
- Theories seeking to explain the disorder
- Research on the etiology and nature of the disorder.
Therapy is discussed briefly.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 364
Title: Mental Testing
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will be able to manage various tasks in field of concentration.
- Course Description: Theory of practice with mental tests. Emphasis on standardization, administration and interpretation of scales of intelligence.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 365
Title: Theory and Methods of Personality Assessment
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Personality Theories, 3rd ed., Barbara Engler
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will acquire knowledge about the current methods of research and data analyses in field of concentration.
- Course Description: Critical review of construction, evaluation, and interpretation of objective and protective measures of personality, as used with normal and clinical groups. Laboratory practice in personality assessment and diagnosis.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 366
Title: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Organizational behavior, 2nd ed., Gregory Moorhead, Ricky W. Griffin
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will acquire knowledge about the current methods of research and data analyses in field of concentration.
- Course Description: Contributions of psychology to the understanding of man in industry. Topics include employee selection, uses of psychological tests, evaluation of performance, training, leadership, motivation and satisfaction, conditions of work, and consumer research.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 367
Title: Neuroanatomy of Human Behavior
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will acquire exhibit knowledge and understanding in field of concentration.
- Course Description: Human neuroanatomy in relation to constraints which underlying structure places upon behavior and how defects or alterations in structure change behavior. Topics include human neuroanatomy and neurology and basic neurophysiology.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 368
Title: Developmental Psychology
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Developmental Psychology: An Introduction, 3rd ed., Robert F. Biehler, Lynne M. Hudson
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will acquire exhibit knowledge and understanding in field of concentration.
- Course Description: A systematic survey of the theories and content of developmental psychology. Developmental issues and research will be examined in several areas including attention, memory, language, socialization, sex roles and aggression.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 369
Title: Drugs and Behavior
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will be able to critically analyze problems in field of concentration.
- Course Description: An introduction to the study of drug effects on brain and behavioral processes in normal and abnormal populations. Consider the implications of drug/behavior interactions for the physiological understand of behavior.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Psychology
1.3 Course Number: PSY 370
Title: Human Adjustment
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Human Development, Richard E. Ripple, Robert F. Biehler, Gail A. Jaquish
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will be able to critically analyze problems in field of concentration.
- Course Description: Impact of personal meanings and strategies upon life adjustments; stress, frustration, anxiety, conflict and defense; self-concept and personality dynamics. Optional opportunity to explore personal styles of adjustment through activity projects and workbooks/inventories.
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